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These 10 special interest groups reported the largest total spending last year: the New Jersey Education Association $6.8 million, Verizon NJ $935,252, Exelon Corp/Exelon Generation $860,882, New Jersey Hospital Association $756,393, AARP NJ $723,730, Public Service Enterprise Group $640,272, Prudential Financial Inc. $567,976, New Jersey Builders Association $566,325, First Energy/Jersey Central Power & Light $548,586, Honeywell International Inc. $512,285.

The top ten multi-client lobbying firms ranked by fees collected are: Princeton Public Affairs Group $7.8 million, Public Strategies Impact $5.8 million, Martin-Bontempo-Matacera-Bartlett-Gluckshaw $3.7 million, Kaufman Zita Group $1.8 million, Gibbons PC $1.7 million, Capital Public Affairs $1.7 million, Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti $1.5 million, Impact NJ $1.3 million, Capital Impact Group $1.2 million and Porzio Governmental Affairs $1.2 million.

Full details about lobbyist activities in 2010 are available at: http://www.elec.state.nj.us/publicinformation/gaa_annual.htm. Paper copies of annual reports are available upon request at ELEC, and will be available on the commission’s website later this year.

— TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM