Chris W. Gustafson

Chris W. Gustafson

Senior Director of Government Affairs

Practice Areas: Government Affairs

Chris Gustafson a public finance and government affairs professional currently serving as Senior Director for Government Affairs at the Rose Law Group, where he leads state legislative strategy and policy advocacy with a focus on health and human services. He previously served as Chief Legislative Liaison for the Arizona Department of Child Safety, directing the agency’s legislative agenda and coordinating closely with the Governor’s Office and stakeholders, and as a Senior Fiscal Analyst at the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, where he led budget and fiscal analysis for major human services agencies, authored fiscal notes and pension and actuarial reports, and presented recommendations to legislative appropriations committees. He earned a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government with a concentration in health policy, and a summa cum laude Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from Arizona State University. 

In The News

Pinal County navigates state legislature as leaders focus on economic development; featuring input from Rose Law Group deputy director of government affairs Cole Libera

Panelists: Jason Baran, SRP Michael Cruz, Lucid Motors Cole Libera, Rose Law Group Joe Grossman, EPCOR Moderated by: Craig McFarland, President and CEO of Pinal Partnership By Hannah Kovach, Digital Media Intern | Rose Law Group Reporter Water policy, energy reliability and economic development dominated discussion at the February Pinal Partnership breakfast, as industry leaders and lawmakers warned that 2026 could be a defining year for Pinal County. The panel, moderated by Pinal Partnership President and CEO Craig McFarland, featured Jason Baran of Salt River Project, Michael Cruz of Lucid Motors, Cole Libera legislative lobbyist and Deputy Director

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Rose Law Group land use attorney Jon Gillespie, who represents data centers, comments on Goldwater Institute’s new data center policy paper

Jon Gillespie, land use attorney at Rose Law Group: “This Goldwater article provides an excellent description for the lay of the land with regards to data centers and provides a perspective that cities are not fully considering. Today’s society is reliant on data centers to a degree that many just don’t realize. And the opportunity for immediate economic impact, building out long term

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Thomas Galvin, Maricopa County supervisor and Rose Law Group partner, talks key issues in Arizona Republic podcast

  Thomas Galvin, Maricopa County Board District 2 supervisor, Rose Law Group partner, and an Arizona Capital Times’ most powerful person, visits Arizona Republic’s politics podcast, The Gaggle.  Elections, EcDev & NHL: Galvin, who served as chairman for the board in 2025, joins Gaggle hosts Ron Hansen and Stephanie Murray to discuss “the county’s litigious relations with Republican Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, the future of data centers, and

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