Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Andrew Antwih

85. Andrew Antwih

Andrew Antwih is a partner in the lobbying firm of Shaw Yoder Antwih Schmelzer and Lange, which currently boasts about 90 clients (which is a lot, even for a firm with 11 lobbyists). Antwih spent nearly 13 years as a legislative staffer, with almost half of that time as chief consultant to the Assembly Transportation Committee. So it’s no wonder that his claim to fame as a lobbyist is as an expert in transportation, with clients including an array of transit districts, transportation authorities and regional rail authorities. Antwih sticks to what he knows, and he knows transportation policy, an issue that seems to pop up in a major way at least once in every legislative session, whether it’s expected or not. Antwih began his career in the Legislature in 1994 as a Senate Fellow, after he graduated with a bachelor’s in government from Pomona College. He also did a stint as Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa’s Chief Legislative Representative for the City of Los Angeles before becoming a lobbyist. Antwih is married to CTA’s Teri Holoman (No. 26).

Updated Aug. 15, 2023