By APP Staff Writer Bob Jordan There’s been a wave of prominent members of Congress deciding not to run for reelection, but U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., said there was no chance he’d get swept up. Smith on Friday said that he’s looking forward to competing in the midterm elections and serving another term in New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District, which includes parts of Monmouth and Ocean counties, and he doubled down on his refusal to host in-person town halls. “I love this job. There was a... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ,), chair of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, issued the following statement ahead of planned marches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this Sunday calling for a peaceful democratic transition of power: “I stand in solidarity with the citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who will march for in support of a peaceful democratic transition of power this Sunday,” said Smith. “I call upon the ... Read more

By APP Staff Writer Jerry Carino - There is a photograph in Bill Kelly’s room in the Claremont Center nursing home. It’s of him, wearing a Manasquan High School football uniform, on Thanksgiving 1942. “I left high school the next day,” he said. “I went New York that Friday and enlisted in the Navy.” South Belmar native Bill Kelly, a World War II hero who survived a kamikaze attack, recently was presented with a flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol.(Photo: Peter Ackerman) There is another photo, ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) on Wednesday will participate in the Capitol Hill presentation of the “Outstanding 9-1-1 Call Center Award” to Monmouth County’s 911 Center for its “overall excellence in serving the public.” Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) addressed a rally of local citizens, business owners, environmental organizations and elected officials at the Hilton Gardens on Route 130 in Hamilton, NJ on Wednesday from his D.C. office, in between scheduled votes. The citizen rally “Valentine’s Day of Ocean Emotion” was formed to draw attention to environmental and business concerns over the Administration’s proposal to open over 90 percent of U.S. coastal waters—including off the New Jersey coast—to oil and g... Read more

The accomplishments of Ryan’s Quest to Fight Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy were the focus at the group’s annual Valentine Ball “Beyond the Stars” Saturday, as Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined a crowd of 600 people to honor a decade of work by David and Maria Schultz and their supporters to bring attention, funding and hope to the fight against Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) with which their son is diagnosed. The indisputable star of the evening was Ryan Schultz, now 12, who has defied the odds ... Read more

A provision to give houses of worship access to critical federal disaster relief was signed into law Feb. 9, 2018 as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act. The provision reflects legislation originally authored by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement at a Feb. 7 rally in Monmouth County opposing off-shore drilling along the Jersey Shore: I am pleased to join you today in strongly opposing offshore drilling and exploration for oil and gas off the coast of New Jersey. As a long-time opponent of drilling off the New Jersey coastline, I have serious concerns about this newest attempt and believe that New Jersey should be exempt. That is why on January 9th I wrote and led a letter to S... Read more

“The arrests and charges today clearly underscore the very serious nature of international parental child abduction and, I hope, the U.S. government’s increasing determination to reunite abducted American children with their left behind parents,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, author of the Sean and David Goldman Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-150) to provide government support and assistance to kidnapped children and their left behind parents. Smith’s comments came in ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) met with the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in New Jersey (AICUNJ) recently to discuss the important role independent colleges and universities play in benefiting New Jersey residents. Areas of discussion covered a range of topics, and included working with the AICUNJ to improve access, affordability and quality of higher education in the Garden State. The meeting took place in Smith’s Washington office on Capitol Hill in the House Rayburn Of... Read more