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JIM O'BRIEN

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JIM O'BRIEN

(Connecticut, )

The Connecticut Group, LLC

jobrien@connecticutgroup.net
860-748-6413
190 Farminghton Avenue, Farminghton, CT, 06032,

Subjects: Business/Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Gaming, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Privacy/Internet, Taxes, Telecommunications

Links:LinkedIn

The Connecticut Group (TCG) is a bipartisan firm of lawyer-lobbyists that have over 20 years Government Affairs experience in CT. TCG has worked on many major bills covering energy, privacy, data collection, insurance, renewables, recycling and EPR.

1) Allco Finance Limited

2) Association of American Publishers

3) Avaya LLC

4) Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC

5) Cigar Association of America, Inc.

6) COMPASS Youth Collaborative

7) DeVry University

8) Generation Bridge II, LLC

9) Key Capture Energy, LLC

10) Match Group LLC

11) Mattress Recycling Council Connecticut, LLC

12) Meta Platforms, Inc.

13) Professional Insurance Agents of CT

14) remove test

15) The Carpet and Rug Institute

16) Xpressbet, LLC

15-20 years

It has been a truly great experience to work with The Connecticut Group. They worked incredibly hard to get our issues heard by legislators and regulators. I cannot thank them enough for all of their assistance, advice, and hard work. - Sarah Coli, Professional Insurance Agents of CT

Jim O'Brien, the founder of the firm, has been involved in Connecticut politics and government for the last 20 years. Jim began his political career in college by working as an intern on Capitol Hill. After college, Jim continued to pursue his interest in politics by working on several campaigns and political events and in 1994, Jim went to work in the Connecticut Governor's office as a Legislative Liaison. Jim helped organize the Governor's legislative agenda and his responsibilities included both editing proposed legislation as well as developing and executing a strategy to pass the legislation. He also represented the Governor's office on the Electric Deregulation Working Group, a group formed to analyze ways in which to deregulate the electric utility industry.
Upon leaving the Governor's office in 1997, Jim joined an investment firm. Also, in that year, Jim ran and was elected to the West Hartford Town Council where he served two terms. In 2004, Jim started his own government relations firm, J. O'Brien & Associates, LLC.
Jim received his B.A. in History from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1988 and his J.D. from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in 1995.

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KRIS ERICKSON

(Massachusetts, )

Preti Strategies

kerickson@preti.com
(617) 451-8600
60 State St, Suite 1100, Boston, MA, 02109,

Subjects: All Subjects

I bring our Preti Strategies clients more than 20 years of policy and legislative experience in Massachusetts. Over the last several years, I have represented many clients across a range of business sectors before various state agencies and the Legislature. Before entering into private practice, I served in a variety of senior leadership positions. My last role with the state was serving as Chief of Staff at the MBTA, helping to lead the $1.7B agency. I also served as the Chief of Staff for the Massachusetts Highway Department, Legislative Director for MassDOT and as the Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for the Assistant Minority Leader in the Senate for five years. This high-level access in these many senior leadership positions have provided me the unique experience of understanding budgets, procurement, political considerations and just generally how decisions get made in a variety of environments. I leverage these attributes, along with a wide network of contacts, to help clients achieve their desired results.

Our entire Preti Strategies team is made up of government "insiders" who have served many years as elected or administration officials or senior level advisors. Together, we have extensive knowledge and an extensive network of connections. We've spent our careers in government and public affairs, and we love putting our experience to work for our clients to help shape policy and advance important business interests.

1) Association of Social Work Boards

2) Avaya LLC

3) Bloom Energy Corporation

4) Boston AFC 2.0 OpCo LLC

5) Caribbean Integration Community Development, Inc.

6) COMPASS PATHWAYS, INC.

7) CRC Communications LLC

8) Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.

9) Food Solutions Action

10) Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.

11) Humane America Animal Foundation

12) International Interior Design Association, New England Chapter

13) Mark Development LLC

14) Massachusetts Advocates for Children Inc.

15) Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, Inc

16) Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association, INC.

17) Massachusetts Railroad Association

18) National Strategies, LLC

19) NCS Pearson, Inc.

