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MGA is an Austin, Texas-based governmental affairs consulting firm that offers the intimacy of a boutique lobbying firm with the resources and capabilities of a national organization.

The Firm has decades of strategic experience working in and around the Texas Legislature - ensuring that the client is always represented on both sides of the political aisle. MGA offers a combination of detailed, information-based lobbying together with unparalleled expertise in the Texas legislative process.

At MGA, the principals are always intimately involved in every aspect of the client relationship and employ an individualized, hands-on approach specifically tailored to each client's needs. On behalf of our clients, we are involved at every level of crafting policy in both the legislative and regulatory arenas.

20+ years

Named Top Lobbyist by Austin Business Journal Girl Scouts' "Woman of Distinction" AwardAustin Business Journal's "Profiles in Power" "Austin Under 40" AwardGlossy 8 list by Austin American-Statesman Austin Fashion Week's "Style Setter" Award

  • There are two general types of advocates - those that report what happens and those that make things happen. Andrea is among the very best of those that make things happen. - Brint Ryan, CEO, Ryan LLC
  • Lobbyist, political fundraiser and national political commentator Andrea McWilliams is a skilled strategist, combining grace with grit and patience with persuasion. Known for her meticulous attention to detail, McWilliams brings her unique expertise to every issue she engages drawing on her time in both the private and public sector. The national media, including FOX News, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, USA Today, CNN, BBC, and NPR have all reported on McWilliams' role as a leading fundraiser and political strategist. Named Texas Businesswoman of the Year by the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Texas, she was recognized as "consigliere to the powerful and political." McWilliams was the only lobbyist profiled together with the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House in Texas Monthly's "POWER" feature highlighting the most powerful people at the Texas Capitol.

    McWilliams is also a proud recipient of both the Austin Business Journal's "Profiles in Power" and the Girl Scouts' "Woman of Distinction" Award. She has received the "Austin Under 40" Award, and the Austin American-Statesman honored her as a member of its Glossy 8 list. Last year, McWilliams received Austin Fashion Week's "Style Setter" Award, recognizing her work and dedication on behalf of local nonprofit organizations.

    A Chief of Staff at the Texas Capitol at just 21, McWilliams went on to hone her private sector grassroots skills at the iconic public relations company Public Strategies, Inc. Today, she is the President of McWilliams Governmental Affairs (MGA), a full-service firm of governmental affairs consultants, respected and trusted at the local, state and national level.

    Family and Community:

    Raised just steps from the Texas Capitol on Congress Avenue, McWilliams now resides in Old Enfield, raising three children in a historic home.

    She is a well-known philanthropist, community volunteer and proud native of Austin, named on many occasions to the "All-Stars" of Austin American Statesman Fortunate 500 list. McWilliams is honored to serve on the Board of St. David's Medical Center, one of the largest health systems in Texas and the third-largest private employer in the Austin area. Last year, McWilliams was also appointed to the Board of the Save Historic Muny District whose charge is to preserve 141-acres of green space in Central Austin that includes Lions Municipal Golf Course ("Muny"), widely recognized as the first public golf course in the South to become integrated and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, she enjoys her time on the Pease Park Capital Campaign Committee whose efforts will transform this important landmark for future generations in her hometown.

    McWilliams currently serves on the PAC Board of RYAN, an award-winning global tax services firm based in Dallas. And, she has also served as a board member for many other non-profit organizations, including Texas Lyceum, Mexi-Arte Museum, Arthouse, Rise Across Texas Challenge, HeartGift, Austin Children in Crisis, Pioneer Farms and the Waterloo President's Council. She is an inaugural member of the Long Center's Notable Women and a long-time member of the St. David's Hospital Toast of the Town Committee. True to her roots, McWilliams is a proud past President of Inherit Austin, an organization founded to preserve Austin's architectural and cultural past by not only protecting the city's important landmarks and historical fabric, but safeguarding its unique character as well.

