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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) Actors Fund Home

3) Adler Aphasia Center

4) Advantage Capital Partners

5) Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries (AHCSM)

6) Allstate Insurance Co

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

8) Altria Client Services LLC

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

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

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

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

13) American Association of Dental Boards

14) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

15) American Kratom Association

16) American Massage Therapy Association NJ Chapter

17) American Specialty Health

18) American Suntanning Association

19) American Water Works Association of NJ

20) American Wood Council

21) AMSURGE c/o Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

22) Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

23) Ardent Health Services

24) Arista Networks

25) AshBritt Environmental Inc

26) Association of Environmental Authorities

27) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

28) Asurion LLC

29) Atlas Diagnostics

30) Avaya Inc

31) Aveanna Healthcare

32) Balcony Technology Group Inc.

33) Bayview Marina

34) Beacon Specialized Living NJ

35) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

36) Bet Makers

37) Beth Medrash Govoha

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

39) BLANKROME

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

41) Braeburn Inc.

42) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

43) Brief

44) Britton Industries Inc

45) Brown & Connery LLP

46) Buckeye Brine LLC

47) BusPatrol America LLC

48) Cedar Management

49) Charlie Health Inc.

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

51) Cheshire Home

52) CME Group

53) Coach USA

54) Coalition for Equitable Early Education

55) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership (CHEP)

56) Coalition of County SPCAs

57) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

58) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

59) Concentra Medical Centers

60) Concord Engineering Group

61) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

62) Consumer Technology Association

63) Continent 8 LLC

64) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

65) Coppola Services Inc.

66) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

67) County of Essex

68) CSL Behring

69) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

70) DaVita Inc.

71) DCI Group AZ LLC

72) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

73) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

74) DMR Architects PC

75) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

76) Duke Farms Foundation

77) Eagleview Group LLC

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

79) EFK Group

80) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

81) Enterprise Holdings

82) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

83) F & D Enterprises LLC

84) Fair Funding for Students

85) Fedway Associates

86) Fieldstone Properties LLC

87) Financial Services Institute

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

89) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

90) Frank Ruocco

91) Garden State Coalition of Schools

92) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

93) Genesys Cloud Services Inc.

94) Giggl Childcare

95) Golden Nugget, The

96) Gordian Group The

97) Gourmet Dining

98) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

99) Harmony Foundation of NJ

100) Hello Heart Inc.

101) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

102) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

103) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

104) Hope Christian Services

105) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

106) iGamingCloud Limited

107) Indiana Professional Management Corp.

108) Insurance Auto Auctions

109) Integrity Health

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

111) John P Holland Charter School

112) Johnson Controls Inc

113) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

114) Just Bee the Change

115) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

116) Kaleo Inc

117) Kemper Realty Inc

118) Land Conservancy of NJ

119) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

120) Lilly USA LLC

121) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

122) LINY Investor LLC

123) Live Traffic Data LLC

124) Lotto.com

125) Lottoland Ltd

126) Maersk Inc

127) Magellan Healthcare Inc.

128) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

129) Manheim NJ

130) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

131) Mark43

132) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

133) Maven Construction Corp.

134) McCarter Theater Center

135) Metlife

136) Micro Electronics Inc

137) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

138) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

139) Modivcare

140) Molson Coors Beverage Company

141) Morris View Management LLC

142) Motorola Solutions Inc

143) MSD LLC

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

145) National Association of Social Workers NJ Chapter

146) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

147) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

148) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

149) NBC Universal Media LLC

150) Nemours Foundation, The

151) New Bridge Medical Center

152) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

153) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

154) New Jersey Jobs, Growth & Prosperity Coalition

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 Codes Coalition Municipal Electrical Inspectors Association of NJ

163) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

164) NJ Hall of Fame

165) NJ Hospital Association

166) NJ Institute of Technology

167) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

168) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

169) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

170) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

171) NJ Press Association

172) NJ Private School Council

173) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

174) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

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) PalCare

192) Palo Alto Networks Inc

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) SoulFlora

229) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

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) Stone Hill Ventures LLC

235) Strategos Public Affairs LLC for Mantra Health Inc.

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

237) TD Bank NA

238) Teachers of Tomorrow

239) TechUnited:NJ

240) Tekni-Plex Inc.

