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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) BMC Hospital LLC

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

44) BP America Inc

45) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

46) Brief

47) Britton Industries Inc

48) Brown & Connery LLP

49) Bus Patrol America

50) Care Options for Kids

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 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) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

66) County of Essex

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) Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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

77) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

78) Enterprise Holdings

79) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

80) F & D Enterprises LLC

81) Fair Funding for Students

82) Fedway Associates

83) Fieldstone Properties LLC

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

85) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

86) Frank Ruocco

87) Garden State Coalition of Schools

88) Garden State Municipal JIF

89) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

90) Golden Nugget, The

91) Google LLC and its Affiliates

92) Gordian Group The

93) Gourmet Dining

94) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

95) Harmony Foundation of NJ

96) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

97) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

98) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

99) Hope Christian Services

100) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

101) iGamingCloud Limited

102) IH Engineers PC

103) Inseparable Action Inc

104) Insurance Auto Auctions

105) Integrity Health

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

107) JNESO

108) John P Holland Charter School

109) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

110) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

111) Kemper Realty Inc

112) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

113) Lefrak

114) Lilly USA LLC

115) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

116) Live Traffic Data LLC

117) Lotto.com

118) Lottoland Ltd

119) Maersk Inc

120) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

121) Manheim NJ

122) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

123) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

124) Maven Construction Corp.

125) McCarter Theater Center

126) Metlife

127) Micro Electronics Inc

128) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

129) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

130) Molson Coors Beverage Company

131) Mondelez Global LLC

132) Morris & Clara Weshank Family Foundation

133) Morris View Management LLC

134) Motorola Solutions Inc

135) MSD LLC

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

137) National Association of Social Workers NJ/DE

138) National Electrical Contractors Association - Northern New Jersey Chapter

139) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

140) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

141) Natural Products Association

142) NBC Universal Media LLC

143) Nemours Foundation, The

144) Neosurf

145) New Bridge Medical Center

146) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

147) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

148) New York Presbyterian Hospital

149) Newark Opportunity Youth Network

150) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors Association

151) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

152) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

153) NJ Association of Election Officials

154) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

155) NJ Catholic Conference

156) NJ Civil Justice Institute

157) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

158) NJ Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board

159) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

160) NJ Hall of Fame

161) NJ Institute of Technology

162) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

163) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

164) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

165) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

166) NJ Press Association

167) NJ Private School Council

168) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

169) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

170) NJ School Counselors Association

171) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

172) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

173) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

174) NJ State Nurses Association

175) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

176) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

177) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

178) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

179) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

180) Nucor Corporation

181) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

182) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

183) NW Financial Group LLC

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

185) OneMain General Services Corporation

186) Opiod Training Institute LLC

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

188) OTG Management LLC

189) PalCare

190) Palo Alto Networks Inc

191) Partnership for a Drug Free NJ

192) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

193) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

194) PNC Bank

195) PRA Group Inc

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) Rising Pharmaceuticals

208) Roblox Corporation

209) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

210) Rush Street Interactive

211) RWJ Barnabas Health

212) Ryan LLC

213) Safepoint Scientific

214) Safety First Healthcare Corp

215) SAS Institute Inc

216) Savannah Energy

217) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

218) Service Contract Industry Council

219) ServiceMaster Brands

220) Sherwin-Williams Co

221) Skydio

222) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

223) Somerset Development

224) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

225) Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

226) Special Children's Center The

227) Spencer Savings Bank

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

229) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

230) STOPit Solutions

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

232) TD Bank NA

233) Tenax Strategies Inc

234) Thomson West

235) Tiktok Inc.

236) Township of Readington

237) Traveling Vineyards

238) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

239) United Airlines Inc

240) United Way of Hunterdon County

241) Univision Communications Inc

242) US Facilities Inc

243) USA Architects Corp

244) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

245) Valley Hospital

246) Vertical Bridge

247) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

248) VOYCE Inc.

249) Waymo LLC

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

251) West Publishing Co

252) Western LNG LLC

253) 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.

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RICHARD AMBROSINO

(New Jersey, )

1868 Public Affairs LLC

rich@1868publicaffairs.com
609-394-0888
162 W State Street, Trenton, NJ, 08608-1104,

Rich Ambrosino brings a unique skill set and 20 years of political and government affairs experience to 1868 Public Affairs. With experience in grassroots organizing, strategic communications, public relations, government/regulatory affairs and public policy, Mr. Ambrosino serves clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, non-profits and municipal governments.

1) 1868 Public Affairs LLC

2) Care Finders Total Care

3) ChoicePoint Inc

4) Commercial Finance Coalition

5) Community Healthcare Associates

6) Compassionate Care

7) Dominion Voting Systems

8) Education Health Centers of America (EHCA)

9) Garden State Towing Association

10) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

11) HP Inc.

12) JT International (Logic)

13) NJ Community Development Corp

14) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association

15) PSE&G Services Corp

16) ResCare

17) RWJ Barnabas Health

18) Triangle Equities

19) Verizon-NJ

11-15 years

Mr. Ambrosino joined 1868 Public Affairs after serving as Governor Christine Todd Whitman's Senior Deputy Director of Communications, spearheading theme and message development in the Governor's Office. His work helped advance the Whitman administration's agenda in a variety of areas, including health care, education, senior and veterans issues, and the environment and highlighted Whitman's accomplishments by meshing strategic communications efforts like direct mail, electronic advertising and earned media with important administration policy initiatives.
Over the past two decades, Mr. Ambrosino has served in various campaigns at the national, state and county level in a wide variety of roles. In 2010 he was a Co-Chairman of Congressman Jon Runyan's successful congressional race and in 2009 he served as Camden County Campaign Coordinator in Governor Chris Christie's successful campaign. In 2008, Mr. Ambrosino was named New Jersey's Delegation Aide to the Republican National Convention by the McCain for President campaign and served as the campaign's Camden County Field Coordinator.

In 2004, Mr. Ambrosino served as Southern New Jersey Campaign Coordinator for the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign, developing and implementing the campaign's grassroots strategy in an eight-county region. Ultimately, President Bush improved his performance in Ambrosino's region over the 2000 election by more than 14 percentage points, the largest such regional improvement in the nation.

From late 1997 to early 1999, Mr. Ambrosino served as Director of Business & External Affairs for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Charged with developing a pro-active business and governmental outreach program, he gained invaluable knowledge of the department's regulatory system and its effect on New Jersey's economy.

In 1997 Mr. Ambrosino served as Deputy Campaign Manager on Governor Whitman's successful re-election campaign, managing the campaign's daily operations. For two years prior, he served as Political Director at the New Jersey Republican State Committee and Executive Director of the New Jersey Victory 96 program.

Mr. Ambrosino also serves as a Commissioner of Elections in Camden County, a post to which he was first appointed by former Governor Jon Corzine in 2006. He has been re-appointed by Governor Chris Christie.

A graduate of Temple University with a degree in Journalism, Mr. Ambrosino and his wife Mindy reside in Cherry Hill with their sons, Cory and Luke.