    McWilliams has represented the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and KillCancer, two nonprofit groups committed to cancer prevention. She was also honorary chair for the Mamma Jamma Ride, which since its inaugural ride, has raised millions of dollars for non-profits serving thousands of Central Texans coping with breast cancer. In recognition, the Seton Breast Cancer Center in Austin named their screening room after McWilliams. In 2018, McWilliams additionally served as the honorary chair of the Celebration of Life, the most significant fundraising event for breast cancer in Austin, Texas.

    In partnership with the Austin Business Journal, McWilliams enjoys volunteering as a business mentor to other young women in Central Texas. Aside from her continued board service with Preservation Austin, Ballet Austin and the Pease Park Conservancy, she also served as a member of the Girl Scouts Centennial Celebration Committee and chaired Austin's largest charity event, the Ballet Fete, benefiting Ballet Austin. McWilliams additionally co-chaired the Marathon Kids gala and was a chair of the University of Texas Blanton Museum of Art Gala. In support of the Center for Child Protection, McWilliams was a celebrity dancer for Austin's inaugural "Dancing With The Stars" fundraising event. She is a proud past member of the Texas Emerald Ball Committee, whose endeavors support the American Ireland Fund.

    During the 86th Legislative Session, McWilliams also served on the Governor For A Day Committee.

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    Clients:

    1) 7NT Enterprises, LLC

    2) Academy of Trial Lawyers (NYS)

    3) ADIRONDACK COUNCIL (THE)

    4) ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION

    5) AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

    6) ANGI Homeservices, Inc.

    7) ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND

    8) APICHA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

    9) Appriss, Inc.

    10) Asian Americans for Equality, Inc.

    11) Assigned Counsel Association (NYS)

    12) Association of American Publishers, Inc.

    13) Association of Home Inspectors, Inc.(NYS)

    14) ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (NYS)

    15) AT&T SERVICES, INC. ( AT&T SERVICES, INC.)

    16) Beyond Finance LLC

    17) BioIQ, Inc.

    18) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIP L.P.

    19) BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

    20) BOMBARDIER TRANSIT CORPORATION & AFFILIATES

    21) BRONX PARENT HOUSING NETWORK INC. (THE)

    22) Burd Home Health, LLC (Elite Home Health Care)

    23) CAMBA, INC.

    24) CannTech NY LLC

    25) CannTech OpCo, LLC

    26) Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company

    27) Clear National Title Agency LLC

    28) Correct Care Solutions, LLC

    29) Council of Peoples Organization, Inc. Community Health Center

    30) Cronos Group, Inc. c/o Cronos USA Client Services

    31) DeVry University

    32) Dimora Brands, Inc.

    33) DISH NETWORK L.L.C.

    34) DRAFTKINGS INC.

    35) ELEVATOR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. (THE)

    36) ELLIS HOSPITAL

    37) ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

    38) Equity Residential

    39) ERICKSON LIVING MANAGEMENT, LLC

    40) Excel Dryer, Inc.

    41) FANDUEL, INC.

    42) FORT TICONDEROGA

    43) FRESH DIRECT, LLC

    44) GAR ASSOCIATES LLC

    45) Getaround, Inc.

    46) Glamsquad, Inc.

    47) GORDIAN GROUP, INC. (THE)

    48) Grand Trunk Corporation

    49) GREATER NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER OF THE ALS ASSOCIATION, INC. (THE)

    50) GREATER NEW YORK HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ASSOCIATION

    51) GROUPON, INC.

    52) HANAC, INC.

    53) Hand and Stone Franchise Corporation

    54) HARBOR TIDE CORP.

    55) HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.

    56) HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT

    57) HUDSON HEALTH EXTRACTS, LLC

    58) INDIA HOME, INC.

    59) INDUSTRIOUS NATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC

    60) INNOVATIVE LENDING PLATFORM ASSOCIATION

    61) IPT LLC

    62) JA Connect LLC

    63) JCAD Corp.

