(512)4808444
919 Congress Avenue, Suite 800, Austin, TX, 78701,
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Carol McGarah represents several Fortune 500 companies and is well-known and regarded for her experience and knowledge of various topics including: education, energy, environmental issues, financial institutions, IT, and transportation.
1) 3M Company
3) Anatole Partners III, L.L.C.
4) Arnold Capital Management, LLC
5) Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
6) AT&T
7) Baylor Scott & White Health
8) BEPCO, L.P.
9) BNSF Railway, a Berkshire Hathaway Corporation
10) Bradley Lane Investment Company
12) City of Amarillo
13) City of Austin
15) Community Associations Institute
16) Credit Union Coalition of Texas
18) Cummins Inc.
22) H-E-B, LP
24) Hillwood Development Company, LLC
25) Holt Texas Ltd. dba HOLTCAT
26) Lower Colorado River Authority
27) Motion Picture Association, Inc.
28) Nasdaq, Inc.
30) North Texas Tollway Authority
31) Outdoor Advertising Association of Texas, Inc.
32) Paramount Global
33) Quail Valley Land Company, LLC
34) Raise Your Hand for Public Schools DBA Raise Your Hand Texas
35) Republic Property Group, Ltd.
36) Texas Beverage Association
37) Texas Campaign for Mothers
38) Texas Instruments Incorporated
39) Texas Mutual Insurance Company
40) Texas State University System
20+ years
Previously, McGarah served as the Committee Director of the powerful Senate Natural Resources Committee. During her 10 years with this committee she established solid relationships with key members of the legislature and various environmental agencies, and developed a thorough knowledge of Texas' air, water, and waste issues.
McGarah dedicated countless hours to the preparation and passage of groundbreaking pieces of legislation, including Senate Bill 1 in 1997 and Senate Bill 2 in 2001. Both of these bills dealt with state water management measures and greatly impacted the state.
McGarah was also instrumental in the development and passage of SB 5 in the 75th Legislature, which created the Texas Emissions Reduction Program. This program has served as a model for numerous other states across the country, and has been a vital component in assisting Texas meet the Federal Air Quality Standards.
1) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc
4) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
5) Citrus County Sheriff's Office
12) City of Palmetto
17) Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc.
18) Crystal Ridge Property Group
19) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
20) DSM Technology Consultants
24) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc
25) Gator Dredging
26) GMF Construction, LLC dba GMF Steel Group
27) Gopher Resource
29) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
31) Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc
33) Pasco County Board of County Commissioners
35) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
36) Polk County Clerk of Court
37) Polk County Sheriff's Office
39) RedSpeed USA
Laura Boehmer brings a wide range of experience in local, state, and federal policy to Southern Strategy Group's Tampa Bay office. Having worked in and around government for over 16 years, Laura has assisted elected officials, community organizations, governments, and businesses in achieving their goals.
Prior to joining Southern Strategy Group, Laura served as the chief lobbyist for the City of St. Petersburg (City). Laura was responsible for all policy and appropriation issues. In that role, Laura directed the federal appropriations process for the City and succeeded in securing millions of dollars in federal grants and earmarks. In addition to her federal work for the City, Laura was also responsible for developing, strategizing, and advocating for the City's State Legislative Program and was also instrumental in the creation and implementation of the City's Sustainability Program.
In her role at the City, Laura served as staff for former Mayor Rick Baker in his roles as the Chairman of the Century Commission of a Sustainable Florida, Vice Chair of the Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change, and Group Leader of Governor Crist's Transition Team. This experience gave Laura extensive exposure to numerous policy issues and the opportunity to build statewide relationships with political and business leaders.
Prior to working for the City, Laura served as legislative staff in the Florida House of Representatives. Laura also worked for a private lobbying firm representing clients on a wide variety of issues. Laura has staffed and volunteered on various campaigns and worked with a national corporation on nation-wide grass roots efforts to pass legislation. Having analyzed patterns of Congress and maintained PAC communications between a corporate government relations department and PAC members, Laura is well versed in the political efforts of both private and public sectors.
