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) 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) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

66) County of Essex

67) CSL Behring

68) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

69) DaVita Inc.

70) DCI Group AZ LLC

71) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

72) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

73) DMR Architects PC

74) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

75) Duke Farms Foundation

76) Eagleview Group LLC

77) Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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

79) EFK Group

80) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

81) Enterprise Holdings

82) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

83) F & D Enterprises LLC

84) Fair Funding for Students

85) Fedway Associates

86) Fieldstone Properties LLC

87) Financial Services Institute

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

89) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

90) Frank Ruocco

91) Garden State Coalition of Schools

92) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

93) Genesys Cloud Services Inc.

94) Giggl Childcare

95) Golden Nugget, The

96) Gordian Group The

97) Gourmet Dining

98) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

99) Harmony Foundation of NJ

100) Hello Heart Inc.

101) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

102) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

103) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

104) Hope Christian Services

105) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

106) iGamingCloud Limited

107) Indiana Professional Management Corp.

108) Insurance Auto Auctions

109) Integrity Health

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

111) John P Holland Charter School

112) Johnson Controls Inc

113) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

114) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

115) Kaleo Inc

116) Kemper Realty Inc

117) Land Conservancy of NJ

118) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

119) Lilly USA LLC

120) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

121) LINY Investor LLC

122) Live Traffic Data LLC

123) Lotto.com

124) Lottoland Ltd

125) Maersk Inc

126) Magellan Healthcare Inc.

127) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

128) Manheim NJ

129) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

130) Mark43

131) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

132) Maven Construction Corp.

133) McCarter Theater Center

134) Metlife

135) Micro Electronics Inc

136) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

137) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

138) Modivcare

139) Molson Coors Beverage Company

140) Morris View Management LLC

141) Motorola Solutions Inc

142) MSD LLC

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

144) National Association of Social Workers NJ Chapter

145) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

146) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

147) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

148) NBC Universal Media LLC

149) Nemours Foundation, The

150) Neosurf

151) New Bridge Medical Center

152) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

153) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

154) New Jersey Jobs, Growth & Prosperity Coalition

155) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

156) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

157) NJ Association of Election Officials

158) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

159) NJ Catholic Conference

160) NJ Civil Justice Institute

161) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

162) NJ Codes Coalition Municipal Electrical Inspectors Association of NJ

163) NJ Energy Coalition

164) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

165) NJ Hall of Fame

166) NJ Hospital Association

167) NJ Institute of Technology

168) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

169) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

170) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

171) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

172) NJ Press Association

173) NJ Private School Council

174) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

175) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

176) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

177) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

178) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

179) NJ State Nurses Association

180) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

181) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

182) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

183) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

184) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

185) Nucor Corporation

186) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

187) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

188) NW Financial Group LLC

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

190) OneMain General Services Corporation

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

192) PalCare

193) Palo Alto Networks Inc

194) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

195) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

196) Planned Companies

197) PNC Bank

198) Prevenitas

199) Princeton Public Affairs Group

200) Pro League Network

201) Progress NJ

202) Progyny

203) Prologis LP

204) Propelus

205) PSE&G Co

206) Public Consulting Group LLC

207) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

208) REED Academy

209) Responsible Beverage Association of New Jersey

210) Rising Pharmaceuticals

211) Roblox Corporation

212) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

213) Rush Street Interactive

214) RWJ Barnabas Health

215) Ryan LLC

216) Safepoint Scientific

217) Safety First Healthcare Corp

218) Salon Suites Association of New Jersey

219) SAS Institute Inc

220) Savannah Energy

221) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

222) Service Contract Industry Council

223) Sherwin-Williams Co

224) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

225) Solar Landscape

226) Somerset Development

227) SoulFlora

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) Stone Hill Ventures LLC

234) Strategos Public Affairs LLC for Mantra Health Inc.

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

236) TD Bank NA

237) Teachers of Tomorrow

238) TechUnited:NJ

239) Tekni-Plex Inc.

240) Tenax Strategies Inc

241) Thomson West

242) Township of Readington

243) Traveling Vineyards

244) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

245) Turnbull Law Group

246) United Airlines Inc

247) United Way of Hunterdon County

248) Univision Communications Inc

249) US Facilities Inc

250) USA Architects Corp

251) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

252) Valley Hospital

253) Vertical Bridge

254) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

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

256) Walmart Inc.

257) Waymo LLC

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

259) West Publishing Co

260) Western LNG LLC

261) 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: April 28, 2026