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) 180 Turning Lives Around

2) Active Hours Inc dba Earnin

3) Actors Fund Home

4) Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (ADS)

5) Advantage Capital Partners

6) Advocates for Children of NJ

7) Air Products & Chemicals Inc

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) AshBritt Environmental Inc

26) Association of Environmental Authorities

27) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

28) Asurion LLC

29) Atlantic Richfield Co

30) Atlas Diagnostics

31) Avaya Inc

32) Aveanna Healthcare

33) Azura Vascular Care d/b/a Fresenius Vascular Care Inc.

34) Bayview Marina

35) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

36) Bet Makers

37) BETEGY sp z o o

38) Beth Medrash Govoha

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

40) Binti Inc

41) Block, Inc.

42) BMC Hospital LLC

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

44) Borbas Pharmacy Inc. Borbas Surgical Supply Inc.

45) BP America Inc

46) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

47) Brief

48) Britton Industries Inc

49) Brown & Connery LLP

50) Bus Patrol America

51) Buzzy Buds LLC

52) Cardinal Industries

53) Cedar Management

54) Central Jersey College Prep Charter School

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

56) Cigna Corporate Services LLC

57) Coach USA

58) Coalition for Genetic Data Protection, The

59) Coalition of County SPCAs

60) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

61) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

62) Concentra Medical Centers

63) Concord Engineering Group

64) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

65) Consumer Technology Association

66) Conti Solar

67) Continent 8 LLC

68) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

69) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

70) County of Essex

71) Curio Wellness

72) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

73) DaVita Inc.

74) DCI Group AZ LLC

75) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

76) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

77) DMR Architects PC

78) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

79) Don Parisi

80) Draisy LLC

81) Duke Farms Foundation

82) Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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

84) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

85) Entain

86) Enterprise Holdings

87) EPIC Risk Management

88) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

89) Euphoria Wellness NJ

90) Excelsior University

91) F & D Enterprises LLC

92) Fair Funding for Students

93) Fedway Associates

94) Fieldstone Properties LLC

95) Fiserv

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

97) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

98) Frank Ruocco

99) Gamban

100) Garden State Coalition of Schools

101) Garden State Municipal JIF

102) GDC America Inc.

103) GEM Mobile Health

104) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

105) Golden Nugget, The

106) Google LLC and its Affiliates

107) Gordian Group The

108) Gourmet Dining

109) Green Republic LLC

110) Guardian Security Services

111) Harmony Foundation of NJ

112) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

113) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

114) HN1 Therapy Network of New Jersey

115) Home Buyers Warranty Corporation III

116) Hope Christian Services

117) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

118) Hudson Regional Hospital

119) Hunter Technologies

120) iGamingCloud Limited

121) IH Engineers PC

122) Inseparable Action Inc

123) Insurance Auto Auctions

124) Integrity Health

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

126) JNESO

127) John P Holland Charter School

128) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

129) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

130) Kemper Realty Inc

131) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

132) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

133) Leaf Haus LLC

134) Lefrak

135) Lilly USA LLC

136) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

137) Live Traffic Data LLC

138) Lotto.com

139) Lottoland Ltd

140) Maersk Inc

141) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

142) Manheim NJ

143) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

144) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

145) Maven Construction Corp.

146) McCarter Theater Center

147) McGraw Health New Jersey

148) Metlife

149) Micro Electronics Inc

150) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

151) Molson Coors Beverage Company

152) Mondelez Global LLC

153) Montana Health Solutions Inc. - Consumer Direct Care Network

154) Morris & Clara Weshank Family Foundation

155) Morris County Education Services Commission

156) Morris View Management LLC

157) Most Viscious Players

158) Motorola Solutions Inc

159) MSD LLC

160) MyTown Health Partners

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

162) National Association of Social Workers NJ/DE

163) National Electrical Contractors Association - Northern New Jersey Chapter

164) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

165) Natural Products Association

166) NBC Universal Media LLC

167) Nemours Foundation, The

168) Neosurf

169) New Bridge Medical Center

170) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

171) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

172) New York Presbyterian Hospital

173) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

174) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

175) NJ Association of Election Officials

176) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

177) NJ Catholic Conference

178) NJ Civil Justice Institute

179) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

180) NJ Environmental Risk Management Fund

181) NJ Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board

182) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

183) NJ Hall of Fame

184) NJ Institute of Technology

185) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

186) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

187) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

188) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

189) NJ Press Association

190) NJ Private School Council

191) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

192) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

193) NJ School Counselors Association

194) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

195) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

196) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

197) NJ State Nurses Association

198) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

199) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

200) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

201) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

202) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

203) Nucor Corporation

204) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

205) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

206) NW Financial Group LLC

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

208) OneMain General Services Corporation

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

210) OTG Management LLC

211) PalCare

212) Palo Alto Networks Inc

213) Parallel

214) Partnership for a Drug Free NJ

215) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

216) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

217) PNC Bank

218) PointsBet USA

219) PRA Group Inc

220) Prevenitas

221) Princeton Public Affairs Group

222) Pro League Network

223) Progress NJ

224) Progyny

225) Prologis LP

226) Propelus

227) PSE&G Co

228) Public Consulting Group LLC

229) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

230) REED Academy

231) Rising Pharmaceuticals

232) Robinhood Markets Inc

233) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

234) Romer Shoal Lighthouse

235) RWJ Barnabas Health

236) Ryan LLC

237) Safepoint Scientific

238) Safety First Healthcare Corp

239) SAS Institute Inc

240) Savannah Energy

241) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

242) Service Contract Industry Council

243) ServiceMaster Brands

244) Sherwin-Williams Co

245) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

246) Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC

247) Somerset Development

248) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

249) Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

250) Special Children's Center The

251) Spencer Savings Bank

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

253) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

254) Stavola

255) STOPit Solutions

256) TD Bank NA

257) Tenax Strategies Inc

258) Terrapin Investment Fund II LLC

259) Thomson West

260) Tiktok Inc.

261) Township of Readington

262) Traveling Vineyards

263) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

264) Union Chill Cannabis Company LLC

265) United Airlines Inc

266) Univision Communications Inc

267) US Facilities Inc

268) USA Architects Corp

269) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

270) Valley Hospital

271) Vertical Bridge

272) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

273) Vineyard Offshore

274) VOYCE Inc.

275) VTKS Holdings LLC

276) Wager Score Corporation

277) Waymo LLC

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

279) West Publishing Co

280) Western LNG LLC

281) Wild Bird Feeding Institute

282) Wilmington University

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: November 07, 2024