429A Legislative Building
Post Office Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
1200 12th Avenue South
Suite 801
Seattle, WA 98144
Full Name:
Frank V. Chopp
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Nancy; 2 Children
Birth Date:
05/13/1953
Birth Place:
Bremerton, WA
Home City:
Wallingford, WA
Attended, Institute of Public Service, Seattle University
BA, General Studies, University of Washington, 1975
Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, District 43 Position 2, 1994-present
Candidate, Washington State House of Representatives, District 43 Position 2, 2022
Speaker, Washington State House of Representatives, 2002-2021
Co-Speaker, Washington State House of Representatives, 1999-2001
Minority Leader, Washington State House of Representatives, 1997-1998
Member, Appropriations Committee
Co-Chair, Behavioral Health Recovery System Transformation Task Force
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Housing Committee
Former Chair, Rules Committee, Washington State House of Representatives
Senior Advisor, Solid Ground (Freemont Public Association), 2006-present
President, Solid Ground (Fremont Public Association), 1999-2006
Executive Director, Solid Ground (Fremont Public Association), 1983-1998
Lecturer, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, 1992-1996
Manager, North Community Service Center, 1981-1983
Administrative Director, Pike Market Senior Center, 1980-1981
Employee, Department of Human Resources, City of Seattle, 1976-1979
Director, Cascade Community Center, 1975-1976
Director, Program for Local Service Volunteer, 1974-1975
Planning Commissioner, City of Kent, Washington, 1972-1974
Director, Cascade Community Center
Founder, Home and Hope Project
Founding Member, Livable Wage Campaign
Co-Founder, Seattle Tenants Union
Founder, Washington States Housing Trust Fund
Board Member, Low Income Housing Institute, 1991-1998
Board Member, Office of PortJOBS and Working in King County Task Force, Port of Seattle, 1990-1994
Co-Chair, Low-Income and Affordable Housing, Capital Forum Coalition (Washington State Capital Budget), 1989-1993
Co-Founder/Chair, Committee for Economic Opportunity, 1989-1992
Technical Advisor, State Health Care Commission, 1991-1992
Member, Working Group on School/Community Partnerships, Seattle Education Summit, 1990
Regional Planning Task Force, Human Services Roundtable, 1988
Member/Chair, Seattle Housing Levy Oversight Committee, 1986-1988
Member, Leadership Tomorrow, 1987
Co-Founder/Board Member, Seattle Personal Transit, 1984-1986
Chair/Member, Steering Committee, Citizens for a Better Seattle, 1986
Co-Chair, Coalition for Survival Services, 1983-1985
Co-Chair, Health Care for the Homeless Coalition, 1984-1985
Board Member, Downtown Human Services Council, 1980-1981
Board Member, Fremont Arts Council, 1976-1979
Founder/Community Coordinator, Fremont Canal Park Project, 1977-1978
Member, Steering Committeee, Seattle Coalition on Redlining, 1976-1977
Co-Chair, Cascade Community Council, 1975-1976
Board Member, Central Seattle Community Council Federation, 1974-1976
Member, National Steering Committee, New Democratic Coalition, 1975-1976
Board Member, Citizens Against the R.H. Thomson Freeway (CARHT), 1973-1975
Volunteer, Program for Local Service, 1974-1975
Board Member, University District Community Council, 1974-1975
Chair, Washington Democratic Council, 1974-1975
Coordinator, Citizens for an Alternative to the West Seattle Freeway, 1973-1974
Member, Government and Citizen Participation Task Force, Seattle 2000, 1974
Member, King County Environmental Development Commission, 1973-1974
Member, Metro Transit Citizens Advisory Committee, 1973-1974
Father's Occupation:
Shipyard Employee
Mother's Occupation:
School Cafeteria Employee