Mike Kopetski | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOregon's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Denny Smith |
| Succeeded by | Jim Bunn |
| Member of theOregon House of Representatives from the 33rd district | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Courtney |
| Succeeded by | Peter Courtney |
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| Born | Michael Joseph Kopetski (1949-10-27)October 27, 1949 (age 75) Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Frances Seymour |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | American University (BA) Lewis and Clark College (JD) |
Michael Joseph "Mike" Kopetski (born October 27, 1949, inPendleton, Oregon) is an American lawyer, businessman, and former politician who served two terms as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995.
He earned hisBachelor of Arts fromAmerican University andJuris Doctor fromLewis & Clark Law School.
He ran unsuccessfully for theUnited States House of Representatives in1982, losing in the Democratic primary for Oregon's newly created5th district. He ran again in1988, this time winning the nomination. In the general election, he lost by a mere 707 votes to incumbentDenny Smith. In1990, Kopetski ran against Smith again and defeated him, in part by tying Smith to thesavings and loan crisis.[1]
Kopetski served the 5th district from 1991 to 1995 and sat on theWays and Means Committee. He did not seek reelection in1994.
After leaving Congress, Kopetski became an international trade consultant and currently serves on the board ofOn2 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) inIndonesia.[4]
He and his wife have lived in many countries.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOregon's 5th congressional district 1991–1995 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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