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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21, 2016 -- David Smith of Princeton Public Affairs Group was appointed 2017 Chairman of The Advocacy Group Board of Directors. The TAG Board announced his appointment at their November 2016 Annual Meeting in Dana Point, CA. Mr. Smith, a partner in the Trenton, NJ-based 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.”
TAG is the premier municipal, state, federal and international government and public affairs organization. TAG members are recognized as the top public affairs firms in state capitals throughout the United States as well as many countries and jurisdictions throughout the world collectively representing thousands of corporations, associations and organizations.
The 2017 TAG Executive Committee also includes: President Bryan Brooks of Paladin Group located in Madison, WI; Vice President Meghan Loper of Capitol Strategies Group located in Sacramento, CA; Treasurer Dave Collins of Rath, Young & Pignatelli located in Concord, NH; Secretary Dave Horne of Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchel & Jernigan LLP located in Raleigh, NC; International member Warwick Smith of Instinctif Partners in the UK and other offices in Europe; Ex-officio and past chair member June DeHart of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Washington DC, TAG Federal member; and Managing Director Leif Johnson.
For more information or help finding a lobbyist in TAG’s extensive global network, please email [email protected] or go to the TAG website at www.theadvocacygroup.org.
To directly connect with TAG’s Managing Director Leif Johnson, call 703-597-4276.
