(512) 477-4677
1220 Colorado Street, Suite 100, Austin, TX, 78701, 
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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.
1) AmSpa
4) Axenic
6) Blue Origin
9) Citibank
10) City of Laredo
12) Cleveland Mack
13) CodeMantra
14) Collin College
15) Dallas - Fort Worth International Airport
17) Dialcare
18) Everbridge
20) Gartner
21) General Dynamics
22) Gibson Energy
23) HeliMedic
24) Homeowners for Fair Taxes and Services, Inc.
27) Intuit
28) Istation
29) Kickapoo Traditional of Texas
30) Lennar
31) Lexmark
32) MetLife
33) MTX Group
34) Neiman Marcus
35) Office Depot
39) PowerSchool
41) Rubrik
42) Rush Enterprises
43) Ryan, LLC
44) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America
45) TexAmericas
46) Texarkana College Foundation
47) Texarkana Mack
48) Texas Association of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
49) Texas Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
50) Texas Home Builders Association
51) Thomson Reuters (West Publishing)
52) TikTok
54) Xcel Energy
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
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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5) ELEVATOR INDUSTRY WORK PRESERVATION FUND
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11) LEECH LAKE RESERVATION BUSINESS COMM
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5) ELEVATOR INDUSTRY WORK PRESERVATION FUND
6) EMBECTA
10) INTL UNION OF ALLIED PAINTERS & TRADES DIST CNCL 82
11) LEECH LAKE RESERVATION BUSINESS COMM
12) MICROSOFT CORP
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
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4) Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
5) Embecta
9) Intl Union of Allied Painters & Trades Dist Cncl 82
10) Leech Lake Reservation Business Comm
11) Microsoft Corp
12) MN Academy of Ophthalmology
14) MN Auto Dealers Assn (MADA)
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7) OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, INCORPORATED
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2) EDP RENEWABLES NORTH AMERICA LLC
3) HUDDLESTON INVESTMENTS, INC.
6) LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY d/b/a LAMAR ADVERTISING
7) OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, INCORPORATED
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1) Alliance for Regenerative Medicine
3) Association of Critical Care Transport
6) Denver Health and Hospital Authority
7) Front Line Hospital Alliance
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
1) ACT, INC.
2) ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES LLC
3) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
4) BAY VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
6) BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS TWIN CITIES
9) BOLDAGE PACE
13) CHASKA, CITY OF
15) DAVITA, INC.
16) ELEVATOR INDUSTRY WORK PRESERVATION FUND
17) EMBECTA
19) FAIRMONT CITY OF
21) FAIRVOTE MN
23) GOPHER STATE ONE CALL, INC.
24) HEALTHEMED
25) HIBBING, CITY OF
26) HOPKINS CITY OF
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30) JOINT RELIGIOUS LEGISLATIVE COALITION
31) KARE LLC
32) LEECH LAKE RESERVATION BUSINESS COMM
34) METRO MINN COUNCIL ON GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
35) MICROSOFT CORP
38) MN ALLIANCE OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS
40) MN AUTO DEALERS ASSN (MADA)
42) MN CHAPTER INTL ASSN OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS
47) MN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
48) MN SPORTS FACILITIES AUTHORITY
51) MN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSN
52) MN YOUTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ASSN
53) NEXUS DIVERSIFIED COMMUNITY SERVICES
55) PAPER
56) PARKS & TRAILS COUNCIL OF MINNESOTA
57) PIONEER EQUIPMENT DEALERS ASSN
59) PROCTER & GAMBLE
62) SALVATION ARMY NORTHERN DIVISION
63) SHAKOPEE CITY OF
64) SHERBURNE COUNTY
66) THOMSON REUTERS
67) TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND
68) TTX CO
69) TURO
70) WACONIA CITY OF
72) WAYZATA, CITY OF
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
1) ACT, Inc.
2) Allied Waste Industries LLC
3) American Council of Engineering Cos of MN (ACEC/MN)
4) Assn of Dental Support Organizations
6) Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities
9) BoldAge PACE
13) Chaska, City of
16) DaVita, Inc.
18) Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
19) Embecta
23) FairVote MN
26) Gopher State One Call, Inc.