20) New England Historic Genealogical Society

21) Northeast Arc, Inc.

22) Notarize, Inc.

23) Opus Inspection Technologies, Inc

24) PLS Financial Services, Inc.

25) Retail Energy Supply Association, Inc.

26) Small Property Owners Association, Inc.

27) Sonesta International Hotels Corporation

28) Stickball, Inc.

29) The Fishing Partnership Health Plan Corporation

30) Transdev North America, Inc.

31) Wellpath Recovery Solutions, LLC

32) WSP USA Inc.

33) Zillow

Helped lead $1.7B agency including management, budget, technology, procurement and legislative affairs at MBTA

Led multiple technology upgrades at MBTA that resulted in a significant leap forward innovation at the agency, also became very proficient in state procurement processes and rules

Helped develop and coordinate strategy to consolidate functions of six transportation departments as Legislative Director at MassDOT

Routinely worked with staff and vendors on hundreds of millions of dollars in road and bridge projects annually

Responsible for writing and tracking all legislation and budget matters for Asst. Minority Leader

Policy Advisor at Preti Strategies

Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Legislative Director, MassDOT

Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Highway Department

Chief of Staff and Legislative Director, Assistant Minority Leader, Massachusetts Senate

Education:

University of Massachusetts

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DAVID SMITH

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DAVID SMITH

(New Jersey, )

Princeton Public Affairs Group Inc

smith@ppag.com
(609) 209-7780
160 W State St, Trenton, NJ, 08608,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website, TAG Profile

Princeton Public Affairs Group, the largest government affairs firm in New Jersey, is a multifaceted organization specializing in government relations and communications in New Jersey. We have offices in Trenton, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. with an unparalleled network of contacts throughout the state. The strength of our firm derives from the diverse backgrounds of the firm's partners and associates which include a former President of the New Jersey Senate, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, Counsel to the Governor, Chief Counsel to the General Assembly and several former Directors of the Legislature.

Firm Specialties:
An accomplished bipartisan staff between our Trenton, New Jersey and Washington, DC offices ensures that our clients are well represented on both sides of the political aisle and at all levels of government. The mix and wealth of experience among our professionals provides for expertise in all areas of public policy.

Whatever the task: working our way through the permitting process, delivering a change in a regulation or orchestrating the introduction and passage of major legislation, we've done it.

Wherever the setting: before a Legislative Committee or in the Office of the Governor, we've been there.

Whomever the players: the Commissioner of a State Department, a key Committee aide, the Legislative leadership or the Chief of Staff, we know them.

And each and every one of our clients is assured the benefit of that expertise. You see, at the Princeton Public Affairs Group, our philosophy dictates that each of our clients works with a firm partner. There are no junior executives. This is one of the qualities which separates us from other firms. It gives our clients the best we have. And it works.

1) 180 Turning Lives Around

2) Active Hours Inc dba Earnin

3) Actors Fund Home

4) Adler Aphasia Center

5) Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (ADS)

6) Advantage Capital Partners

7) Advocates for Children of NJ

8) Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries

9) Allstate Insurance Co

10) Altria Client Services LCC and its Affiliates/Philip Morris USA Inc

11) Altria Client Services LLC

12) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/Helix Innovations LLC

13) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/John Middleton Co

14) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/NJOY LLC

15) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/US Smokeless Tobacco Co

16) American Association of Dental Boards

17) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

18) American Kratom Association

19) American Massage Therapy Association NJ Chapter

20) American Specialty Health

21) American Suntanning Association

22) American Water Works Association of NJ

23) American Wood Council

24) Ardent Health Services

25) Arista Networks

26) AshBritt Environmental Inc

27) Association of Environmental Authorities

28) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

29) Asurion LLC

30) Atlantic Richfield Co

31) Atlas Diagnostics

32) Avaya Inc

33) Aveanna Healthcare

34) Balcony Technology Group Inc.

