Mike Kopetski | |
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Oregon's 5th district | |
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Denny Smith |
Succeeded by | Jim Bunn |
Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 33rd district | |
In office 1985–1988 | |
Preceded by | Peter Courtney |
Succeeded by | Peter Courtney |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Joseph Kopetski October 27,1949 Pendleton,Oregon,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Frances Seymour |
Children | Matthew Alexander Kopetski |
Education | American University (BA) Lewis &Clark College (JD) |
Michael Joseph "Mike" Kopetski (born October 27,1949,in Pendleton,Oregon) is an American lawyer,businessman,and former politician who served two terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts from American University and Juris Doctor from Lewis &Clark Law School.
He ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1982,losing in the Democratic primary for Oregon's newly created 5th district. He ran again in 1988,this time winning the nomination. In the general election,he lost by a mere 707 votes to incumbent Denny Smith. In 1990,Kopetski ran against Smith again and defeated him,in part by tying Smith to the savings and loan crisis. [1]
Kopetski served the 5th district from 1991 to 1995 and sat on the Ways and Means Committee. He did not seek reelection in 1994.
After leaving Congress,Kopetski became an international trade consultant and currently serves on the board of On2 Technologies, [2] in which he held a ten percent ownership interest until disposing of 50,000 of his 69,200 shares in September 2006. [3]
He is a former Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Indonesia. [4]
He and his wife have lived in many countries.
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