241) Tenax Strategies Inc

242) Thomson West

243) Township of Readington

244) Traveling Vineyards

245) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

246) Turnbull Law Group

247) United Airlines Inc

248) United Way of Hunterdon County

249) Univision Communications Inc

250) US Facilities Inc

251) USA Architects Corp

252) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

253) Valley Hospital

254) Van Cleef Engineering Associates

255) Vertical Bridge

256) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

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

258) Walmart Inc.

259) Waymo LLC

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

261) West Publishing Co

262) Western LNG LLC

263) 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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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) ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES INC

5) APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN

6) APPLE INC

7) ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORK BOARDS

8) BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

9) BCA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE BOWLING CENTERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN

10) BERRIEN RESA

11) BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN

12) Botanicals for Better Health and Wellness

13) CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC

14) CLINTON COUNTY RESA

15) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE

16) Compass Pathways

17) COPPER COUNTRY ISD

18) COUNTY ROAD ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN

19) DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC

20) DELTA SCHOOLCRAFT ISD

21) DETROIT LEGAL NEWS

22) DETROIT WAYNE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY

23) DICKINSON IRON ISD

24) DTE ENERGY COMPANY

25) EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA ISD

26) FEDEX CORPORATION

27) FORD MOTOR COMPANY

28) GFL ENVIROMENTAL USA INC

29) GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN

30) GOGEBIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE (GCC)

31) GOGEBIC ONTONAGON ISD

32) GRATIOT ISABELLA RESD

33) GREAT LAKES REALITY LABS

34) GREAT LAKES TIMBER PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION

35) GUN LAKE TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY GUN LAKE CASINO

36) HEADSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LLC

37) HELLO HEART INC.

38) HERITAGE SOUTHWEST ISD

39) HOLLAND HOSPITAL

40) HOLLYWOOD CASINO AT GREEKTOWN

41) HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF SE MICHIGAN

42) HURON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

43) IDEMIA IDENTITY AND SECURITY NORTH AMERICA

44) INDEPENDENT PAYROLL PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION

45) INGHAM ISD

46) INVESTUP

47) IONIA COUNTY ISD

48) ITG BRANDS LLC

49) JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES

50) KALAMAZOO RESA

51) KINTERRA CAPITAL CORP

52) LATTICE INDUTRIES

53) LIVINGSTON ESA

54) MARQUETTE ALGER RESA

55) MENOMINEE COUNTY ISD

56) MICHIGAN 211

57) MICHIGAN AFTERSCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

58) MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM INC

59) MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION

60) MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

61) MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL

62) MICHIGAN ATHLETIC TRAINERS SOCIETY INC

63) MICHIGAN CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION

64) MICHIGAN CHAPTER ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS

65) MICHIGAN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

66) MICHIGAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

67) MICHIGAN FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

68) MICHIGAN INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SOCIETY

69) MICHIGAN MORTGAGE LENDERS ASSOCIATION (MMLA)

70) MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION

71) MICHIGAN ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS ASSOC

72) MICHIGAN PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

73) MICHIGAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

74) MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU)

75) MICHIGAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

76) MICHIGAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY (MVU)

77) MICHIGAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE

78) MONTCALM AREA ISD

79) MSU Research Foundation

80) MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MICHIGAN

81) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE OWNERS OF MICHIGAN

82) NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING

83) NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY INC

84) NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU

85) NEXTENERGY CENTER

86) ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC

87) OPPORTUNITY THRIVE

88) PHANTOM FIREWORKS SHOWROOMS LLC

89) REAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN

90) RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC

91) RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF KENT COUNTY

92) ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY

93) Rockford Holdings LLC

94) SAGINAW ISD

95) SAMARITAS

96) Samsara Inc.

97) SCHOOL EQUITY CAUCUS

98) SCHUPAN AND SONS

99) SHIAWASSEE REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT (SHIAWASSEE RESD)

100) Skydio

101) ST JOSEPH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

102) TOMRA NORTH AMERICA

103) Trott Law P.C.

104) TUSCOLA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

105) UNITED DEER FARMERS OF MICHIGAN

106) VAN BUREN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

107) VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

108) Verra Mobility

109) VOYA SERVICES COMPANY

110) WASHTENAW ISD

111) WINE INSTITUTE

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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.