WHERE
Where do Christopher Smith's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $839K
- Total spent
- $701K
- Cash on hand
- $364K
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$490K(58%)
- PACs$300K(36%)
- Political parties$3K(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
- Other receipts$46K(5%)
Top industries
Of $51K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- General Business$20K
- Energy & Natural Resources$9K
- Advocacy & Nonprofits$7K
- Finance & Real Estate$6K
- Transportation$5K
An additional $319Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Jul 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [170]
Christopher Smith voted on 170 bills. He received $811,308.93 in donations. There is a strong negative pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means higher donation amounts from a sector correlate with lower yea rates for bills from that sector. No peer comparison is available.
Fewer than 5 other members of the NJ House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology