Christopher H. Smith

Republican / House / New Jersey

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Years Active 1981 - Present
Age 72
Christopher Smith was born in Rahway, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from The College of New Jersey (then Trenton State College) in 1975. His previous experience includes working for his family's sporting goods business, working on political campaigns for Democratic officials, and as Executive Director for New Jersey Right to Life.

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Former staff of Christopher H. Smith who went on to register as lobbyists, and the clients they were disclosed as representing at the time of filing. Parsed from the covered-position disclosures on Lobbying Disclosure Act filings — see the full Revolving Door dashboard.

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40 Clients in total

Jul 20, 2026 Most recent filing

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Nicholas Manetto New	Legislative Assistant, Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) 2001-2004	NVAX ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE AD… BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL +17 more	FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP	Jul 20, 2026
Megan Herber New	Press Secretary and Legislative Assistant, Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)	TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.	FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP	Jul 17, 2025
Nick Manetto New	Legislative Assistant, Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)	NVAX BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL … COALITION FOR PEDIATRIC MEDICAL… +9 more	FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS CONSULTING	Apr 20, 2020
Carl Anderson New	Counsel, House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Clerk, Senate Committee on Judiciary; Legislative Assistant, Congressman Christopher Smith	HITRUST	HITRUST	Jul 22, 2019
Cate Benedetti New	2012-2017, Legislative Director, Office of Rep. Chris Smith; 2005-2012, Legislative Assistant, Office of Rep. Chris Smith; 2004-2005, Legislative Corespondent, Office of Rep. Chris Smith.	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COUNCIL	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COUNCIL	Jan 22, 2018
Carl Anderson New	Counsel, House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Clerk, Senate Committee on the Judiciary; and Legislative Assistant, Representative Christopher Smith	BEGIN A LEGACY, INC. DBA GVNG KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TRANSPARENT BUSINESS	VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES	Oct 20, 2017

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