Mike Kopp
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| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 22nd district |
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In office January 4, 2007 – October 21, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Kiki Traylor |
| Succeeded by | Tim Neville |
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| Born | 1968 (age 48–49) Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Shannon Kopp |
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North Central University University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Bills Introduced in 2007 by Sen. Kopp (for which Sen. Kopp is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| SB07-042 | Concerning the enrollment of a member of the armed forces in the Motorcycle Operators Safety Training Program. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB07-086 | Concerning a War on Terror Fallen Heroes Memorial, and making an appropriation therefor. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB07-090 | Concerning county authority to vest title to a vacated roadway. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB07-125 | Concerning funding for certain workers' compensation funds. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee | |
Mike Kopp (born c. 1969) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a member of the Colorado Senate, representing Senate District 22, which encompasses southern Jefferson County. He served from 2007 and as Senate Minority Leader from 2009 until his resignation in October 2011 after his wife died from cancer. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Colorado in 2014.
Born in South Dakota (his father was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2008), Kopp enlisted in the United States Army after graduating from high school. A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, Kopp trained to become a member of the United States Army Rangers, graduating from Ranger School in 1990. Kopp also completed the Army Basic Leadership Course that same year. While in the Army, Kopp was deployed to Honduras in support of Operation Just Cause, as well as in the Gulf War in Operation Desert Storm. He was honorably discharged in 1991 at the rank of Sergeant, having also received two Army Commendation Medals, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Army Achievement Medal.
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