Ben Koppelman
Ben Koppelman | |
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| Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 16th district | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2012 Serving with Andrew Marschall | |
| Preceded by | Joyce Kingsbury Robert Kilichowski |
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| Born | January 2, 1980 West Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Julie |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Kim Koppelman (father) |
| Education | North Dakota State University (attended) |
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]
Career
[edit]Koppelman graduated from West Fargo High School and attended North Dakota State University before moving on to business and contracting, later becoming president of Vision Construction LLC.[2]
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.
North Dakota House of Representatives
[edit]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.[3]
Koppelman served as a delegate for North Dakota in the 2016 United States Presidential election. According to an NPR article, Koppelman may have secured Trump’s nomination as the Republican candidate after he became an unbound delegate when Ted Cruz withdrew.[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]
Personal life
[edit]Koppelman is married to his wife, Julie, a West Fargo teacher. They have two children.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Like father, like son". Westfargopioneer.com. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Ben Koppelman » Meet The Executives' Club – the executives' club". Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Ben Koppelman".
- ^ https://www.npr.org/2016/05/26/479635796/meet-the-unbound-delegates-who-helped-donald-trump-secure-the-nomination
- ^ "Ben Koppelman | North Dakota Legislative Branch". ndlegis.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "ND Legislature looking into raising interstate speed limit to 80 MPH". KVRR Local News. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Monk, Jim (2021-01-26). "Bill requires students to participate in sports based on sex assigned at birth". KVRR Local News. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Rep. Andrew Marschall Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits - U.S. Term Limits". 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Port: Rick Becker's House campaign is connected to a spider web of political organizations". InForum. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Endorsements". Rick Becker for Congress. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "About Ben". vote4koppelman.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.