NJ’s Most Veteran GOP Congressman Faces Dual Challenge From the Right

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Rep. Chris Smith has been in office since Jan. 3, 1981, in the last days of Jimmy Carter’s presidency. That he has spent 41 years in Congress is reason enough for voters to replace him, argue opponents Mike Crispi and Steve Gray. Both challengers also espouse positions that put them much further to the right than Smith. While the incumbent is still considered a conservative, given the party’s overall shift, he’s now ranked as among the most moderate Republicans in the House by govtrack, an independent Congressional monitoring website.