{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397626", "Smith Receives Community Service Award", "2014-10-06", "2014", "2014-10", "Republican", "House", "NJ", "Christopher Smith", "S000522", "chrissmith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman\u00a0\u00a0Chris Smith of Robbinsville, N.J. received the\u00a02014\u00a0Community Service Award of the Catedral Santa Maria de la Asuncion--St. Mary's Cathedral--of Trenton N.J. for his dedication to serving the public.  \r\n\u00a0  \r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0His work on autism, Alzheimer's disease, human trafficking, human rights and other issues were cited by Rosa Rosado, Gala Chairwoman as she presented him with the award at the Oct. 4 event.\u00a0 Congressman Smith\u00a0spoke to the over 600\u00a0attendees at the Third Annual Community Recognition Gala held at the Princeton Manor on Route 33 in Hamilton, thanking them for the honor, and\u00a0acknowledging others who were recognized for their service: The Rev. Msgr.\u00a0John K. Dermond, Gladys Ortiz and Carmen Mercado Garcia.\u00a0Garcia also received the Father Armand Community Service Award.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Smith was also\u00a0honored\u00a0by the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders at the gala.  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Freeholder Chairman Andrew Koontz presented a proclamation that read: \"Chris Smith has been a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District since 1981. During his tenure, he has helped working class families, improved the lives of the country's service men and women and been active in foreign affairs. While active with his faith, he has also been a tireless advocate for treating autism and stopping human trafficking.\" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The citation was marked with the seal of the county and signed by Freeholder Vice Chair Samuel T. Frisby, ad Freeholders Anthony Carabelli, Pasquale \"Pat\" Colavita Jr., Ann M. Cannon, John Cimino and Lucylle Walter.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397626"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8324549999088049, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}