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JAMES PERRY

I've been in the room where decisions are made, written legislation and chaired committees. I served in the NC Senate for six years. I was unanimously elected to Senate Leadership in my first full term and served as Majority Whip until retirement. Additionally, I served as Chairman of Finance, Health Care, and Appropriations on Health and Human Services and served on various committees. I spent my professional career in the C Suite running health care portfolio companies for private equity firms.

A deeply personal mission eventually led me to found NC Capitol Strategies (CAP STRAT) to advocate pro bono for amputees. In January 2024, my daughter Reagan, a former elite high school tennis player, underwent an amputation of her left leg after years of battling non-cancerous bone tumors. She is currently in her first year of Medical School at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

0-5 years

Recognized as Lawmaker of the Year 11 times for various organizations during my tenure.

Senator Jim Perry's entry into North Carolina politics began when proposed legislation threatened to put his business at risk. Experiencing firsthand how public policy can affect jobs, enterprise value, and personal investment inspired his commitment to helping others navigate the legislative process and advocate for sound, balanced policy.

From 2019 to 2024, Senator Perry represented his district in the North Carolina General Assembly. During his first full term, he was unanimously elected by his peers to serve in Senate leadership as Majority Whip, a role he held until his retirement. His strong background in finance and operations earned him the respect of business leaders statewide and contributed to his notable success in fundraising within the Senate caucus. Before entering public service, Perry spent over 20 years in private equity, serving as CEO, COO, and limited partner across multiple ventures and boards in the dental sector. As COO of a 3,000-person dental organization, he led the company through several private equity transactions that achieved industry-leading EBITDA multiples (14x-19x) and enterprise values between $310 million and $2.7 billion before retiring from the industry in 2019.

In the Senate, Perry chaired key committees including Finance, Healthcare, and Appropriations on Health and Human Services. Widely recognized for his expertise in tax policy, healthcare, and complex business issues, he built lasting bipartisan relationships across both chambers of the General Assembly. Perry currently serves on the Board of Visitors at North Carolina State University. He holds a bachelor's degree from NC State University and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

JOSHUA BORILL

6-10 years

Joshua Borill, the founder of State Capitol Solutions, LLC (DBA "State GR") started working in the Louisiana Legislature in 2004. As a senate staffer for former State Senator Mike Michot, he gained the understanding of the legislative process and built strong relationships with legislative staff, current and former legislators as well as executive state department staffers. Josh served as director of state affairs for six years at a Louisiana government affairs firm. He has over 18 years of government and political experience and possesses extensive knowledge in the hallways of the State Capitol. Some of Josh's clients include Chevron, Port Fourchon, Acadian Ambulance, CAJUNDOME, LA1 Coalition and Lafayette Consolidated Government. Josh serves on several boards for various community non-profits, including LSUE Foundation Board and the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Josh is a graduate of the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce Leadership Excel and was honored as one of Acadiana's "Top 20 Under 40" in 2013. In 2009, Josh was a candidate for Man of the Year for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Lafayette Parish. Josh is an avid golfer and a member of the Lafayette Area Football Officials Association (LAFOA) and the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges (MACJC) as a football official. A native of Crowley, Louisiana, and graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Josh currently resides in Broussard with his wife Tonya Peterson Borill and their three children Reese, Rhyan and Hayes.

SARA VERNON

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0-5 years

Sara joined McGuireWoods Consulting after six years with the SC Association of REALTORS as their director of political affairs. In that capacity, she managed the SC REALTORS Political Action Committee Board of Trustees, fundraising, finances, disbursements, ethics reporting, independent expenditure campaigns, and public policy campaigns.

Prior to that she served as executive assistant/scheduler to U.S. Congressman Tom Rice in Washington, DC. Her previous experience also includes campaign fundraising for multiple members of the South Carolina General Assembly and members of Congress.

Sara has a public relations degree from the University of South Carolina and is currently pursuing her Master's in business administration at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.

BRIAN FLYNN

  • 803-920-6797

  • 1301 Gervais St. Suite 1050, Columbia, SC, 29201, 

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"Brian is who you want in the trenches with you." - Travis Bussey, Community Choice Financial

15-20 years

Brian Flynn is senior vice president and director of McGuireWoods Consulting's South Carolina government relations group. He advises a diverse group of clients on government affairs strategies at both the state and national levels. Through his national practice, Brian works with Fortune 500 companies and leading trade associations to navigate complex legislative, regulatory and public policy issues.

