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🔴 LAST PUBLIC TOWN HALL: 1993 📍 PRIMARY RESIDENCE: HERNDON, VIRGINIA 🗳️ SERVING NJ-04 SINCE 1981 📞 CONSTITUENTS UNANSWERED ❓ WHERE IS CHRIS SMITH? 🔴 LAST PUBLIC TOWN HALL: 1993 📍 PRIMARY RESIDENCE: HERNDON, VIRGINIA 🗳️ SERVING NJ-04 SINCE 1981 📞 CONSTITUENTS UNANSWERED ❓ WHERE IS CHRIS SMITH?
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Chris Smith won with 1 in 5 votes from this district.
795,000 people live in NJ-04. Only ~155,000 voted for him. The other 640,000? They're still waiting to be represented.
NJ-04 Accountability Project

WHERE IS CHRIS SMITH?

He's represented New Jersey's 4th District since 1981. He just doesn't seem to live there — or want to talk to anyone who does.

44+ Years in Office
32+ Yrs Without Town Hall
VA Where He Lives
NJ-04 TIMES
MISSING SINCE 1993
Congressman Chris Smith
MISSING
CHRIS SMITH
Last seen: Public town hall, 1993
Known address: Herndon, Virginia
Occupation: NJ Congressman (allegedly)
District office: Toms River, NJ
Response rate: Unknown
IF FOUND, PLEASE CONTACT NJ-04 CONSTITUENTS
waste / fraud / abuse
noun. Collecting a congressional paycheck for 44 years while living in Virginia, skipping every town hall since 1993, and taking the House floor to send $26 billion abroad — but never once showing up for the people who elected you.
See also: Chris Smith, NJ-04, 1981–present
Priorities
Too Busy for You.
Never Too Busy for This.

He hasn't held a public town hall since 1993. But he found time to personally take the House floor to champion $26 billion in foreign military aid. Make it make sense.

✗ What He Won't Do For NJ-04
Hold a Town Hall
Not once since 1993. Over 32 years. Constituents in Toms River, Wall Township, Lakewood — all ignored. "Security concerns," he says.
Live in New Jersey
Bought a home in Herndon, Virginia in 1983. Has lived there for most of his congressional career. Maintains a NJ rental to technically qualify.
Answer Constituent Petitions
NJ 4th District Voice, Indivisible NJ, and others have organized for years. Thousands of signatures. No response from Smith's office.
Show Up When 200 Locals Ask
200 constituents gathered in Manalapan in 2017 specifically to meet him. Smith declined to attend — citing bad behavior by the public.
Protect Healthcare for His Own Constituents
NJ-04 has 147,000 Medicaid recipients — including 67,500 children and 9,700 people with disabilities. Smith voted to cut their coverage anyway.
Fight For NJ's Fair Share
New Jersey already gets back less from the federal government than it puts in — one of the worst return rates in the country. Smith's votes make that worse, not better.
BUT
✓ What He Will Show Up For
He Gave $26 Billion to a Foreign War
In April 2024, Smith personally took the House floor to urge colleagues to pass HR 8034 — providing over $26 billion in foreign military assistance to Israel. He didn't just vote yes. He gave a speech.
SOURCE: chrissmith.house.gov — April 20, 2024
He Spent 20 Years Cutting Food Aid to Civilians
Smith first tried to defund UNRWA — the UN agency providing food and aid to Palestinian civilians — in 2003. He's chaired multiple hearings and traveled to Geneva to lobby against the agency internationally.
SOURCE: House floor remarks, NJ Globe — April 2024
He Voted to Strip Healthcare From 147,000 of His Own Constituents
Smith voted for the "One Big Beautiful Bill" in 2025 — stripping $900 billion in healthcare funding and cutting Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of NJ residents. His own district has 147,000 Medicaid recipients, including 67,500 children.
SOURCE: NJ Monitor, NJ Governor's Office — 2025
67,500 Kids in NJ-04 Could Lose Coverage. He Said Yes Anyway.
Analyses projected $3.6 billion in Medicaid cuts for New Jersey alone from Smith's 2025 vote — while he simultaneously championed billions in foreign military spending. NJ families pay; overseas weapons get funded.
SOURCE: Rep. Frank Pallone, CBO analysis — 2025
He Has Time for Fox News. Just Not for You.
Smith travels to Geneva, chairs international hearings, and appears on Fox News — finding time for everything except a single public meeting with the New Jersey voters he claims to represent.
SOURCE: chrissmith.house.gov press appearances
He Voted to Let the Military Act Without Congress. Accountability Isn't His Thing.
In March 2025, Smith debated against the bipartisan Massie-Khanna War Powers Resolution — opposing Congress's right to oversee U.S. military action in Iran, while refusing to be held accountable himself by his own constituents.
SOURCE: chrissmith.house.gov — March 4, 2025
$26B
foreign military aid
championed from the House floor
+
$900B
healthcare cuts
voted for in 2025
+
0
town halls held
since 1993
That's your congressman, NJ-04.
Days since last public town hall (est. 1993)
11,688
That's over 32 years of silence. And counting.
The Record
Three Facts.
Draw Your Own Conclusions.
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He Lives in Virginia
Chris Smith bought a home in Herndon, Virginia in 1983 — just two years after taking office. According to a 2008 report, he has lived there "for most of" his time as a congressman. His daughter received in-state tuition at a Virginia university.
PUBLIC RECORD
02
No Town Hall Since 1993
Constituent petitions and organizers document that Smith has not held an open public town hall meeting since 1993. That's over 30 years of representing New Jersey without once holding an open public meeting with voters.
VERIFIED BY CONSTITUENTS
03
He Won't Talk to You
Multiple grassroots groups — including NJ 4th District Voice and Indivisible NJ — have organized, petitioned, and rallied for years requesting a public forum. Smith's office cites "security concerns" and "scheduling conflicts."
ONGOING
A Brief History
The Disappearing Act,
Year by Year
1981
Chris Smith elected to Congress
Wins NJ-04 for the first time. New Jersey's newest congressman.
1983
Buys a house in Herndon, Virginia
Just outside Washington D.C. Has lived there for most of his congressional career.
1993
Last known public town hall
Constituent records suggest this is the last time Smith held an open public meeting with NJ-04 voters.
2008
Residency reported by press
Reports confirm Smith lives in Virginia and rents an apartment in Hamilton, NJ. His daughter attends a Virginia university with in-state tuition.
2017
Constituents rally — Smith no-shows
~200 people attend a town hall in Manalapan. Smith declines to attend, citing bad behavior and threats to staff.
2025
Still no town hall
Over 32 years and counting. Constituent groups continue demanding accountability. The clock keeps ticking.
The sleeping giant
He Won With
1 in 5 Votes.

Chris Smith didn't win because NJ-04 loves him. He won because most people didn't show up. That can change.

795,000
People in NJ-04
~500,000
Registered voters
~230,000
Actually voted in 2024
~155,000
Voted for Smith
Where NJ-04's 795,000 people actually stand
Smith
~155K
Others
~75K
Didn't vote
~265K
Not registered
~295K
Voted Smith Voted other Didn't vote Not registered
560,000+
people in NJ-04 did not vote for Chris Smith in 2024.
That's the real majority.
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