Is Chris Smith pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Chris Smith stand on Israel?

Chris Smith (Republican, New Jersey) has the 4th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +160: 4 sponsored bills, 57 cosponsorships, and 34 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

  • Pro-Israel activity (additions): 4 sponsored bills × 3 = 12 points; 57 cosponsored bills × 2 = 114 points; 34 aligned floor votes × 1 = 34 points. Subtotal: 160 points pro-Israel.
  • Net score: +160 pro-Israel (160 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-06-30. Total raised: $592,016. Total spent: $467,765. Cash on hand: $488,316.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Smith: $177,375 (2014–2026, 2 PACs, 7 donors, 102 bundled).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Smith: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

  • PAC money: $28,900 (16%, routed + independent expenditures).
  • Individual donors: $26,625 (13%, 7 named individuals), of which $3,375 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
  • Bundled / earmarked: $125,225 (71%, 102 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $177,375: PAC money $28,900, plus named individual donors $26,625, minus $3,375 routed through conduits by 2 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $125,225, equals $177,375 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Smith.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.

Christopher Smith's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Smith, Christopher H., Republican of New Jersey. Chris Smith (R-NJ): the 4th most pro-Israel record in the US House, net score +160 (160 pro-Israel vs 0 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +160 pro-Israel (160 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Sponsored bills (6)

Cosponsored bills (63)

Roll-call votes (75)

Data last synced: 2026-10-15.