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Roger Koopman
Roger Koopman (Republican Party) was a member of the Montana Public Service Commission, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 7, 2013. He left office on January 4, 2021.
Koopman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Montana Public Service Commission to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Following his graduation from college, Koopman served in the congressional offices of Steve Symms and Ron Paul. He then became a writer for the NRA Institute for legislative action and became a National Rifle Association field representative in 1977.
Koopman began a private employment agency called Career Concepts in 1980. In 2009, he became an associate of Compass Advisors. He served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2005-2008.[1]
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (BGS), geology emphasis, University of Idaho, 1973
Political career
Montana Public Service Commission (2013-2021)
Koopman began representing District 3 in the Montana Public Service Commission on January 7, 2013.
Montana House of Representatives (2005-2008)
Koopman represented District 70 in the Montana House of Representatives from 2005-2008. He served on the House Judiciary Committee, House Education Committee (vice chair) and House Fish and Game Committee.[1]
Elections
2020
Roger Koopman was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2016
- Main article: Montana Public Service Commission election, 2016
Koopman ran for re-election to his District 3 seat on the Montana Public Service Commission in 2016. He was unopposed in the Republican primary. He competed with Democratic candidate Pat Noonan and Independent candidate Caron Cooper in the November 8 general election.[2]
Roger Koopman defeated Pat Noonan and Caron Cooper in the Montana public service commission, District 3 election.
| Montana Public Service Commission District 3, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Roger Koopman |
49.22% | 54,981 | |
| Democratic | Pat Noonan | 37.11% | 41,458 | |
| Independent | Caron Cooper | 13.67% | 15,269 | |
| Total Votes | 111,708 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Roger Koopman ran unopposed in the Montana Republican primary for public service commissioner, district 3.
| Montana Republican primary for public service commissioner, district 3, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Roger Koopman Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 27,427 |
| Total Votes (154 of 154 precincts reporting) | 27,427 | |
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||
2012
Koopman ran for District 3 of the Montana Public Service Commission in 2012. He defeated James Brown, Edward McCrone and Michael More in the Republican primary on June 5, advancing to the general election.[3] Koopman defeated incumbent John Vincent (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| Montana Public Service Commission District 3 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Roger Koopman |
50.9% | 52,330 | |
| Democratic | John Vincent Incumbent | 49.1% | 50,513 | |
| Total Votes | 102,843 | |||
| Election results via Montana Secretary of State | ||||
| Montana Public Service Commissioner District 3 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Roger Koopman |
39.6% | 9,431 | ||
| James Brown | 31.5% | 7,519 | ||
| Michael More | 18.9% | 4,504 | ||
| Edward McCrone | 10% | 2,383 | ||
| Total Votes | 23,837 | |||
| Election results via The Montana Secretary of State. | ||||
In a letter to the Billings Gazette, Koopman stated why he ran:
I want to bring my business skills to bear on a commission that too often has replaced deliberative, analytical work with partisan politics and political agendas. I want to apply my conservative convictions and respect for the Constitution to the preservation of property rights and to economic opportunity for every Montanan. I want to develop innovative, market-based approaches that will drive down utility rates and make energy more affordable for all Montana families.[4]
Campaign themes
2012
During the 2012 election cycle, Koopman introduced the following platform:
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As a life-long defender of liberty and economic opportunity, I have come to realize that some of the strongest threats we face are coming from the so-called “environmental movement,” and the battleground for many of these issues is the PSC. Radicals like incumbent commissioner Vincent are taking aim at everything from mining and logging to energy and agriculture. They run roughshod over our property rights and push a green-energy-at-any-cost agenda that it sure to send our utility rates through the roof. We must expect much more from our overly-political and frequently incompetent Public Service Commission. Frankly, the PSC doesn’t need more lawyers and partisan politicians. It needs wise and capable private sector professionals, who will advance innovative, market-based policies to produce cheaper, more reliable energy for our future. It needs statesmen with unshakable conservative principles, equipped with the unique skill sets necessary to provide true leadership.[5][6] |
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Koopman and his wife, Ann, have four children and four grandchildren.[1]
See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Montana Public Service Commission
- Roger Koopman on Facebook
- Roger Koopman on YouTube
- GOP Biography
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roger Koopman, "Meet Roger," accessed December 7, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfiling - ↑ CSPAN, "Campaign 2012-Election Results From the Associated Press," accessed June 6, 2012
- ↑ Billings Gazette, "I will serve the people well on the PSC in District 3," May 7, 2012
- ↑ Montana GOP, "Roger Koopman, District #3," accessed March 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Vincent (D) |
Montana Public Service Commission District 3 2013-2021 |
Succeeded by James Brown (R) |
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