    64) Klayna Realty LLC

    65) KOCH COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR, LLC AND AFFILIATES ( KOCH COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR, LLC AND AFFILIATES)

    66) LAGO RESORT & CASINO, LLC

    67) Lane Powell PC (BGHN Holdings, LLC)

    68) LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.

    69) Legal Momentum, the Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund

    70) Lessing's Hospitality Group

    71) Liberty Utilities (Eastern Water Holdings) Corp.

    72) LIFESONG, INC.

    73) LS Power Development, LLC

    74) MAIDENBAUM PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION GROUP, LLC

    75) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

    76) MCGRAW-HILL GLOBAL EDUCATION HOLDINGS, LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES

    77) METROPOLITAN TAXICAB BOARD OF TRADE, INC.

    78) MICROSOFT CORPORATION

    79) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( City Lumber, Inc)

    80) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION)

    81) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( MERSCORP HOLDINGS, INC.)

    82) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( National Football League)

    83) MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC. ( PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP)

    84) National Association of Vision care Plans

    85) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

    86) NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION / NEW YORK

    87) NATO Theatre Owners of New York State, Inc. ( NATO Theatre Owners of New York State, Inc.)

    88) New York Cares, Inc.

    89) New York Staffing Association ( New York Staffing Association)

    90) NORTHEAST CHARTER SCHOOLS NETWORK, INC. ( NORTHEAST CHARTER SCHOOLS NETWORK, INC.)

    91) NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT;PUBLIC CORPORATION

    92) Omaze, Inc.

    93) OMEGA BROKERAGE, INC.

    94) On Deck Capital, Inc.

    95) One Fair Wage Action

    96) ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

    97) Our Body Electric, Inc.

    98) PER SCHOLAS, INC.

    99) PGA TOUR, INC.

    100) PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP ( PYRAMID MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC)

    101) POSTMATES, INC.

    102) Professional Golfers' Association of America

    103) Pymetrics, Inc. ( Pymetrics, Inc.)

    104) Queens Borough Public Library;PUBLIC CORPORATION

    105) QUEENS DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC

    106) R3 Education, INc.

    107) Redwood Capital Investments LLC ( Allegis Group Inc.)

    108) Redwood Capital Investments LLC ( ERICKSON LIVING MANAGEMENT, LLC)

    109) Redwood Capital Investments LLC ( RV Retailer, LLC)

    110) Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

    111) Retail Council of New York State

    112) SAFE HEALTHY AFFORDABLE RELIABLE ENERGY IN NEW YORK, INC.

    113) SCHOLASTIC MERIT FUND, INC.

    114) SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 32BJ

    115) STEEL INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK (THE) ( Allied Building Metal Industries, Inc.; The Ornamental Metal Institute of New york, Inc.)

    116) Teens for Food Justice, INC.

    117) Textile Rental Services Association

    118) THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BANKERS, INC.

    119) THE MAYFORTH GROUP, LLC (Magnolia Wellness)

    120) THE WINE CELLAR GROUP, INC.

    121) THRIVEE, INC.

    122) TILCON NEW YORK INC.

    123) TISHMAN SPEYER PROPERTIES, L.P.

    124) United Breast Cancer Foundation

    125) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL 1500 (THE)

    126) Upstate Concierge Medicine, LLC dba United Concierge Medicine ( Upstate Concierge Management, LLC dba UCM Digital Health)

    127) Upstate Concierge Medicine, LLC dba United Concierge Medicine ( Upstate Concierge Management, LLC dba United Concierge Medicine)

    128) Upstate Concierge Medicine, LLC dba United Concierge Medicine ( Upstate Concierge Medicine, LLC dba United Concierge Medicine)

    129) URAC, Inc

    130) Vapor Technology Association

    131) W2LS Corp.

    132) WESTFIELD, LLC ( WESTFIELD AIRPORTS, LLC; Westfield DD&C LLC; WESTFIELD, LLC; World Trade Center)

    133) Willoughby Operating Company LLC

    Clients:

    1) 1776 Pharmaceuticals LLC

    2) ABBOTT LABORATORIES

    3) Accenture LLP

    4) Advanced Drainage Systems

    5) Air Evac Lifeteam

    6) Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.

