Republican Chris Smith is in his sixteenth term as a U.S. Representative for New Jersey's District Four.http://chrissmith.house.gov/Biography/ He was first elected to Congress in 1980 when he was a 27-year-old wholesale worker for a sporting goods store.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26952 Since 1982, he has defeated every challenger for his seat with over sixty percent of the vote.http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Chris_Smith In the 2010 midterm elections, he defeated Democratic opponent Howard Kleinhendler with nearly 70 percent of his district's votes.http://www.congress.org/bio/id/385 

Smith introduced a house bill in Congress in January 2011 called the "No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act". The act essentially makes it more difficult for women who have become pregnant from actions like date rape to have an abortion. This bill states that abortion should only be allowed due to acts of forcible rape, acts of incest in the case of a minor or health-related issues.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-brauchli/representative-smith-rede_b_817841.html

Christopher Henry Smith was born on March 4, 1953, in Rahway, New Jersey. He grew up in Islen, New Jersey, where he worked in his family's sporting goods store. Smith received his undergraduate degree in business from Trenton State College, now The College of New Jersey, in 1975.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26952 After school, he became the executive director of the New Jersey Right to Life Committee. He was elected to Congress with no prior political experience in 1980 when he was 27 years old.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DA1F31F933A2575BC0A967958260 

Smith maintains an outspoken anti-abortion and anti-stem cell research platform. He spearheaded the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, which provided $265 million to research umbilical cord blood and bone marrow cells instead of stem cells. Smith has a liberal Republican voting record based around a commitment to human rights legislation.http://chrissmith.house.gov/Biography/  Unlike many Republicans, he has supported legislation that attempts to reduce the effects of global warming. Smith is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Chris_Smith