Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Shari McHugh

80. Shari McHugh

Shari McHugh is a partner at McHugh Koepke Padron Government Relations, a lobbying firm she runs with her husband Gavin. With just four lobbyists on staff, the firm serves more than 40 diverse (and noteworthy) clients, including the American Beverage Association, California Life, the California Correctional Peace officers Association, Koch Government Affairs, the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, Shell Oil and the Western States Petroleum Association. Through the first five quarters of the legislative cycle, MKP billed nearly $3.52 million. Gavin started the firm in 2000; Shari joined in 2003, after a stints as senior vice president of the Coalition of California Insurance Professionals and senior vice president of the Professional Insurance Agents, which (obviously) is where she gets her expertise in the insurance sector. And the nickname, “Ms. Insurance.”

Updated Aug. 7, 2024