History

Stan Barnes established Copper State Consulting Group in 1997 after serving six years in the Arizona State Legislature where he quickly rose in the ranks as a leader of capitol politics.

Barnes also gained respect as a media expert after working many years in both television and radio.

Starting as one person with one client, Barnes began leveraging his political contacts, knowledge of public policy and media expertise on behalf of the private sector.

As a result, the firm has grown each year to eventually become a highly skilled team of specialists that provide the full range of public affairs services.

Now he joins only a handful of former state legislators in Arizona to successfully make the transition into the public affairs realm with his firm.

In fact, Copper State is one of the few firms based in Arizona that can provide lobbying, public relations and media affairs services under one roof.