In South Carolina, Brian represents clients before the General Assembly, executive branch agencies and local governments across a wide range of industries and policy areas.

His experience includes work in energy, health care, transportation, pharmaceuticals, alcohol beverage regulation, retail and nonprofit advocacy. Brian has extensive experience developing and implementing integrated government affairs, grassroots advocacy and public affairs strategies for clients.

An Eagle Scout, Brian graduated from The Citadel and was commissioned as a military intelligence officer in the United States Army. In 2010, he deployed to Afghanistan with the 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, where he served as the unit's tactical intelligence officer. After 22 years of military service, Brian retired from the South Carolina Army National Guard, where he most recently served as a legislative liaison.

Before joining McGuireWoods Consulting, Brian worked on numerous political and grassroots campaigns throughout South Carolina. He has been recognized in the Columbia Regional Business Report Book of Lists as one of the state's top lobbyists for three consecutive years (2024 - 2026).

Brian lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with his wife, Rachel, and their two daughters.

  • (919) 999-8864

  • 421 N. Harrington Street, Suite 650, 3605 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 500, Raleigh, NC, 27603, 

Clients:

CLARE HESTER

(Mississippi, )
Clients:

1) Accelerate Learning, Inc.

2) American Medical Response

3) American Petroleum Institute

4) Americans for Lower Drug Prices

5) Assured Guaranty Inc.

6) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP and its Affiliates

7) Asurion

8) BDO Government Services, LLC

9) Beau Rivage Resorts, Inc.

10) BetterLesson

11) Bitcoin Depot

12) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation

13) Caertwheel Care, Inc.

14) CAG Holdings, Inc. LLC, a Carlyle Company Company Name

15) Capitol Resources LLC

16) Catapult Learning

17) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

18) CHAMP Titles INC.

19) Cicero Action

20) Community Health Center Association of Mississippi, Inc.

21) Data Recognition Corporation

22) Delta Carbon USA

23) Diamondhead Water & Sewer District

24) Drax Group

25) Equifax, Inc.

26) Ergon, Inc.

27) Ernst & Young LLP

28) Exxon Mobil Corporation

29) Fortinet, Inc.

30) Gainwell Holding Corp.

31) Google LLC and its Affiliates

32) Gulf States Toyota, Inc.

33) Hazel Health

34) HB Strategies on behalf of Good Rx

35) Health Resources LLC

36) Ingalls Shipbuilding

37) Intervest Corp.

38) Kansas City Southern Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Kansas City and as CPKC, is wholly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Kansas City Limited

39) Madison County Board of Supervisors

40) McLANE COMPANY, INC.

41) MedeAnalytics

42) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.

43) MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.

44) Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

45) MGM Resorts International

46) Mississippi Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

47) Mississippi Association of REALTORS

48) Mississippi Association of Self-Insurers

49) Mississippi Business Alliance

50) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

51) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

52) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association

53) Mississippi Counseling Association

54) Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc.

55) Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative

56) Mississippi Optometric Association

57) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society

58) Mississippi Physicians Care Network

59) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation

60) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists

61) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

62) Money Service Business Association, Inc.

63) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs

64) National Mentor Holdings, LLC

65) National Rarities

66) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

67) NOLA Education,LLC

68) Ochsner Health System

69) OneImaging

70) Palantir Technologies Inc.

71) Panorama Education, Inc.

72) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

73) Reason Foundation

74) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)

75) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC

76) Robinhood Markets, Inc.

77) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment (SAFE) Coalition

78) Samsara Inc.

79) Scholastic Inc

80) SecurityScorecard, Inc.

81) Sharecare

82) SHI International

83) SimpliGov LLC

84) Singing River Health System

85) SitelogIQ LLC

86) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.

87) Southern Renewable Energy Association

88) Spire Mississippi Inc.

89) State Shield Action

90) STChealth LLC

91) Stercus Bioanalytics, LLC

92) Strategic Communications

93) Teaching Strategies

94) The Learning Internet, Inc. DBA Learning.com

95) The Magee Foundation

96) The University of Southern Mississippi

97) Thrivist

98) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

99) Turo Inc.

100) Twenty Labs, LLC dba Healthy Together

101) Uber Technologies, Inc.

102) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)

103) Universal Health Services, Inc.

104) Vulcan Technologies, Inc

105) Wayne Halfway House, Inc.

106) Wonderschool

107) Workday

108) yes. every. kid

109) Youth Villages

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