Amber Barnes
McGuireWoods Consulting
asbarnes@mwcllc.com
803-251-2314
1301 Gervais Street, Suite 1310, Columbia, SC, 29201, 
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Children/Family/Women, Education, Energy/Utilities, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Links: Website
Has been named to the Columbia Regional Business Report Book of Lists as a top lobbyist for three consecutive years (2024 - 2026).
1) 34ed LLC dba Centegix
2) ABC Stores of South Carolina
3) Able South Carolina
4) ACT Education Corp
5) Anthropic PBC
6) ASID Carolinas
7) Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC
8) Cambium Learning, Inc
9) Chester Sewer District
10) Chuck E. Cheese
11) Cintra US Services LLC
12) City of Columbia
13) Dave & Buster's, Inc.
14) Disability Rights SC
15) Dominion Energy, Inc
16) Einride Autonomous Technologies US Inc
17) Eli Lilly and Company
18) Family Connection of SC
19) Guidehouse Inc.
20) Independent Banks of SC
21) Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of SC
22) Independent Pharmacies of SC
23) International Interior Design Association Carolinas Chapter
24) JUUL Labs
25) Kalshi Inc.
26) Kinder Morgan
27) Kleo Inc
28) Lexia Learning
29) Lexington Medical Center
30) MPD Electric Cooperative, Inc.
31) Panorama Education, Inc.
32) Patriots Energy Group
33) PPSCDG, LLC
34) Prudential Financial Inc.
35) QTS York, LLC
36) SC Association of the Deaf, Inc.
37) SCBIO
38) South Carolina Association of Special Purpose Districts
39) South Carolina Childrens Fund
40) South Carolina Public Charter School District
41) T&H Design/Build, LLC
42) The Nature Conservancy
43) U.S. Facilties, Inc.
44) Valara Holdings LLC
15-20 years
South Carolina General Assembly, Governor's Office and state agencies
Amber is a senior vice president of state government relations, assisting clients with traditional advocacy, lobbying and government relations services in matters before the South Carolina General Assembly and regulatory agencies. She has experience working with clients across industry sectors, including education, financial services, healthcare and energy. She assists clients with a variety of issues and has particular depth in the areas of non-profit advocacy and state budget requests. In addition, Amber works with multiple trade and business associations, managing programs, events, communications, membership, among other services.Prior to joining McGuireWoods Consulting, Amber served as the director of government relations for the South Carolina Bankers Association. In that capacity, she was responsible for coordinating the organization's lobbying and legislative efforts at the state and federal level. Before that, Amber served as a leadership consultant for Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and traveled the country working with collegiate women on leadership and organizational management. She is a former intern of the Hodges Consulting Group, which was headed by former South Carolina governor and MWC president Jim Hodges.Amber serves as the vice president of the South Carolina Girls State Foundation Board. She has been named to the Columbia Regional Business Report Book of Lists as a top lobbyist for three consecutive years (2024 - 2026).
Last Updated: September 22, 2026