    7) Alabama Shipyard LLC

    8) Alden Torch Financial LLC

    9) Allegiant Travel Company

    10) Alliance for Automotive Innovation

    11) Alliance for Olive Oil Quality Standards

    12) Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers

    13) Altice USA, Inc.

    14) Altria Client Services LLC

    15) Aluminum Association Inc.

    16) Amazon Corporate, LLC

    17) American Bankers Association

    18) American Coalition of Independent Content Production

    19) American College of Gastroenterology

    20) American Council of Life Insurers

    21) American Cruise Lines

    22) Americans for Prosperity

    23) Amgen USA, Inc.

    24) Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

    25) Ant Group Co., Ltd.

    26) Aon Service Corporation

    27) Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation

    28) APOLLO MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LP

    29) Appriss, Inc.

    30) Arcosa, Inc.

    31) Argentem Creek Partners LP

    32) Arizona Water Company

    33) Associations of Mexican Tomato Growers

    34) Asurion LLC

    35) AT&T Services, Inc.

    36) Athletico Physical Therapy

    37) Bain Capital, LLC

    38) Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

    39) Barrick Gold Corporation of North America Inc.

    40) Bayer Corporation (FKA Monsanto Company)

    41) Bell-Carter Foods

    42) Biotechnology Innovation Organization

    43) Bloom Energy

    44) Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

    45) Brightline Holdings LLC (fka Virgin Trains USA)

    46) Business Roundtable

    47) CalOptima

    48) Cargill, Inc.

    49) Carlyle Investment Management fka The Carlyle Group

    50) CF Industries, Inc. and CF Industries Holdings, Inc

    51) Charter Communications, Inc.

    52) Chevron, U.S.A. Inc.

    53) CHRISTUS Health System

    54) Chubb INA Holdings Inc.

    55) Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

    56) City of Houston

    57) City of Laredo, Texas

    58) City of Vallejo, California

    59) Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform

    60) Coalition to Heal Invisible Wounds

    61) Comcast Corporation

    62) Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne

    63) Connected Nation Development Corporation

    64) Consumer Technology Association

    65) Cook Group Inc.

    66) Cordant Health Solutions

    67) CoreCivic, Inc.

    68) Cox Enterprises Inc.

    69) Cruise Lines International Association

    70) Cumberland Community Improvement District

    71) CVS Health

    72) DaVita, Inc.

    73) DJI Technology, Inc.

    74) DoorDash

    75) Eastman Chemical Company

    76) Empresas Fonalledas, Inc.

    77) EMVCo, LLC

    78) Energy Harbor Corp.

    79) Entergy Services, LLC

    80) Equifax Inc.

    81) Esquel Enterprises Limited

    82) EXXON MOBIL CORP

    83) Federated Wireless, Inc.

    84) Financial Services Forum

    85) FireEye, Inc.

    86) FireKeepers Development Authority

    87) Fletcher Group, Inc.

    88) Florida Citrus Mutual

    89) Fluor Corporation

    90) FMR LLC

    91) Fontana Union Water Co.

    92) Fontana Water Company

    93) Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency

    94) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority

    95) FS Investment Corporation

    96) Gap Inc.

    97) Garden of Life, LLC

    98) Garrett Electronics, Inc.

    99) Genentech Inc

    100) George Kaiser Family Foundation

    101) GGV Management LLC

    102) Gila River Indian Community

    103) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    104) Global Medical Response, Inc.

    105) GOJO Industries

    106) Goya Foods Inc.

    107) HawkEye 360 Inc.

    108) HDR, Inc.

    109) Healthcare Leadership Council

    110) HerdX

    111) Hershey Company

    112) Hill-Rom

    113) Hillwood Development Company, LLC

    114) Ho-Chunk Inc.

    115) Honeywell International

    116) Houchens Industries

    117) Houston Airport System

    118) Humane Society Legislative Fund

    119) IMCS Group Inc.

