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| FEC ID | Committee | Connected organisation |
|---|---|---|
| C00096412 | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH | CHRIS SMITH VICTORY FUND |
"Connected organisation" is the sponsoring body named in the committee's own registration — the only corporate tie the filing states outright.
| Candidate ID | Receipts | From individuals | From committees | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H8NJ04014 | $592,016 | $355,752 | $214,058 | $467,765 | $488,316 | 06/30/2026 |
Source: FEC bulk file weball26.
Top 15 of 62 committees, $239,034 total. Each links to that committee's own FEC page, where its donors are listed in turn. This counts contributions the committee actually received. Independent expenditures — money spent for or against them by groups they do not control — are a separate thing and appear below, not here.
| Payee | Total | Payments | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHASE CARD SERVICES | $67,370 | 21 | C00096412 → |
| CLEMENT, MELISSA MRS. | $66,614 | 39 | C00096412 → |
| ROLDAN, MARY MRS. | $64,567 | 39 | C00096412 → |
| PAYCHEX, INC. | $55,732 | 78 | C00096412 → |
| MINUTEMAN PRESS | $54,702 | 7 | C00096412 → |
| MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC | $49,300 | 12 | C00096412 → |
| SAGE STRATEGIES LLC | $39,718 | 16 | C00096412 → |
| BREAKERS ON THE OCEAN | $18,056 | 2 | C00096412 → |
Vendors and operating costs, not political giving. See the explainer below for what this money can and cannot be used for.
| Filed | Type | Filed as | District | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/13/2026 | Annual report (original) | Christopher H. Smith | NJ04 | filing PDF → |
| 5/15/2025 | Annual report (original) | Christopher H. Smith | NJ04 | filing PDF → |
Filed by the member themselves under the Ethics in Government Act. These cover personal assets, outside income, liabilities and stock transactions — the private side that campaign filings never show. Source: House Clerk.
| Date | Filed by | Type | Payee | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Rep. Christopher H. Smith | $1,500 | filing → |
| 2026-06-23 | NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Rep. Chris H. Smith | $2,500 | filing → |
| 2026-06-16 | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Smith, Chris | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-16 | NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Rep. Chris Smith | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-12 | WAKEFERN FOOD CORP. | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Rep. Chris Smith | $2,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-03 | AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Chris Smith | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-02 | AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Chris Smith | $2,500 | filing → |
| 2026-05-21 | BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Christopher H Smith | $500 | filing → |
| 2026-05-21 | PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Chris Smith | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-05-12 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Chris Smith | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-05-11 | MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION | FECA | CHRIS SMITH FOR CONGRESS honoring Chris Smith | $392 | filing → |
| 2026-05-11 | MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION | FECA | CHRIS SMITH FOR CONGRESS honoring Chris Smith | $1,607 | filing → |
| 2026-05-07 | NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Hon. Chris Smith | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-05-06 | INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Christopher Smith | $4,000 | filing → |
| 2026-04-30 | DUANE MORRIS LLP | FECA | COMMITTEE TO REELECT CONGRESSMAN CHRIS SMITH honoring Christopher Smith | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-04-22 | BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Chris Smith | $2,500 | filing → |
| 2026-04-20 | PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Chris Smith | $1,500 | filing → |
| 2026-04-14 | AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO | FECA | COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT CHRIS SMITH honoring Chris Smith | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-04-13 | NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring Rep Chris Smith | $2,000 | filing → |
| 2026-04-02 | TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO | FECA | FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH honoring The Honorable Chris Smith | $1,000 | filing → |
191 item(s) totalling $372,450 across 2024–2026 filings, reported by lobbying registrants and lobbyists on form LD-203. By category: FECA $372,450 (191). These are their disclosures, not this person's: twice a year, registrants must report political contributions and certain honorary payments. An entry here means a lobbying organisation reported money to a committee of theirs or to an event honouring them — it is not a payment to them personally, and it is not evidence of any arrangement. The categories are not equivalent: FECA items are ordinary campaign contributions, while inaugural, library and honorary entries are payments to separate funds that carry no contribution limits. Source: Senate Office of Public Records.
| Sector | Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | $64,500 | 27.0% | |
| Labor union | $50,999 | 21.3% | |
| Ideological / single-issue | $19,994 | 8.4% | |
| Finance & insurance | $17,000 | 7.1% | |
| Party & leadership | $15,000 | 6.3% | |
| Membership org | $14,500 | 6.1% | |
| Trade association | $11,500 | 4.8% | |
| Unclassified | $11,000 | 4.6% |
$239,034 in contributions from other political committees, classified by the donor committee's own registered name. Independent spending for or against them is not included here.
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Their ten largest PAC donors supplied 38% of all PAC money they received.
Everything in the money tables on this page is campaign money, not personal money. It belongs to a political committee, not to the person. The two are separate by law, and this page never mixes them.
| Term | What it is | Whose pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Money in | Contributions a committee received — from individuals, from other political committees (PACs), from party committees. Capped per donor per election and itemised above $200. | The committee's account. Not personal income, and not taxable to the candidate. |
| Money out | What the committee spent: staff, consultants, advertising, travel, rent, card processing, taxes, and contributions to other candidates. Mostly vendors, not politics. | Paid to outside businesses and people. A payee is a supplier, not a beneficiary of a gift. |
| Outside spending | Money spent for or against someone by groups acting independently, who may not coordinate with the campaign. | Never touches the candidate's committee. They cannot direct it or refuse it. |
| Personal finances | Salary, assets, debts, stock trades, outside income, a spouse's employment. | The person's own accounts — not shown in any FEC table. It appears only in the financial-disclosure filings linked in their own section. |
Can campaign money become private money? Not lawfully. Converting campaign funds to personal use is prohibited by 52 U.S.C. § 30114, and the FEC applies an "irrespective test": if the expense would exist even without the campaign — a mortgage, a country-club membership, household groceries — campaign funds cannot pay for it. Salaries to the candidate are allowed only within narrow limits, and payments to a candidate's own business must be at fair market value.
So where would private enrichment show up? Not in the tables above. It would show in the financial-disclosure filings — assets, outside income, stock transactions — or in payments from a committee to a business the person owns, which appear as ordinary payees in "money out". This page gives you both sets of records and leaves the reading to you.