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Christopher H. Smith

Christopher H. Smith

Representative· NJRHouse● In officeOn the ballot in 2026
Before officeBusiness executive · Businessperson
File · Money Read

What the money shows

Christopher H. Smith has an estimated net worth of $382,500. The 2026 campaign raised $572,580. Outside groups had $156,381 spent for Christopher H. Smith. Christopher H. Smith sits on Africa and House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC

Est. net worth
$383K
$215K – $550K
Raised (last cycle)
$573K
FEC · 2026
Years in role
45
Representative since 1981
Net-worth filings
18
+$142K since 2008
File A — Net Worth

Net worth over time

Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.

Why negative? Financial disclosures require officials to report mortgages and loans as liabilities, but exclude personal residences and other non-income-producing assets. Someone whose main asset is their home can show a negative disclosednet worth in some years — it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re in debt. See methodology.
midpoint disclosed range govt salary
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File C — Service

Term history

  1. RepresentativeNJ-4R
    2025 – 2027 · 2 yrs
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    2023 – 2025 · 2 yrs
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    2021 – 2023 · 2 yrs
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File D — Benchmark

If they'd just invested 20%

A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.

hypothetical retirement actual net worth salary

Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.