What is Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Chris Smith |image = Chris Smith official photo.jpg |state = [[New Jersey]] |district = {{ushr|NJ|4|4th}} |term_start = January 3, 1981 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Frank Thompson]] |successor = |office1 = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs|House Veterans' Affairs Committee]] |term_start1 = January 4, 2001 |term_end1 = January 3, 2005 |predecessor1 = [[Bob Stump]] |successor1 = [[Steve Buyer]] |birth_name = Christopher Henry Smith |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|3|4}} |birth_place = [[Rahway, New Jersey]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (1978–present) |otherparty = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (before 1978) |spouse = {{marriage|Marie Hahn|1977}} |children = 4 |education = [[The College of New Jersey]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) |website = {{url|https://chrissmith.house.gov|House website}} }} '''Christopher Henry Smith''' (born March 4, 1953) is an American politician. He is the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|NJ|4}} since 1981. Smith is the dean of [[United States congressional delegations from New Jersey|New Jersey's congressional delegation]].<ref>[https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/18/sole-survivor-chris-smith-only-nj-republican-congress/2002092002/ Chris Smith, NJ's sole surviving Republican in DC, expects GOP comeback in 2020] (NorthJersey.com)</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Chris}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:United States representatives from New Jersey]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}