27) Healthemed
28) Hibbing, City of
29) Hopkins, City of
32) Intl Union of Allied Painters & Trades Dist Cncl 82
33) Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
34) KARE LLC
35) Leech Lake Reservation Business Comm
38) Metro Minn Council on Graduate Medical Education
39) Microsoft Corp
42) MN Academy of Ophthalmology
43) MN Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
45) MN Auto Dealers Assn (MADA)
47) MN Chapter Intl Assn of Arson Investigators
52) MN Society of Anesthesiologists
53) MN Sports Facilities Authority
56) MN Veterinary Medical Assn
57) MN Watersheds
58) MN Youth Intervention Programs Assn
60) Nexus Diversified Community Services
62) Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota
63) Pioneer Equipment Dealers Assn
65) Procter & Gamble
68) Salvation Army Northern Division
72) Sherburne County
75) Thomson Reuters
76) TTX Co
77) Turo
78) Waconia, City of
80) Wayzata, City of
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
1) ACT, INC.
2) ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES LLC
3) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
4) BAY VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
6) BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS TWIN CITIES
9) BOLDAGE PACE
13) CHASKA, CITY OF
15) DAVITA, INC.
16) ELEVATOR INDUSTRY WORK PRESERVATION FUND
17) EMBECTA
19) FAIRMONT CITY OF
21) FAIRVOTE MN
23) GOPHER STATE ONE CALL, INC.
24) HEALTHEMED
25) HIBBING, CITY OF
26) HOPKINS CITY OF
29) INTL UNION OF ALLIED PAINTERS & TRADES DIST CNCL 82
30) JOINT RELIGIOUS LEGISLATIVE COALITION
31) KARE LLC
32) LEECH LAKE RESERVATION BUSINESS COMM
34) METRO MINN COUNCIL ON GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
35) MICROSOFT CORP
38) MN ALLIANCE OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS
40) MN AUTO DEALERS ASSN (MADA)
42) MN CHAPTER INTL ASSN OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS
47) MN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
48) MN SPORTS FACILITIES AUTHORITY
51) MN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSN
52) MN YOUTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ASSN
53) NEXUS DIVERSIFIED COMMUNITY SERVICES
55) PAPER
56) PARKS & TRAILS COUNCIL OF MINNESOTA
57) PIONEER EQUIPMENT DEALERS ASSN
59) PROCTER & GAMBLE
62) SALVATION ARMY NORTHERN DIVISION
63) SHAKOPEE CITY OF
64) SHERBURNE COUNTY
66) THOMSON REUTERS
67) TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND
68) TTX CO
69) TURO
70) WACONIA CITY OF
72) WAYZATA, CITY OF
2029553000
800 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20006, 
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S Ste 2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S Ste 2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S Ste 2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
1) Assn of Dental Support Organizations
2) BoldAge PACE
3) DaVita, Inc.
4) Embecta
7) Healthemed
9) Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
10) KARE LLC
2029553000
800 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20006, 
800 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20006, 
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
1) BAY VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
3) BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS TWIN CITIES
7) ELEVATOR INDUSTRY WORK PRESERVATION FUND
12) JOINT RELIGIOUS LEGISLATIVE COALITION
13) KARE LLC
14) LEECH LAKE RESERVATION BUSINESS COMM
15) MICROSOFT CORP
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
1) BAY VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
3) BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS TWIN CITIES
7) ELEVATOR INDUSTRY WORK PRESERVATION FUND
12) JOINT RELIGIOUS LEGISLATIVE COALITION
13) KARE LLC
14) LEECH LAKE RESERVATION BUSINESS COMM
15) MICROSOFT CORP
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 
2) Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities
6) Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
11) Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
12) KARE LLC
13) Leech Lake Reservation Business Comm
14) Microsoft Corp
15) Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians-Corp Comm
16) MN Academy of Ophthalmology
22) MN Sports Facilities Authority
25) MN Veterinary Medical Assn
26) MN Watersheds
32) Sherburne County
34) Thomson Reuters
35) TTX Co
36) Turo
37) Wayzata, City of
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(916) 448-2187
1201 K STREET, SUITE 1201, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95814,