Representative
Chuck Kopp

Chuck Kopp, a lifelong Alaskan, is the son of educators and grew up in the communities of Newhalen, Kenai, and Anchorage. Chuck earned a B.A. in Justice from the University of Alaska, Anchorage and chose a career in public safety that spanned over 20 years. He served in the Anchorage, Kenai, and Bristol Bay Borough Police Departments. Chuck graduated from the National Training Center of Polygraph Science as a certified expert polygraph examiner — skills he used in successfully resolving three homicides on the Kenai Peninsula where the victims’ bodies were never recovered.

For seven years, Chuck served as chief of police for the City of Kenai and as acting city manager from 2005 to 2006. Governors Murkowski and Palin both appointed him to an oversight role on their transition teams with respect to the Department of Public Safety. Chuck has served the State of Alaska as a gubernatorial appointee to both the Alaska Judicial Council and Alaska Police Standards Council. From 2009 to 2016, he worked in the Alaska Legislature as chief of staff for two Senators.

Chuck represented South Anchorage in the State House from 2017 to 2021. He then co-founded Winfluence Strategies, an Anchorage-based public affairs firm specializing in corporate strategy and policy development. In 2024, he was elected by his community again and was seated in the 34th Alaska State Legislature in January 2025.

Chuck is driven by a commitment to strengthening Alaska’s public safety, education, and transportation workforce, promoting responsible resource development, and securing reliable energy.

Chuck and his wife Trish have been married for 37 years. They have three children and three grandchildren.