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  • 717-234-9909

  • NOVAK STRATEGIC ADVISORS500 NORTH SECOND STREET, 9TH FLHARRISBURGPA17101

SANDY RAY

Southern Consulting Associates provides strategic government relations built on trusted relationships, integrity, and individualized client service. Every engagement is tailored to each client's unique objectives, assembling the right expertise, relationships, and advocacy to influence policy, solve complex challenges, and achieve meaningful results across Mississippi's legislative, executive, and regulatory landscape.

20+ years

Former Chief of Staff for the MS Department of Insurance Campaign Manager for Attorney General, Lynn Fitch Finance Director Commissioner of Insurance, Mike Chaney Campaign

  • Sandy Ray has always been a solid political resource for me. She's a hard worker and diligent in seeking successful results. Well respected. - Cindy Hyde-Smith, US Senator
  • A very intelligent, highly motivated, respected, charismatic rain maker. I have called her 'shortstop' since she came to work for me. That nickname is perfect for her because, one, she is short, but really I call her that because there isn't much that gets past her. Sandy will succeed at whatever she sets her mind to. I have no doubt about that. I have seen her decision-making abilities, and she will decide what needs to be done and then go straight ahead to accomplish it. - Mike Chaney, MS Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal
  • Collaborating with Sandy Ray and her firm to help the Congress of Country Music project seek and secure state bond funds was truly a game changer. She worked so hard for us. She put her heart into the task and I suspect she would do the same for anybody she chose to work with. I have no doubt that we will be calling upon Sandy Ray for years to come. - Marty Stuart, Multiple Grammy Award winner, American Country Music Singer-Songwriter
  • I have known Sandy since she first appeared in our state capitol over 20 years ago. She has worked her way up with integrity. She is absolutely one of the most trustworthy lobbyists and public policy professionals in Mississippi. We have all depended on her knowledge and guidance at some point. I am glad to know her and call her friend. - Willie Simmons, Transportation Commissioner (Central District)
  • I have worked with Sandy for many years in various capacities in state government. She has always been diligent, thorough, and prepared. It is a pleasure to work with her - Philip Gunn, MS Speaker of the House
  • Sandy S. Ray is a registered lobbyist and government relations professional with nearly 25 years of experience navigating Mississippi's legislative and regulatory landscape. She is founder and CEO of Southern Consulting Associates, Inc., a firm she established in 2004 to provide strategic advocacy and policy guidance for clients across a wide range of industries. Known for her strong relationships with legislators, state agencies and key stakeholders, Mrs. Ray represents clients on a broad spectrum of legislative and regulatory matters before state government. Her work has included issues such as insurance, economic development, state bond acquisition, agency operations, and other complex governmental maters, as well as policy areas including agriculture, banking, retail, judiciary, and taxation. She is known for her deep understanding of state government and for helping clients align immediate legislative priorities with long-term policy strategy through thoughtful, results-driven advocacy. Mrs. Ray previously served for 12 years as Chief of Staff at the Mississippi Department of Insurance, where she worked closely with policymakers, regulators and industry leaders to advance legislative and regulatory initiatives. A native of Cleveland, Mississippi, she has also held leadership roles in nonprofit and public service organizations and has been recognized among Mississippi's leading government relations professionals, including being named an MS Top 50 (lobbying category) honoree in 2020 and 2022.

    CARSON BAKER

    (Pennsylvania)
    Clients:

    JENNA EARLEY

    (Pennsylvania)
    Clients:

    43) Kooth USA, LLC

    44) Lion Health System

    45) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

    46) Local Union No. 1319 O.S.H.E.

    47) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center

    48) Malibu Wellness Ranch

    49) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA

    50) Martz Trailways

    51) Messiah Lifeways

    52) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.

    53) Misericordia University

    54) Modern Treasury

    55) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544

    56) Nlyten Corporation

    57) Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County

    58) PA Association for Justice

    59) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council

    60) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals

    61) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance

    62) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition

    63) Pennsylvania Principals Association

    64) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants

    65) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

    66) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.

    67) Phila Trial Lawyers Assn.

    68) Philadelphia School District

    69) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services

    70) Recycle the World, Inc.

    71) Rikore, Inc.

    72) Rutter's Holdings, Inc.

    73) Sheet Metal Workers LU 19

    74) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County

    75) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC

    76) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

    77) Terrapin Investment Fund 1, LLC

    78) Ticket Network

    79) Total Security International LLC

    80) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP

    81) Verified Voting.Org., Inc

    82) Viatris Inc.

    83) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.

    84) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice

    DAVID HYMAN

    (Pennsylvania)
    • 215-568-2000

    • 1717 Arch Street 5th FL1650 Market StreetPhiladelphiaPA19103

    MATTHEW PLUMMER

    (Pennsylvania)
    Clients:

    55) Keystone Seniors, Inc.

    56) Kimball Motion Analytics LLC

    57) Kingsley Association

    58) Kooth USA, LLC

    59) Lackawanna College

    60) Leading Youth For Excellence

    61) Lion Health System

    62) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

    63) Local Union No. 1319 O.S.H.E.

