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) Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (ADS)

4) Advantage Capital Partners

5) Advocates for Children of NJ

6) Aetna

7) Air Products & Chemicals Inc

8) Alliance Sports International LLC

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) Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Jersey

17) American Association of Dental Boards

18) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

19) American Kratom Association

20) American Massage Therapy Association NJ Chapter

21) American Specialty Health

22) American Suntanning Association

23) American Water Works Association of NJ

24) American Wood Council

25) Ardent Health Services

26) Areas USA EWR, LLC

27) AshBritt Environmental Inc

28) Association of Environmental Authorities

29) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

30) Asurion LLC

31) Atlantic Richfield Co

32) Atlas Diagnostics

33) Avaya Inc

34) Aveanna Healthcare

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

36) Bally's Corporation

37) Bayview Marina

38) BeerTap LLC

39) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

40) Bet Makers

41) BETEGY sp z o o

42) Beth Medrash Govoha

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

44) Binti Inc

45) Block, Inc.

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

47) Borbas Pharmacy Inc. Borbas Surgical Supply Inc.

48) BP America Inc

49) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

50) Brief

51) Britton Industries Inc

52) Brown & Connery LLP

53) Bus Patrol America

54) Buzzy Buds LLC

55) Cedar Management

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) Ernst & Young LLP

90) Euphoria Wellness NJ

91) Excelsior University

92) F & D Enterprises LLC

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) Harmony Foundation of NJ

111) Headquarters Hotel Associates LLC

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) Kush Connection LLC

133) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

134) Leaf Haus LLC

135) Lefrak

136) Lilly USA LLC

137) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

138) Live Traffic Data LLC

139) Lotto.com

140) Lottoland Ltd

141) Maersk Inc

142) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

143) Manheim NJ

144) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

145) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

146) McGraw Health New Jersey

147) Medify Air

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

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) Natural Products Association

165) NBC Universal Media LLC

166) Nemours Foundation, The

167) Neosurf

168) Neurocrine Biosciences Inc

169) New Bridge Medical Center

170) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

171) New York Presbyterian Hospital

172) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

173) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

174) NJ Association of Election Officials

175) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

176) NJ Catholic Conference

177) NJ Civil Justice Institute

178) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

179) NJ Environmental Risk Management Fund

180) NJ Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board

181) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

182) NJ Hall of Fame

183) NJ Institute of Technology

184) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

185) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

186) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

187) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

188) NJ Press Association

189) NJ Private School Council

190) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

191) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

192) NJ School Counselors Association

193) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

194) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

195) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

196) NJ State Nurses Association

197) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

198) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

199) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

200) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

201) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

202) Nucor Corporation

203) NW Financial Group LLC

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

205) OneMain General Services Corporation

206) OTG Management LLC

207) PalCare

208) Palo Alto Networks Inc

209) Parallel

210) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

211) Pew Charitable Trusts

212) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

213) PointsBet USA

214) PRA Group Inc

215) Prevenitas

216) Princeton Public Affairs Group

217) Pro League Network

218) Progress NJ

219) Prologis LP

220) PSE&G Co

221) Public Consulting Group LLC

222) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

223) Radial Power LLC

224) REED Academy

225) Rising Pharmaceuticals

226) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

227) Romer Shoal Lighthouse

228) RWJ Barnabas Health

229) Ryan LLC

230) Safepoint Scientific

231) Safety First Healthcare Corp

232) SAS Institute Inc

233) Savannah Energy

234) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

235) Service Contract Industry Council

236) Sherwin-Williams Co

237) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

238) Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC

239) Somerset Development

240) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

241) Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

242) Spatial Data Logic

243) Special Children's Center The

244) Spencer Savings Bank

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

246) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

247) Station Hoboken, The

248) Stavola

249) STOPit Solutions

250) TD Bank NA

251) Tekni-Plex Inc.

252) Tenax Strategies Inc

253) Terrapin Investment Fund II LLC

254) Thomson West

255) Tiktok Inc.

256) Township of Readington

257) Traveling Vineyards

258) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

259) Union Chill Cannabis Company LLC

260) United Airlines Inc

261) Univision Communications Inc

262) US Facilities Inc

263) USA Architects Corp

264) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

265) Valley Hospital

266) Vertical Bridge

267) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

268) Vineyard Offshore

269) VOYCE Inc.

270) VTKS Holdings LLC

271) Wager Score Corporation

272) Waymo LLC

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

274) West Publishing Co

275) Western LNG LLC

276) Wilmington University

277) YesCare

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 21, 2024