(512)6376020
3267 Bee Caves Road, SUITE 107-72, AUSTIN, TX, 78746,
1) Andrews Industrial Foundation
2) Brownsville Public Utility Board
10) City of Conroe
12) City of Denton
13) City of El Paso
14) City of Euless
15) City of Fate
18) City of Irving
19) City of Magnolia
20) City of McKinney
(737)3466423
1122 Colorado St, FL 100, Suite 107, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) Ancira Strategic Partners, LLP
4) Fast Growth School Coalition
5) Gallagher Construction Company LP
6) Help Center
8) Instructional Materials Coordinators' Association of Texas
2022238950
1146 19th St. NW, SUITE 350, Washington, DC, 20036,
(512)6376020
3267 Bee Caves Road, SUITE 107-72, AUSTIN, TX, 78746,
1) Andrews Industrial Foundation
2) Brownsville Public Utility Board
10) City of Fate
13) City of Irving
14) City of Magnolia
15) City of McKinney
16) City of Parker
17) City of Roanoke
(512)4808444
919 Congress Avenue, Suite 800, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) 3M Company
3) Anatole Partners III, L.L.C.
4) Arnold Capital Management, LLC
5) Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
6) AT&T
7) Baylor Scott & White Health
8) BEPCO, L.P.
9) BNSF Railway, a Berkshire Hathaway Corporation
10) Bradley Lane Investment Company
12) City of Amarillo
13) City of Austin
15) Community Associations Institute
16) Credit Union Coalition of Texas
18) Cummins Inc.
22) H-E-B, LP
24) Hillwood Development Company, LLC
25) Holt Texas Ltd. dba HOLTCAT
26) Motion Picture Association, Inc.
27) Nasdaq, Inc.
29) North Texas Tollway Authority
30) Outdoor Advertising Association of Texas, Inc.
31) Quail Valley Land Company, LLC
32) Republic Property Group, Ltd.
33) Texas Beverage Association
34) Texas Campaign for Mothers
35) Texas Instruments Incorporated
36) Texas Mutual Insurance Company
37) Texas State University System
1146 19th St NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC, 20036,
(512)4808444
919 Congress Avenue, Suite 800, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) 3M Company
3) Anatole Partners III, L.L.C.
4) Arnold Capital Management, LLC
5) Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
6) AT&T
7) Baylor Scott & White Health
8) BEPCO, L.P.
9) BNSF Railway, a Berkshire Hathaway Corporation
10) Bradley Lane Investment Company
11) Butt, Charles
13) City of Amarillo
14) City of Austin
16) Community Associations Institute
17) Credit Union Coalition of Texas
19) Cummins Inc.
23) H-E-B, LP
25) Hillwood Development Company, LLC
26) Holt Texas Ltd. dba HOLTCAT
27) Lower Colorado River Authority
28) Motion Picture Association, Inc.
29) Nasdaq, Inc.
31) North Texas Tollway Authority
32) Outdoor Advertising Association of Texas, Inc.
33) Paramount Global
34) Quail Valley Land Company, LLC
35) Republic Property Group, Ltd.
36) Texas Beverage Association
37) Texas Campaign for Mothers
38) Texas Instruments Incorporated
39) Texas Mutual Insurance Company
40) Texas State University System
2025522351
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC, 20004,
1) Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
4) Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
7) Curators of the University of Missouri
11) Esper Regulatory Technologies, Inc.
13) IBX, LLC
14) Jackson and Tull Chartered Engineers
16) Morgan State University Foundation
20) Persivia, Inc.
22) School-Community Health Alliance of Michigan
23) Sheppard Pratt Health System
24) Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc.
25) Smiths Group
26) Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc.
27) Southwest Research Institute
28) SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc.
29) Synoptic Data - F/K/A WeatherFlow Inc.
30) The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC
31) The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
32) University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
33) University of California, San Francisco
35) University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)
36) University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
(512)4808444
919 Congress Avenue, Suite 800, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) 3M COMPANY
3) ANATOLE PARTNERS III, L.L.C.
4) ARNOLD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
5) ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS (ATPE)
6) AT&T
7) BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH
8) BEPCO, L.P.
9) BNSF RAILWAY, A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CORPORATION
10) BRADLEY LANE INVESTMENT COMPANY
12) CITY OF AMARILLO
13) CITY OF AUSTIN
15) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE
16) CREDIT UNION COALITION OF TEXAS
18) CUMMINS INC.
22) H-E-B, LP
24) HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC
25) HOLT TEXAS LTD. DBA HOLTCAT
26) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
27) NASDAQ, INC.