    120) Indigo Ag

    121) Innovation Alliance

    122) Inseego Corp.

    123) International Business Machines Corporation

    124) International Council of Shopping Centers

    125) International Paper

    126) Keidanren

    127) KEWA Financial Inc.

    128) Kingston Technology

    129) Koch Companies Public Sector

    130) Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company

    131) KPC Development Company LLC

    132) LanzaTech Inc.

    133) Laureate Education, Inc. (FKA Laureate International Universities)

    134) Let'sGetChecked

    135) Levi Strauss & Company

    136) LG Chem America, Inc.

    137) LG&E and KU Energy, LLC

    138) Liberty Global Logistics

    139) Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

    140) LOreal USA

    141) Lyft, Inc.

    142) Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.

    143) Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

    144) McKesson Corporation

    145) MDIF Media Partners I, LP

    146) Meta Aerospace

    147) MetaBank, N.A.

    148) Millennium Health

    149) Mobility Capital Finance, Inc. dba MoCaFi

    150) Motion Picture Association of America

    151) National Association of REALTORS

    152) National Association of Theatre Owners

    153) National Cotton Council of America

    154) National Immigration Law Center

    155) National Independent Venue Association

    156) National Thoroughbred Racing Association

    157) NCTA-The Internet & Television Association

    158) New Venture Fund

    159) NextEra Energy, Inc.

    160) Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

    161) Oaktree Capital Management

    162) OC Oerlikon Management AG

    163) Oneida Indian Nation

    164) Otis Elevator Company

    165) Owens & Minor, Inc.

    166) Pacific Architects and Engineers, LLC

    167) Palantir Technologies, Inc.

    168) Partnership for Job Creation

    169) Pebble Limited Partnership

    170) Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians

    171) Penobscot Nation

    172) Pfizer, Inc.

    173) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

    174) Pipe Line Contractors Association

    175) PMI Global Services Inc.

    176) Polaris Industries

    177) Pompeian, Inc

    178) Port of Long Beach

    179) Professional Background Screeners Association fka NAPBS

    180) Puerto Rico Statehood Council

    181) Qualcomm Incorporated

    182) Raytheon Technologies Corporation and Affiliates (fka United Technologies Corp)

    183) ResMed, Inc.

    184) Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI)

    185) Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

    186) Rotech Healthcare, Inc.

    187) RP Management, LLC

    188) San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

    189) Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

    190) Senseonics Incorporated

    191) Shatterproof

    192) Siemens Corporation

    193) Sight Sciences, Inc.

    194) Signature Flight Support Corporation

    195) Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine

    196) Solano Transportation Authority

    197) Southeastern Conference

    198) Southwest Research Institute

    199) Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    200) Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    201) Surgery Partners

    202) Syracuse University

    203) TE Connectivity

    204) Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice

    205) Texas Public Policy Foundation

    206) The Alliance for Trade Enforcement (AFTE) fka (AFTI)

    207) The Center for a Free Economy

    208) The Michaels Companies, Inc.

    209) The Puerto Rico Equality Forum

    210) The Seneca Nation of Indians

    211) The Strategic Group

    212) Tile

    213) Total Administrative Services Corporation

    214) TransUnion

    215) Trimble Navigation Ltd

    216) Trinity Industries

    217) Twenty Holdings Inc

    218) U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness

    219) U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform

    220) United Parcel Service

    221) United States Pharmacopeial Convention

    222) Unity Aluminum (fka Braidy Industries)

    223) University of Louisville

    224) UofL Health, Inc.

    225) US Physician Partners (Informal Coalition)

    226) UT-Carrier

    227) Vallourec USA Corporation

    228) Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

    229) Verax BioMedical Inc.

    230) Visa, U.S.A., Inc.

    231) VIZIO, Inc.

    232) Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    233) Wabash Valley Resources, LLC

    234) Xenex Disinfection Services, LLC

    235) Yacht Haven USVI LLC

    236) Zelis Healthcare Corporation

    237) ZP Better Together, LLC

    238) ZTE Corporation

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