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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) Allstate Insurance Co

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

6) Altria Client Services LLC

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

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

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

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

11) American Association of Dental Boards

12) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

13) American Kratom Association

14) American Massage Therapy Association NJ Chapter

15) American Specialty Health

16) American Suntanning Association

17) American Water Works Association of NJ

18) American Wood Council

19) Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

20) Ardent Health Services

21) Arista Networks

22) AshBritt Environmental Inc

23) Association of Environmental Authorities

24) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

25) Atlas Diagnostics

26) Avaya Inc

27) Aveanna Healthcare

28) Balcony Technology Group Inc.

29) Bayview Marina

30) Beacon Specialized Living NJ

31) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

32) Bet Makers

33) Beth Medrash Govoha

34) Betr Holdings Inc.

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

36) BLANKROME

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

38) Braeburn Inc.

39) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

40) Brief

41) Britton Industries Inc

42) Brown & Connery LLP

43) Buckeye Brine LLC

44) BusPatrol America LLC

45) BVNK

46) Cedar Management

47) Charlie Health Inc.

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

49) Cheshire Home

50) CME Group

51) Coach USA

52) Coalition for Equitable Early Education

53) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership (CHEP)

54) Coalition of County SPCAs

55) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

56) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

57) Concentra Medical Centers

58) Concord Engineering Group

59) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

60) Consumer Technology Association

61) Continent 8 LLC

62) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

63) Coppola Services Inc.

64) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

65) County of Essex

66) CSL Behring

67) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

68) DaVita Inc.

69) DCI Group AZ LLC

70) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

71) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

72) DMR Architects PC

73) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

74) Duke Farms Foundation

75) Eagleview Group LLC

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

77) EFK Group

78) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

79) Enterprise Holdings

80) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

81) Excellent Home Health Care Inc.

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) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

111) Just Bee the Change

112) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

113) Kaleo Inc

114) Kemper Realty Inc

115) Land Conservancy of NJ

116) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

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) Magellan Healthcare Inc.

125) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

126) Manheim NJ

127) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

128) Mark43

129) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

130) Maven Construction Corp.

131) McCarter Theater Center

132) Metlife

133) Micro Electronics Inc

134) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

135) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

136) Modivcare

137) Molson Coors Beverage Company

138) Morris View Management LLC

139) Motorola Solutions Inc

140) MSD LLC

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

142) National Association of Social Workers NJ Chapter

143) National Strategies - Everlaw

144) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

145) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

146) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

147) NBC Universal Media LLC

148) Nemours Foundation, The

149) Network Advertising Initiative

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) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

184) NW Financial Group LLC

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

186) Ohm Theory LLC

187) OneMain General Services Corporation

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

189) PalCare

190) Partnership for Innovative Action (The)

191) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

192) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

193) Planned Companies

194) PNC Bank

195) Porchetta Companies Ltd.

196) Prevenitas

197) Princeton Public Affairs Group

198) Pro League Network

199) Progress NJ

200) Progyny

201) Prologis LP

202) Propelus

203) PSE&G Co

204) Public Consulting Group LLC

205) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

206) REED Academy

207) Responsible Beverage Association of New Jersey

208) Rising Pharmaceuticals

209) Roblox Corporation

210) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

211) Rush Street Interactive

212) RWJ Barnabas Health

213) Ryan LLC

214) Safepoint Scientific

215) Safety First Healthcare Corp

216) Salon Suites Association of New Jersey

217) SAS Institute Inc

218) Savannah Energy

219) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

220) Service Contract Industry Council

221) Sherwin-Williams Co

222) Shoreline Fiber

223) SidePrize LLC dba PrizePicks

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

234) TD Bank NA

235) Teachers of Tomorrow

236) TechUnited:NJ

237) Tekni-Plex Inc.

238) Tenax Strategies Inc

239) Thomson West

240) Township of Readington

241) Traveling Vineyards

242) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

243) Turnbull Law Group

244) United Airlines Inc

245) United Way of Hunterdon County

246) Univision Communications Inc

247) US Facilities Inc

248) USA Architects Corp

249) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

250) Valley Hospital

251) Van Cleef Engineering Associates

252) Vertical Bridge

253) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

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

255) Walmart Inc.

256) Waymo LLC

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

258) West Publishing Co

259) Western LNG LLC

260) 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 PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

76) MICHIGAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

77) MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU)

78) MICHIGAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

79) MICHIGAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY (MVU)

80) MICHIGAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE

81) MONTCALM AREA ISD

82) MSU Research Foundation

83) MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MICHIGAN

84) NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING

85) NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY INC

86) NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU

87) NEXTENERGY CENTER

88) ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC

89) OPPORTUNITY THRIVE

90) PHANTOM FIREWORKS SHOWROOMS LLC

91) PLANTE AND MORAN

92) REAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN

93) RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC

94) RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF KENT COUNTY

95) ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY

96) Rockford Holdings LLC

97) SAGINAW ISD

98) SAMARITAS

99) Samsara Inc.

100) SCHOOL EQUITY CAUCUS

101) SCHUPAN AND SONS

102) SHIAWASSEE REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT (SHIAWASSEE RESD)

103) Skydio

104) ST JOSEPH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

105) TOMRA NORTH AMERICA

106) Trott Law P.C.

107) TUSCOLA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

108) UNITED DEER FARMERS OF MICHIGAN

109) VAN BUREN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

110) VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

111) Verra Mobility

112) VOYA SERVICES COMPANY

113) WASHTENAW ISD

114) 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.