Don Kopp

Don Kopp
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 35th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2009 Serving with Mark Kirkeby (2009–2013) Blaine Campbell (2013–present)
Preceded by	Jeffrey Haverly
Personal details
Born	Rock Springs, Wyoming
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Rapid City, South Dakota
Website	donkopp.com

Don Kopp^[1] (born in Rock Springs, Wyoming) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 35^[2] since January 2009.

Elections

• 2012 With incumbent Republican Representative Mark Kirkeby running for South Dakota Senate and leaving a District 35 seat open, Kopp ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 712 votes (48.3%);^[3] in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, Kopp took the first seat with 4,305 votes (34.63%) and fellow Republican nominee Blaine Campbell took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Shane Liebig (who had run for Senate in 2008) and Jay Pond^[4] (who had run for the seat in 2010 as an Independent).

• 2008 When District 35 incumbent Republican Representative Jeffrey Haverly ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 35 seat open, Kopp ran in the three-way June 3, 2008 Republican Primary and placed second with 655 votes (38.5%);^[5] in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election incumbent Republican Representative Mark Kirkeby took the first seat and Kopp took the second seat with 3,893 votes (28.23%) ahead of Democratic nominees Fern Johnson and Curtis Marquardt.^[6]

• 2010 Kopp and incumbent Representative Kirkeby were unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary^[7] and won the four-way November 2, 2010 General election, where Representative Kirkeby took the first seat and Kopp took the second seat with 2,871 votes (28.07%) ahead of Democratic nominee Sharon Green and Independent candidate Jay Pond.^[8]

References

1. "Representative Don Kopp". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
2. "Pete Kopp's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
3. "Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
4. "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
5. "2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
6. "2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
7. "Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
8. "2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 21, 2014.

External links

• Official page at the South Dakota Legislature
• Campaign site
• Profile at Project Vote Smart