Established 1991 with merger of formerly independent firms of Clark Martin and PAUL BONTEMPO, also merged 2002 with Bartlett Associates including Oliver Bartlett and Nancy Pitkin> Martin veteran lobbyist with 23 years of Trenton experience, former newspaper and magazine journalist> Bontempo lifelong political activist, past Democratic National Committeeman> Paul Matacera, formerly with GluckShaw Group, joined 2002 as partner, former mayor of North Brunswick, brother-in-law of former Senate president and McGreevey confidante JOHN LYNCH> Staff includes Ed Meara, former executive director of MERCER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, joined firm 1998> Firm particularly strong in health care, professional licensing, insurance, pharmaceutical, and solid waste issues, recently active in managed care issues relating to physicians, insurers and health facilities, scope of practice definitions between physicians and other health treatment personnel such as physician-assistants and nurse-practitioners, development of standards and criteria for disclosure of information on physician performance.

Princeton Public Affairs Group

Trenton, NJ 08608

Founded 1987, largest firm in lobbying expenditures> Also provides association management services, established affiliated public relations, advertising firm, Winning Strategies> Partners include DALE FLORIO, former national corporate government relations director for Philip Morris, staff to National Association of Manufacturers; chair of Somerset County Republican Committee; BRADLEY BREWSTER, former staff director and counsel to Assembly Republicans, chaired 1993 CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN Transition Team evaluating DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, also of counsel to law firm CALDWELL MEGNA; JOHN RUSSO, former NJ Senate President, 1985 Democratic gubernatorial primary candidate finishing second, co-chair of successful 1989 JIM FLORIO gubernatorial campaign, former Ocean County Democratic chair during 1970s> WILLIAM PASCRELL, III, Passaic County Counsel and son of Congressman WILLIAM PASCRELL JR.> SONIA DELGADO, served as one of five Democratic members on 2001 NJ Legislature Redisticting Commission; David Smith, served as Director of Policy and Planning for NJ General Assembly Democratic Office; Robert Nixon, Republican chair of Freehold and legislative aide and campaign advisor to State Senator BILL GORMLEY> Christine Stearns, former Director of Legislative Affairs for the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association> Former Assembly Speaker JACK COLLINS joined firm 2002 as senior counsel.