Alex Knopp
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Alex Knopp
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|09|23}}
| birth_place = Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
| residence = Norwalk, Connecticut
| office = Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut
| order = 38th
| term_start = 2001
| term_end = 2005
| predecessor = Frank J. Esposito
| successor = Richard A. Moccia
| office2 = Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 137th district
| term_start2 = 1993
| term_end2 = 2001
| predecessor2 = Sally Bolster (Redistricted)
| successor2 = Bob Duff
| office3 = Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 139th district
| term_start3 = 1987
| term_end3 = 1993
| predecessor3 = Jacob Rudolf
| successor3 = Kevin Ryan (Redistricted)
| party = Democratic
| religion =
| alma_mater = Wesleyan University (B.A. 1969)
George Washington University Law School (J.D 1981)
| spouse = {{marriage|Bette L. Bono
|1984}}
| children = 2
| parents = Fay Honey Knopp
}}
Alex A. Knopp (born September 23, 1947United States Public Records) is an American professor and former politician who served three terms as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 139th District, which encompassed Norwalk, from 1987 to 1993. He served another four terms from the 137th District between 1993 and 2001 for the Democratic Party.
From 2001 to 2005, Knopp served two-terms as mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut.{{cite web|url=http://www.norwalklib.org/reference/PDF/List%20of%20mayors%20of%20Norwalk.pdf |title=List of mayors of Norwalk, 1913 – present |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723000600/http://www.norwalklib.org/reference/PDF/List%20of%20mayors%20of%20Norwalk.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-23 }} Retrieved on 2010-03-10. He was defeated for re-election on November 8, 2005, by Republican Richard A. Moccia.{{cite web| url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2005_nov_election/topman05.pdf| title=Elections for Mayor or First Selectman in Connecticut – Tuesday, November 8, 2005}} Retrieved on 2010-03-10.
Early life and education
Knopp is the son of Burton Knopp and Fay Honey Irving of Westport.{{cite web |date=2010-04-25 |title=Burton Knopp, 93 – WestportNow.com – Westport, Connecticut |url=http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/burton_knopp_93/ |accessdate=2014-03-29 |publisher=WestportNow.com}} Knopp received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1969, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude. He received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1981, graduating as the valedictorian of his class.{{cite web |date=2010-10-16 |title=Debate: Alex Knopp and Randall Avery – Norwalk Plus calendar |url=http://www.norwalkplus.com/nwk/information/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=27281&year=2010&month=10 |accessdate=2014-03-29 |publisher=Norwalkplus.com}}
Career
Since 2008, Knopp has been serving as the executive director of the Center for Public Service and Social Justice at Yale University.[http://www.dwighthall.org/7028/DWIGHT_HALL_NAMES_ALEX_KNOPP_AS_EXECUTIVE_DIRECTOR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227132220/http://www.dwighthall.org/7028/DWIGHT_HALL_NAMES_ALEX_KNOPP_AS_EXECUTIVE_DIRECTOR|date=December 27, 2008}} Since 2006, he has also been a visiting clinical lecturer at Yale Law School.{{cite web |date= |title=Alex A. Knopp | Yale Law School |url=http://www.law.yale.edu/faculty/AKnopp.htm |accessdate=2014-03-29 |publisher=Law.yale.edu}}
Politics
Prior to serving as mayor, he served eight terms as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, first representing the 139th District for three terms from 1987 to 1993 and then due to redistricting, representing the 137th District for four more terms from 1993 to 2001.
He served two terms as Norwalk Councilman-at-Large from 1983 to 1987.
Personal life
On March 25, 1984, Knopp married Bette L. Bono (b. 1950), in Norwalk, Connecticut.Connecticut Marriage Index They have two children.
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{{succession box|title=Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut|before=Frank J. Esposito|after=Richard A. Moccia|years=2001–05}}
{{succession box|title=Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 137th district|before=Sally Bolster
(Redistricted)|after=Bob Duff|years=1993–2001}}
{{succession box|title=Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 139th district|before=Jacob Rudolf|after=Kevin Ryan
(Redistricted)|years=1987–1993}}
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Category:21st-century mayors of places in Connecticut
Category:George Washington University Law School alumni
Category:Mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut
Category:Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Category:People from Westport, Connecticut
Category:Wesleyan University alumni
Category:20th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly
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