35) Bayview Marina

36) Beacon Specialized Living NJ

37) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

38) Bet Makers

39) Beth Medrash Govoha

40) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal and Northern New Jersey

41) Binti Inc

42) Boardwalk 1000 LLC d/b/a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

43) BP America Inc

44) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

45) Brief

46) Britton Industries Inc

47) Brown & Connery LLP

48) Bus Patrol America

49) Care Options for Kids

50) CareWell Health Center, formerly BMC Hospital LLC

51) Cedar Management

52) Chauffeured Transportation Assoc. of NJ rebranded from Limousine Assoc. of NJ

53) Cheshire Home

54) Cigna Corporate Services LLC

55) Coach USA

56) Coalition for Equitable Early Education

57) Coalition of County SPCAs

58) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

59) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

60) Concentra Medical Centers

61) Concord Engineering Group

62) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

63) Consumer Technology Association

64) Continent 8 LLC

65) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

66) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

67) County of Essex

68) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

69) DaVita Inc.

70) DCI Group AZ LLC

71) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

72) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

73) DMR Architects PC

74) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

75) Duke Farms Foundation

76) Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

77) Educational Services Commission of NJ (formerly Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission)

78) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

79) Enterprise Holdings

80) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

81) F & D Enterprises LLC

82) Fair Funding for Students

83) Fedway Associates

84) Fieldstone Properties LLC

85) Financial Services Institute

86) Fontana Law Group LLC d/b/a Crimson Legal Group

87) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

88) Frank Ruocco

89) Garden State Coalition of Schools

90) Garden State Municipal JIF

91) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

92) Golden Nugget, The

93) Google LLC and its Affiliates

94) Gordian Group The

95) Gourmet Dining

96) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

97) Harmony Foundation of NJ

98) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

99) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

100) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

101) Hope Christian Services

102) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

103) iGamingCloud Limited

104) IH Engineers PC

105) Inseparable Action Inc

106) Insurance Auto Auctions

107) Integrity Health

108) Intersection Parent LLC f/k/a Intersection Media LLC

109) JNESO

110) John P Holland Charter School

111) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

112) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

113) Kemper Realty Inc

114) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

115) Lefrak

116) Lightspeed Solutions LLC d/b/a Lightspeed Systems formerly STOPit Solutions

117) Lilly USA LLC

118) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

119) LINY Investor LLC

120) Live Traffic Data LLC

121) Lotto.com

122) Lottoland Ltd

123) Maersk Inc

124) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

125) Manheim NJ

126) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

127) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

128) Maven Construction Corp.

