Anne Copp
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2024}}
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| state_house = New Hampshire
| district = Rockingham 6th
| term_start = December 2, 2020
| term_end = August 5, 2021
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| successor = Jodi Nelson
| state_house1 = New Hampshire
| district1 = Merrimack 1st
| term_start1 = December 7, 2016
| term_end1 = December 5, 2018
| predecessor1 = Mario Ratzki
| successor1 = Ken Wells
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| party = Republican
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Anne Copp is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, she served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2016 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2021.
Political career
Starting in 2006, Copp ran for the New Hampshire House's 1st Merrimack district in every election cycle. In 2016, she was finally elected after a decade of trying. Rather than seeking re-election in that district, she instead ran in the 6th Rockingham district as the Libertarian nominee in 2018, finishing last in a field of 18 candidates. Copp ran for the same district as a Republican in 2020 and won.
On July 1, 2021, Copp moved away from her home in Derry.{{cite news |author=Huss, Julie |work=Derry News |url=https://www.derrynews.com/news/special-election-will-fill-open-state-rep-seat/article_3db05aba-58f8-54fc-8d0e-31c234243e26.html |date=August 26, 2021 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |title=Special election will fill open state rep seat}} NH Journal wrote that as of July 27, the "notoriously difficult-to-pin-down" Copp had yet to resign or clarify her new address.{{cite news |work=NH Journal |access-date=June 18, 2024 |date=July 27, 2021 |url=https://nhjournal.com/rep-lynne-ober-loses-vice-chair-position-over-budget-stunt-resigns/ |author=Graham, Michael |title=Rep. Lynne Ober Loses Vice Chair Position Over Budget 'Stunt,' Resigns}} Copp eventually acknowledged that she had moved out of her district and resigned on August 5.
In 2022, Copp ran for the 5th district of the New Hampshire Executive Council, challenging incumbent Dave Wheeler in the Republican primary.{{cite news |work=New Hampshire Bulletin |url=https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/08/30/conservative-group-targets-health-providers-for-making-abortion-referrals/ |date=August 30, 2022 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |author=Timmins, Annmarie |title=Conservative group targets health providers for making abortion referrals}} She took 22.4% of the vote in the Republican primary.{{cite web |work=Our Campaigns |access-date=June 18, 2024 |title=Copp, Anne |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=155521}}
Political positions
Copp is a supporter of Donald Trump. She criticized Mitt Romney for his "grandstanding" vote for Trump's first impeachment and remarked that Romney's "political career and aspirations are over."{{cite news |work=The Washington Post |access-date=June 18, 2024 |author1=Chason, Rachel |author2=Itkowitz, Colby |title=Trump mocks Democratic rivals, engages in name calling in rallying conservatives |date=February 28, 2020 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mocks-democratic-rivals-engages-in-name-calling-in-rallying-conservatives/2020/02/29/d137599a-5b07-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Category:People from Derry, New Hampshire
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Women in New Hampshire politics
Category:21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court