    64) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center

    65) Malibu Wellness Ranch

    66) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA

    67) Martz Trailways

    68) McCarthy Tire

    69) Messiah Lifeways

    70) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.

    71) Misericordia University

    72) Modern Treasury

    73) Mowery Entertainment

    74) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544

    75) Nlyten Corporation

    76) PA Association for Justice

    77) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council

    78) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals

    79) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance

    80) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition

    81) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants

    82) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

    83) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.

    84) Phila Trial Lawyers Assn.

    85) Philadelphia School District

    86) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services

    87) Recycle the World, Inc.

    88) Red Horizon Global

    89) Rikore, Inc.

    90) Rutter's Holdings, Inc.

    91) RVG Management and Development Co.

    92) Scranton Preparatory School.

    93) Sheet Metal Workers LU 19

    94) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County

    95) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC

    96) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

    97) The Lands at Hillside Farms

    98) Ticket Network

    99) Total Security International LLC

    100) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP

    101) Verified Voting.Org., Inc

    102) Viatris Inc.

    103) Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Inc.

    104) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.

    105) Weidner Construction

    106) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice

    107) YourChoice

    DAVID THOMAS

    (Pennsylvania)
    • 717-961-5450

    • 600 North 3rd StreetSuite 101HarrisburgPA17101

    Clients:

    1) 1315 Investments, LP

    2) ACE Cash Express

    3) Age of Learning

    4) Allen Real Estate LLC

    5) Allied Services Integrated Health System

    6) Almond Digital Health

    7) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates

    8) AMLL Management Group

    9) AMP Global Strategies

    10) Antrim Investment Group, LLC

    11) ARM Development LLC

    12) Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers

    13) AT&T Inc.

    14) Aviat Networks

    15) Bounty Minerals

    16) Byler Management

    17) Caprice Management

    18) Carey Holdings LLC

    19) Casey Recovery, LLC

    20) Catalight

    21) Catapult Learning

    22) Central Penn College

    23) Chick-fil-A, Inc.

    24) Child USA

    25) Chobani

    26) Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg

    27) Churchill Downs Incorporated

    28) City of Philadelphia

    29) CNX Gathering LLC

    30) CNX Land LLC

    31) Coalition for Community Solar Access

    32) Coalition For Home Equity Partnership

    33) College Board

    34) Compass Learning

    35) Concurrent Technologies Corporation

    36) Critical Response Group

    37) Crown Display Inc.

    38) Dallas Area Fall Fair Inc. TA The Luzerne County Fair

    39) Dallas Suites LLC

    40) Deloitte Consulting LLP

    41) Dillon Floral Corporation

    42) Eco 1st Logistics

    43) EduConsult Consulting

    44) Effective School Solutions

    45) Fairview West LLC

    46) First National Bank of Pennsylvania

    47) FMP Realty LLC

    48) G&F Realty

    49) GREATER JOHNSTOWN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP

    50) Greenview Development, Inc.

    51) Hazel Health, Inc.

    52) HeyTutor

    53) Hidden Still Spirits

    54) Higher Information Group

    55) Hill Valley Healthcare

    56) Housing And Redevelopment Insurance Exchange

    57) Ibotta, Inc.

    58) Inch & Co

    59) Indo-American Community of Scranton

    60) IUPAT District Council 21

    61) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA

    62) Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania

    63) Keystone Seniors, Inc.

    64) Kingsley Association

    65) Kooth USA, LLC

    66) Kyndryl, Inc.

    67) Lackawanna College

    68) Leading Youth For Excellence

    69) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

    70) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center

    71) Malibu Wellness Ranch

    72) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA

    73) Martz Trailways

    74) McCarthy Tire

    75) Messiah Lifeways

    76) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.

    77) Misericordia University

    78) Modern Treasury

    79) Mountain Springs Lake Resort LLC

    80) Mowery Entertainment

    81) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544

    82) Nlyten Corporation

    83) NVNG Inc.

    84) Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County

    85) PA Association for Justice

    86) PA Parentage Coalition

    87) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council

    88) Patient Direct RX

    89) Pennsylvania AFL-CIO

    90) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals

    91) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance

    92) Pennsylvania Principals Association

    93) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants

    94) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

    95) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.

    96) Phila Trial Lawyers Assn.

    97) Philadelphia School District

    98) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services

    99) Recycle the World, Inc.

    100) Red Horizon Global

    101) Rikore, Inc.

    102) Rutter's Holdings, Inc.

    103) Scranton Preparatory School.

    104) Sentiment AI

    105) Sheet Metal Workers LU 19

    106) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County

    107) Sordoni Properties, LLC

    108) Sugar Plum Chocolates

    109) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC

    110) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

    111) Terrapin Investment Fund 1, LLC

    112) The Lands at Hillside Farms

    113) Ticket Network

    114) Total Security International LLC

    115) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP

    116) Viatris Inc.

    117) Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Inc.

    118) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.

    119) Weidner Construction

    120) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice

    121) YourChoice

    • 601 13th Street, NW11th Floor SouthWashingtonDC20005

    Clients: