MAIN STREET MEMBERS IN ACTION
Lawmakers serve the public interest
when they show independent-mindedness
Sen. Ben Sasse and Rep. Don Bacon deserve credit for their recent displays of independent-mindedness. They have stood up, in the face of partisan criticism, for responsible behavior in Washington. Their actions are in line with a Nebraska tradition of similar independent judgment by Bob Kerrey and Chuck Hagel when they
served in the Senate.
REP.
chris smith
(NJ-04)
First elected in 1980, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith is his 21st term in the House. During the 116th Congress (2019-20), he served as a senior member on the Foreign Affairs Committee and is ranking member of its Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee. Rep. Smith has a history of serving and leading bipartisan commissions and congressional caucuses. As of January1, 2021, Mr. Smith ranks second among all 435 Members of the House over the last two decades in the number of laws authored, according to the independent watchdog organization Govtrack,. According to the official Congress.gov website run by the Library of Congress, Rep. Smith has authored 47 laws. He graduated from the College of New Jersey with a degree in business administration.