Ben Koppelman | |
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Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 16th district | |
Assumed office December 1, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Joyce Kingsbury Robert Kilichowski |
Personal details | |
Born | January 2,1980 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Julie |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Kim Koppelman (father) |
Education | North Dakota State University |
Ben Koppelman (born January 2,1980) is an American politician who has served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 16th district since 2012. [1] [2]
Koppelman graduated from West Fargo High School and North Dakota State University before moving on to business and contracting,later becoming president of Vision Construction LLC. [3]
In 2008,Koppelman became a member of the West Fargo School Board and in 2011 moved up as President of the board. He would leave the board in 2012 to run for the North Dakota House of Representatives.
Koppelman ran in 2012 for the state house as a republican,unopposed in the primary. He would later win the election and became a member of the legislature alongside his father and Speaker of the House,Kim Koppelman. Koppelman would hold seat his subsequently in 2016 and 2020. [4]
Koppelman’s tenure in the house has been defined with a mass of firearm related bills,all usually to cut regulation against guns. [5] Along with that,Koppelman was also responsible for a bill to raise the speed limit in the state to 80 mph,which was vetoed by Governor Doug Burgum in 2023. [6] And bills relating to transgender students in public schools. [7]
Koppelman is a supporter of term-limits. [8]
In February of 2024,Koppelman endorsed former representative Rick Becker for Congress. [9] [10]
Koppelman is married to his wife,Julie,a West Fargo teacher. They have two children. [11]
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