29) NORTH TEXAS TOLLWAY AUTHORITY
30) OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, INC.
31) QUAIL VALLEY LAND COMPANY, LLC
32) REPUBLIC PROPERTY GROUP, LTD.
33) TEXAS BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
34) TEXAS CAMPAIGN FOR MOTHERS
35) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
36) TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
37) TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC, 20004,
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
(512)9630851
1122 Colorado St, FL 100, Suite 107, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) Ancira Strategic Partners, LLP
4) Fast Growth School Coalition
5) Gallagher Construction Company LP
6) Help Center
7) Horizon Public Strategies LLC
9) Instructional Materials Coordinators' Association of Texas
(512)4808444
919 Congress Avenue, Suite 800, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) 3M Company
3) Anatole Partners III, L.L.C.
4) Arnold Capital Management, LLC
5) Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
6) AT&T
7) Baylor Scott & White Health
8) BEPCO, L.P.
9) BNSF Railway, a Berkshire Hathaway Corporation
10) Bradley Lane Investment Company
12) City of Amarillo
13) City of Austin
15) Community Associations Institute
16) Credit Union Coalition of Texas
18) Cummins Inc.
22) H-E-B, LP
24) Hillwood Development Company, LLC
25) Holt Texas Ltd. dba HOLTCAT
26) Motion Picture Association, Inc.
27) Nasdaq, Inc.
29) North Texas Tollway Authority
30) Outdoor Advertising Association of Texas, Inc.
31) Quail Valley Land Company, LLC
32) Republic Property Group, Ltd.
33) Texas Beverage Association
34) Texas Campaign for Mothers
35) Texas Instruments Incorporated
36) Texas Mutual Insurance Company
37) Texas State University System
(512)4949798
1122 Colorado St., Suite 2399, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) Apple Inc.
2) Associated Plumbing-Heating-Cooling- Contractors of Texas
3) Atos Governmental IT Outsourcing Services LLC
4) Brooks Development Authority
5) Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
7) Comcast
9) CPS Energy
(512)4808444
919 Congress Avenue, Suite 800, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) 3M Company
3) Anatole Partners III, L.L.C.
4) Arnold Capital Management, LLC
5) Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
6) AT&T
7) Baylor Scott & White Health
8) BEPCO, L.P.
9) BNSF Railway, a Berkshire Hathaway Corporation
10) Bradley Lane Investment Company
12) City of Amarillo
13) City of Austin
15) Community Associations Institute
16) Credit Union Coalition of Texas
18) Cummins Inc.
22) H-E-B, LP
24) Hillwood Development Company, LLC
25) Holt Texas Ltd. dba HOLTCAT
26) Lower Colorado River Authority
27) Motion Picture Association, Inc.
28) Nasdaq, Inc.
30) North Texas Tollway Authority
31) Outdoor Advertising Association of Texas, Inc.
32) Quail Valley Land Company, LLC
33) Raise Your Hand for Public Schools DBA Raise Your Hand Texas
34) Republic Property Group, Ltd.
35) Texas Beverage Association
36) Texas Campaign for Mothers
37) Texas Instruments Incorporated
38) Texas Mutual Insurance Company
39) Texas State University System
(737)3466423
1122 Colorado St, FL 100, Suite 107, Austin, TX, 78701,
(512)6376020
3267 Bee Caves Road, Suite 107-72, AUSTIN, TX, 78746,
1) Andrews Industrial Foundation
2) Brownsville Public Utility Board
11) City of Irving
12) City of McKinney
13) City of Roanoke
2102256700
237 West Travis Ste 100, San Antonio, TX, 78205,
(512)4732646
1122 Colorado Street, Suite 2323, Austin, TX, 78701,
2) AshBritt
3) AT&T
4) Blackstone
6) Cypress Creek Renewables LLC
7) El Paso Health on behalf of Harris Health, University Health and Parkland
8) H-E-B LP
(512)6949405
1122 Colorado St, Suite 107, Austin, TX, 78701,
(512)6376020
3267 Bee Caves Road, Suite 107-72, Austin, TX, 78746,
1) Andrews Industrial Foundation
2) Brownsville Public Utility Board
10) City of El Paso
11) City of Fate
14) City of Irving
15) City of Magnolia
16) City of McKinney
17) City of Roanoke