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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) 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) CRIME STOPPERS 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) GLOBAL INTERPRETING SERVICES

32) GOGEBIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE (GCC)

33) GOGEBIC ONTONAGON ISD

34) GRATIOT ISABELLA RESD

35) GREAT LAKES REALITY LABS

36) GREAT LAKES TIMBER PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION

37) GUN LAKE TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY GUN LAKE CASINO

38) HEADSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LLC

39) HELLO HEART INC.

40) HERITAGE SOUTHWEST ISD

41) HOLLAND HOSPITAL

42) HOLLYWOOD CASINO AT GREEKTOWN

43) HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF SE MICHIGAN

44) HURON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

45) IDEMIA IDENTITY AND SECURITY NORTH AMERICA

46) INDEPENDENT PAYROLL PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION

47) INGHAM ISD

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 RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL

64) MICHIGAN ATHLETIC TRAINERS SOCIETY INC

65) MICHIGAN CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION

66) MICHIGAN CHAPTER ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS

67) MICHIGAN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

68) MICHIGAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

69) MICHIGAN FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

70) MICHIGAN INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SOCIETY

71) MICHIGAN MORTGAGE LENDERS ASSOCIATION (MMLA)

72) MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION

73) MICHIGAN ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS ASSOC

74) MICHIGAN PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

75) MICHIGAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

76) MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU)

77) MICHIGAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

78) MICHIGAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY (MVU)

79) MICHIGAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE

80) MIDLAND COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY

81) MONTCALM AREA ISD

82) MSU Research Foundation

83) MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MICHIGAN

84) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE OWNERS OF MICHIGAN

85) NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING

86) NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY INC

87) NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU

88) NEWAYGO COUNTY RESA

89) NEXTENERGY CENTER

90) ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC

91) OPPORTUNITY THRIVE

92) Opterra Energy Services LLC

93) PHANTOM FIREWORKS SHOWROOMS LLC

94) REAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN

95) RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC

96) RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF KENT COUNTY

97) ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY

98) Rockford Holdings LLC

99) SAGINAW ISD

100) SAMARITAS

101) Samsara Inc.

102) SCHOOL EQUITY CAUCUS

103) SCHUPAN AND SONS

104) SHIAWASSEE REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT (SHIAWASSEE RESD)

105) Skydio

106) ST JOSEPH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

107) TOMRA NORTH AMERICA

108) Trott Law P.C.

109) TUSCOLA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

110) UNITED DEER FARMERS OF MICHIGAN

111) VAN BUREN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

112) VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

113) Verra Mobility

114) VOYA SERVICES COMPANY

115) WASHTENAW ISD

116) 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.

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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) Cigna Corporate Services LLC

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) Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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

80) EFK Group

81) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

82) Enterprise Holdings

83) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

84) F & D Enterprises LLC

85) Fair Funding for Students

86) Fedway Associates

87) Fieldstone Properties LLC

88) Financial Services Institute

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

90) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

91) Frank Ruocco

92) Garden State Coalition of Schools

93) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

94) Genesys Cloud Services Inc.

95) Giggl Childcare

96) Golden Nugget, The

97) Gordian Group The

98) Gourmet Dining

99) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

100) Harmony Foundation of NJ

101) Hello Heart Inc.

102) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

103) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

104) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

105) Hope Christian Services

106) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

107) iGamingCloud Limited

108) Indiana Professional Management Corp.

109) Insurance Auto Auctions

110) Integrity Health

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

112) John P Holland Charter School

113) Johnson Controls Inc

114) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

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) Neosurf

152) New Bridge Medical Center

153) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

154) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

155) New Jersey Jobs, Growth & Prosperity Coalition

156) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

157) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

158) NJ Association of Election Officials

159) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

160) NJ Catholic Conference

161) NJ Civil Justice Institute

162) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

163) NJ Codes Coalition Municipal Electrical Inspectors Association of NJ

164) NJ Energy Coalition

165) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

166) NJ Hall of Fame

167) NJ Hospital Association

168) NJ Institute of Technology

169) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

170) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

171) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

172) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

173) NJ Press Association

174) NJ Private School Council

175) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

176) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

177) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

178) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

179) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

180) NJ State Nurses Association

181) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

182) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

183) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

184) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

185) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

186) Nucor Corporation

187) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

188) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

189) NW Financial Group LLC

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

191) OneMain General Services Corporation

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

193) PalCare

194) Palo Alto Networks Inc

195) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

196) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

197) Planned Companies

198) PNC Bank

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) Responsible Beverage Association of New Jersey

211) Rising Pharmaceuticals

212) Roblox Corporation

213) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

214) Rush Street Interactive

215) RWJ Barnabas Health

216) Ryan LLC

217) Safepoint Scientific

218) Safety First Healthcare Corp

219) Salon Suites Association of New Jersey

220) SAS Institute Inc

221) Savannah Energy

222) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

223) Service Contract Industry Council

224) Sherwin-Williams Co

225) Smart Product Innovations 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) Vertical Bridge

255) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

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

257) Walmart Inc.

258) Waymo LLC

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

260) West Publishing Co

261) Western LNG LLC

262) 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.