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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) Active Hours Inc dba Earnin

2) Adler Aphasia Center

3) Advantage Capital Partners

4) Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries (AHCSM)

5) Allstate Insurance Co

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

7) Altria Client Services LLC

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

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

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

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

12) American Association of Dental Boards

13) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

14) American Kratom Association

15) American Massage Therapy Association NJ Chapter

16) American Specialty Health

17) American Suntanning Association

18) American Water Works Association of NJ

19) American Wood Council

20) Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

21) Ardent Health Services

22) Arista Networks

23) AshBritt Environmental Inc

24) Association of Environmental Authorities

25) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

26) Atlas Diagnostics

27) Avaya Inc

28) Aveanna Healthcare

29) Balcony Technology Group Inc.

30) Bayview Marina

31) Beacon Specialized Living NJ

32) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

33) Bet Makers

34) Beth Medrash Govoha

35) Betr Holdings Inc.

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

37) BLANKROME

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

39) Braeburn Inc.

40) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

41) Brief

42) Britton Industries Inc

43) Brown & Connery LLP

44) Buckeye Brine LLC

45) BusPatrol America LLC

46) BVNK

47) Cedar Management

48) Charlie Health Inc.

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

50) Cheshire Home

51) CME Group

52) Coach USA

53) Coalition for Equitable Early Education

54) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership (CHEP)

55) Coalition of County SPCAs

56) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

57) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

58) Concentra Medical Centers

59) Concord Engineering Group

60) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

61) Consumer Technology Association

62) Continent 8 LLC

63) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

64) Coppola Services Inc.

65) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

66) County of Essex

67) CSL Behring

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) Eagleview Group LLC

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

78) EFK Group

79) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

80) Enterprise Holdings

81) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

82) F & D Enterprises LLC

83) Fair Funding for Students

84) Fedway Associates

85) Fieldstone Properties LLC

86) Financial Services Institute

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

88) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

89) Frank Ruocco

90) Garden State Coalition of Schools

91) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

92) Genesys Cloud Services Inc.

93) Giggl Childcare

94) Golden Nugget, The

95) Gordian Group The

96) Gourmet Dining

97) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

98) Harmony Foundation of NJ

99) Hello Heart Inc.

100) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

101) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

102) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

103) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

104) iGamingCloud Limited

105) Indiana Professional Management Corp.

106) Insurance Auto Auctions

107) Integrity Health

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

109) John P Holland Charter School

110) Johnson Controls Inc

111) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

112) Just Bee the Change

113) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

114) Kaleo Inc

115) Kemper Realty Inc

116) Land Conservancy of NJ

117) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

118) Lilly USA LLC

119) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

120) LINY Investor LLC

121) Live Traffic Data LLC

122) Lotto.com

123) Lottoland Ltd

124) Maersk Inc

125) Magellan Healthcare Inc.

126) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

127) Manheim NJ

128) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

129) Mark43

130) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

131) Maven Construction Corp.

132) McCarter Theater Center

133) Metlife

134) Micro Electronics Inc

135) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

136) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

137) Modivcare

138) Molson Coors Beverage Company

139) Morris View Management LLC

140) Motorola Solutions Inc

141) MSD LLC

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

143) National Association of Social Workers NJ Chapter

144) National Strategies - Everlaw

145) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

146) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

147) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

148) NBC Universal Media LLC

149) Nemours Foundation, The

150) New Bridge Medical Center

151) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

152) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

153) New Jersey Jobs, Growth & Prosperity Coalition

154) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

155) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

156) NJ Association of Election Officials

157) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

158) NJ Catholic Conference

159) NJ Civil Justice Institute

160) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

161) NJ Codes Coalition Municipal Electrical Inspectors Association of NJ

162) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

163) NJ Hall of Fame

164) NJ Hospital Association

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 Society of Certified Public Accountants

175) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

176) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

177) NJ State Nurses Association

178) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

179) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

180) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

181) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

182) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

183) Nucor Corporation

184) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

185) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

186) NW Financial Group LLC

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

188) Ohm Theory LLC

189) OneMain General Services Corporation

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

191) PalCare

192) Partnership for Innovative Action (The)

193) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

194) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

195) Planned Companies

196) PNC Bank

197) Porchetta Companies Ltd.

198) Prevenitas

199) Princeton Public Affairs Group

200) Pro League Network

201) Progress NJ

202) Progyny

203) Prologis LP

204) Propelus

205) PSE&G Co

206) Public Consulting Group LLC

207) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

208) REED Academy

209) Responsible Beverage Association of New Jersey

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) Salon Suites Association of New Jersey

219) SAS Institute Inc

220) Savannah Energy

221) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

222) Service Contract Industry Council

223) Sherwin-Williams Co

224) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

225) Socure Inc.

226) Solar Landscape

227) Somerset Development

228) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

229) Special Children's Center The

230) Spencer Savings Bank

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

232) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

233) Stone Hill Ventures LLC

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

235) TD Bank NA

236) Teachers of Tomorrow

237) TechUnited:NJ

238) Tekni-Plex Inc.

