David Smith

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David Smith

( New Jersey,  )

Princeton Public Affairs Group Inc

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Introduction

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.

Client List  Biography 
Clients

1) Active Hours Inc dba Earnin

2) Actors Fund Home

3) Adler Aphasia Center

4) Advantage Capital Partners

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) Asurion LLC

27) Atlas Diagnostics

28) Avaya Inc

29) Aveanna Healthcare

30) Balcony Technology Group Inc.

31) Bayview Marina

32) Beacon Specialized Living NJ

33) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

34) Bet Makers

35) Beth Medrash Govoha

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) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

40) Brief

41) Britton Industries Inc

42) Brown & Connery LLP

43) BusPatrol America LLC

44) Care Options for Kids

45) Cedar Management

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

47) Cheshire Home

48) Cigna Corporate Services LLC

49) Coach USA

50) Coalition for Equitable Early Education

51) Coalition of County SPCAs

52) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

53) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

54) Concentra Medical Centers

55) Concord Engineering Group

56) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

57) Consumer Technology Association

58) Continent 8 LLC

59) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

60) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

61) County of Essex

62) CSL Behring

63) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

64) DaVita Inc.

65) DCI Group AZ LLC

66) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

67) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

68) DMR Architects PC

69) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

70) Duke Farms Foundation

71) Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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

73) EFK Group

74) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

75) Enterprise Holdings

76) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

77) F & D Enterprises LLC

78) Fair Funding for Students

79) Fedway Associates

80) Fieldstone Properties LLC

81) Financial Services Institute

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

83) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

84) Frank Ruocco

85) Garden State Coalition of Schools

86) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

87) Genesys Cloud Services Inc.

88) Giggl Childcare

89) Golden Nugget, The

90) Google LLC and its Affiliates

91) Gordian Group The

92) Gourmet Dining

93) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

94) Harmony Foundation of NJ

95) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

96) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

97) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

98) Hope Christian Services

99) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

100) iGamingCloud Limited

101) Inseparable Action Inc

102) Insurance Auto Auctions

103) Integrity Health

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

105) John P Holland Charter School

106) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

107) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

108) Kemper Realty Inc

109) Land Conservancy of NJ

110) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

111) Lilly USA LLC

112) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

113) LINY Investor LLC

114) Live Traffic Data LLC

115) Lotto.com

116) Lottoland Ltd

117) Maersk Inc

118) Magellan Healthcare Inc.

119) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

120) Manheim NJ

121) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

122) Mark43

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) Modivcare

131) Molson Coors Beverage Company

132) Morris View Management LLC

133) Motorola Solutions Inc

134) MSD LLC

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

136) National Association of Social Workers NJ Chapter

137) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

138) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

139) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

140) Natural Products Association

141) NBC Universal Media LLC

142) Nemours Foundation, The

143) Neosurf

144) New Bridge Medical Center

145) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

146) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

147) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

148) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

149) NJ Association of Election Officials

150) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

151) NJ Catholic Conference

152) NJ Civil Justice Institute

153) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

154) NJ Codes Coalition Municipal Electrical Inspectors Association of NJ

155) NJ Energy Coalition

156) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

157) NJ Hall of Fame

158) NJ Institute of Technology

159) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

160) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

161) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

162) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

163) NJ Press Association

164) NJ Private School Council

165) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

166) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

167) NJ School Counselors Association

168) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

169) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

170) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

171) NJ State Nurses Association

172) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

173) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

174) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

175) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

176) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

177) Nucor Corporation

178) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

179) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

180) NW Financial Group LLC

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

182) OneMain General Services Corporation

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

184) PalCare

185) Palo Alto Networks Inc

186) Partnership for Innovative Action (The)

187) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

188) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

189) Planned Companies

190) PNC Bank

191) Prevenitas

192) Princeton Public Affairs Group

193) Pro League Network

194) Progress NJ

195) Progyny

196) Prologis LP

197) Propelus

198) PSE&G Co

199) Public Consulting Group LLC

200) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

201) REED Academy

202) Responsible Beverage Association of New Jersey

203) Rising Pharmaceuticals

204) Roblox Corporation

205) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

206) Rush Street Interactive

207) RWJ Barnabas Health

208) Ryan LLC

209) Safepoint Scientific

210) Safety First Healthcare Corp

211) Salon Suites Association of New Jersey

212) SAS Institute Inc

213) Savannah Energy

214) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

215) Service Contract Industry Council

216) Sherwin-Williams Co

217) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

218) Solar Landscape

219) Somerset Development

220) SoulFlora

221) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

222) Special Children's Center The

223) Spencer Savings Bank

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

225) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

226) Stone Hill Ventures LLC

227) Strategos Public Affairs LLC for Mantra Health Inc.

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

229) TD Bank NA

230) Teachers of Tomorrow

231) Tenax Strategies Inc

232) Thomson West

233) Township of Readington

234) Traveling Vineyards

235) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

236) Turnbull Law Group

237) United Airlines Inc

238) United Way of Hunterdon County

239) Univision Communications Inc

240) US Facilities Inc

241) USA Architects Corp

242) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

243) Valley Hospital

244) Vertical Bridge

245) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

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

247) Waymo LLC

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

249) West Publishing Co

250) Western LNG LLC

251) WPT Enterprises inc.

Biography

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.

Last Updated: February 03, 2026