129) McCarter Theater Center

130) Metlife

131) Micro Electronics Inc

132) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

133) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

134) Molson Coors Beverage Company

135) Mondelez Global LLC

136) Morris & Clara Weshank Family Foundation

137) Morris View Management LLC

138) Motorola Solutions Inc

139) MSD LLC

140) National Assoc. of Benefits & Insurance Professionals of NJ

141) National Association of Social Workers NJ/DE

142) National Electrical Contractors Association - Northern New Jersey Chapter

143) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

144) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

145) Natural Products Association

146) NBC Universal Media LLC

147) Nemours Foundation, The

148) Neosurf

149) New Bridge Medical Center

150) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

151) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

152) New York Presbyterian Hospital

153) Newark Opportunity Youth Network

154) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors Association

155) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

156) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

157) NJ Association of Election Officials

158) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

159) NJ Catholic Conference

160) NJ Civil Justice Institute

161) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

162) NJ Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board

163) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

164) NJ Hall of Fame

165) NJ Institute of Technology

166) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

167) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

168) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

169) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

170) NJ Press Association

171) NJ Private School Council

172) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

173) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

174) NJ School Counselors Association

175) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

176) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

177) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

178) NJ State Nurses Association

179) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

180) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

181) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

182) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

183) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

184) Nucor Corporation

185) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

186) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

187) NW Financial Group LLC

188) Oddin.gg US LLC formerly Oddin.gg.s.r.o

189) OneMain General Services Corporation

190) Ora Apps Inc and its subsidiary company CNK Management Inc

191) OTG Management LLC

192) PalCare

193) Palo Alto Networks Inc

194) Partnership for a Drug Free NJ

195) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

196) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

197) PNC Bank

198) PRA Group Inc

199) Prevenitas

200) Princeton Public Affairs Group

201) Pro League Network

202) Progress NJ

203) Progyny

204) Prologis LP

205) Propelus

206) PSE&G Co

207) Public Consulting Group LLC

208) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

209) REED Academy

210) Rising Pharmaceuticals

211) Roblox Corporation

212) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

213) Rush Street Interactive

214) RWJ Barnabas Health

215) Ryan LLC

216) Safepoint Scientific

217) Safety First Healthcare Corp

218) SAS Institute Inc

219) Savannah Energy

220) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

221) Service Contract Industry Council

222) ServiceMaster Brands

223) Sherwin-Williams Co

224) Skydio

225) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

226) Solar Landscape

227) Somerset Development

228) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

229) Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

230) Special Children's Center The

231) Spencer Savings Bank

232) St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Inc.

233) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

234) Syensqo Finance (America) LLC formerly Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC

235) TD Bank NA

236) Tenax Strategies Inc

237) Thomson West

238) Tiktok Inc.

239) Township of Readington

240) Traveling Vineyards

241) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

242) United Airlines Inc

243) United Way of Hunterdon County

244) Univision Communications Inc

245) US Facilities Inc

246) USA Architects Corp

247) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

248) Valley Hospital

249) Vertical Bridge

250) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

251) VOYCE Inc.

252) Waymo LLC

253) Wellcare Health Plans Inc., a subsidiary of Centene Corporation

254) West Publishing Co

255) Western LNG LLC

256) Wild Bird Feeding Institute

DAVID A. SMITH is a partner in the Princeton Public Affairs Group, is a veteran of the public affairs arena and has successfully managed public affairs campaigns impacting auto insurance, life insurance, tort reform and environmental legislative initiatives. Mr. Smith received national acclaim when he was honored with a ""Pollie Award"" by the American Association of Political Consultants and named to their United States ""Public Affairs Team of the Year." Mr. Smith was also named one of the most influential players in New Jersey's Healthcare arena by the Annual HealthSense Listing. Since 2005, Mr. Smith has been a Commissioner on the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission (nominated by the Governor for two separate four year terms and confirmed by the NJ Senate) and currently serves as an Officer on the Commission (Secretary). Mr. Smith serves on the National Board of Directors of the Public Affairs Council, and was one of the few contract lobbyists in the Country to be appointed to a National Task Force charged with creating ethical standard for lobbyists throughout the United States. Mr. Smith is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of ProtectingAmerica.org, an advocacy organization Co-chaired by James Lee Witt, former Cabinet member under President Clinton and Admiral James Loy, Deputy Director of Homeland Security under President Bush. Mr. Smith also serves as an Officer (1st Vice President) of the New Jersey Hall of Fame Foundation Board of Directors and also serves on the Executive Committee (Secretary) of The Advocacy Group (TAG). Finally, Mr. Smith serves on the Board of Directors as an officer (Treasurer) of the State Capitol Insurance Company RRG, the first professional liability company for lobbyists headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mr. Smith has appeared on television and radio stations representing clients' interests, authored dozens of articles on politics/policy issues in New Jersey and is a frequent guest speaker/lecturer at national and state conferences, legislative hearings, meetings and seminars. He has been a consultant to statewide and legislative political campaigns and is a member of the Executive Finance Committee of the Assembly Democratic Leadership Committee as well as the New Jersey State Democratic Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 1995, Mr. Smith served as Director of Policy and Planning for the New Jersey General Assembly Democratic Office. In that capacity, Mr. Smith supervised the partisan staff of all Assembly Committees and Task Forces while serving as senior staff aide to the insurance and commerce legislative committees. He was a Director with the New Jersey Dental Association from 1985 to 1990 and served on several national and state health care and insurance advisory committees.

Mr. Smith was awarded a Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) Degree from the Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of The American College. He is a Graduate Fellow of the Public Affairs Institute, a three year educational program of the Public Affairs Council located in Washington, DC. Mr. Smith also graduated with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Political Science from Gettysburg College.