239) Tenax Strategies Inc

240) Thomson West

241) Township of Readington

242) Traveling Vineyards

243) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

244) Turnbull Law Group

245) United Airlines Inc

246) United Way of Hunterdon County

247) Univision Communications Inc

248) US Facilities Inc

249) USA Architects Corp

250) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

251) Valley Hospital

252) Van Cleef Engineering Associates

253) Vertical Bridge

254) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

255) Virtual Gaming World (VGW) Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd

256) Walmart Inc.

257) Waymo LLC

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

259) West Publishing Co

260) Western LNG LLC

261) WPT Enterprises inc.

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.

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MATTHEW KURTA

Michigan Information and Research Service, Inc. (MIRS) has twice ranked Matt as one of the most effective lobbyists in Lansing.

Matt is respected throughout the Capitol as a bipartisan consensus builder, and believes that in today's term-limited environment, there is no substitute for legislative experience and longstanding bipartisan legislative relationships earned through mutual trust and respect.

He specializes in advocacy related to natural resources & the environment, energy policy & utility regulation, education, retirement, and finance.

1) ALLEGAN AREA EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY

2) ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

3) AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

4) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (APCIA)

5) ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES INC

6) APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN

7) APPLE INC

8) ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORK BOARDS

9) BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

10) BCA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE BOWLING CENTERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN

11) BERRIEN RESA

12) BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN

13) Botanicals for Better Health and Wellness

14) CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC

15) CLINTON COUNTY RESA

16) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE

17) Compass Pathways

18) COPPER COUNTRY ISD

19) COUNTY ROAD ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN

20) DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC

21) DELTA SCHOOLCRAFT ISD

22) DETROIT LEGAL NEWS

23) DETROIT WAYNE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY

24) DICKINSON IRON ISD

25) DTE ENERGY COMPANY

26) EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA ISD

27) FEDEX CORPORATION

28) FORD MOTOR COMPANY

29) GFL ENVIROMENTAL USA INC

30) GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN

31) GOGEBIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE (GCC)

32) GOGEBIC ONTONAGON ISD

33) GRATIOT ISABELLA RESD

34) GREAT LAKES REALITY LABS

35) GREAT LAKES TIMBER PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION

36) GUN LAKE TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY GUN LAKE CASINO

37) HEADSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LLC

38) HELLO HEART INC.

39) HERITAGE SOUTHWEST ISD

40) HOLLAND HOSPITAL

41) HOLLYWOOD CASINO AT GREEKTOWN

42) HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF SE MICHIGAN

43) HURON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

44) IDEMIA IDENTITY AND SECURITY NORTH AMERICA

45) INDEPENDENT PAYROLL PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION

46) INGHAM ISD

47) Interlochen Center for the Arts

48) INVESTUP

49) IONIA COUNTY ISD

50) ITG BRANDS LLC

51) JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES

52) KALAMAZOO RESA

53) KINTERRA CAPITAL CORP

54) LATTICE INDUTRIES

55) LIVINGSTON ESA

56) MARQUETTE ALGER RESA

57) MENOMINEE COUNTY ISD

58) MICHIGAN 211

59) MICHIGAN AFTERSCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

60) MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM INC

61) MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION

62) MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

63) MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS

64) MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL

65) MICHIGAN ATHLETIC TRAINERS SOCIETY INC

66) MICHIGAN CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION

67) MICHIGAN CHAPTER ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS

68) Michigan Cinema United

69) MICHIGAN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

70) MICHIGAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

71) MICHIGAN FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

72) MICHIGAN INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SOCIETY

73) MICHIGAN MORTGAGE LENDERS ASSOCIATION (MMLA)

74) MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION

75) MICHIGAN ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS ASSOC

76) MICHIGAN PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

77) MICHIGAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

78) MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU)

79) MICHIGAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

80) MICHIGAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY (MVU)

81) MICHIGAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE

82) MONTCALM AREA ISD

83) MSU Research Foundation

84) MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MICHIGAN

85) NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING

86) NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY INC

87) NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU

88) NEXTENERGY CENTER

89) ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC

90) OPPORTUNITY THRIVE

91) PHANTOM FIREWORKS SHOWROOMS LLC

92) PLANTE AND MORAN

93) REAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN

94) RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC

95) RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF KENT COUNTY

96) ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY

97) Rockford Holdings LLC

98) SAGINAW ISD

99) SAMARITAS

100) Samsara Inc.

101) SCHOOL EQUITY CAUCUS

102) SCHUPAN AND SONS

103) SHIAWASSEE REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT (SHIAWASSEE RESD)

104) Skydio

105) ST JOSEPH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

106) TOMRA NORTH AMERICA

107) Trott Law P.C.

108) TUSCOLA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

109) UNITED DEER FARMERS OF MICHIGAN

110) VAN BUREN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

111) VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

112) Verra Mobility

113) VOYA SERVICES COMPANY

114) WASHTENAW ISD

115) WINE INSTITUTE

6-10 years

A native of Michigan's rugged, beautiful Upper Peninsula, Matt joined Karoub Associates in 2011 after serving eight years on legislative staff for a former State Senator and Senate Minority Leader. He holds degrees from Western Michigan University, Gogebic Community College, and is a 2005 Fellow of the Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP) at Michigan State University.

An avid golfer, musician, and NASCAR enthusiast, Matt and his wife Rebecca reside with their son in Okemos.