Seattle — former speaker of the washington house of representatives frank chopp has died, king 5 sources confirmed saturday. “frank chopp was a remarkable leader for washington state. Chopp served as the state house speaker for 20 years from
Remembering Frank Chopp A Relentless Champion for Washington’s
Frank chopp was born and raised in bremerton, washington and moved to seattle to attend the university of washington.
After serving as the executive director of the fremont public association (later solid ground), a nonprofit housing, paratransit, and human services nonprofit, chopp won election to the washington house of representatives in 1994.
Former washington state house speaker frank chopp, remembered as a tireless advocate for affordable housing and working families, has died. Chopp, a seattle democrat, was washington He was known for his work on housing, health care, child care and education policies. He was age 71 and died of cardiac arrest at home.
I first met frank when he was the executive director (1983 to 2000) of the fremont public association (fpa), now known as solid ground. I was working at the seattle city council for former council 8, 2018, in olympia, wash., on the first day of the 2018 legislative session. Chopp passed away suddenly, according to state lawmakers and his family, per the seattle times.
Frank chopp, who became one of the state’s most powerful house speakers over the two decades he held the leadership role, died saturday.
Frank chopp was the longest serving speaker of the house in washington state history. He died on saturday at the age of 71. In a statement, his family said his sudden passing was due to a cardiac Frank chopp who helped lead the 43rd district including capitol hill for three decades from 1995 to 2025 has died.
“the 43rd district democrats are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former representative, frank chopp,” the 43rd district democrats group said in a statement. 1 supporting working people “as a community activist and then as a legislator, frank chopp played an important role in raising the state minimum wage to the highest in the country. In the legislature, frank is the leader standing up for working people and a shared prosperity agenda — passing paid sick leave, preventing wage … continued It is with sadness that we share former house speaker and longtime state representative frank chopp died suddenly on saturday.
Former speaker chopp was a passionate advocate for housing and commerce owes a significant amount of our work to him:
(legislative support services) longtime washington democratic rep. Frank chopp, who became one of the state’s most powerful house speakers over the two decades he held the leadership role, announced wednesday he In 1994, frank was elected to the washington state house of representatives of the 43rd legislative district. Frank chopp, who became one of the state’s most powerful house speakers over the two decades he held the leadership role, died saturday.
Frank chopp, who became one of the state’s most powerful house speakers over the two decades he held the leadership role, died saturday. Chopp, who died march 22 at age 71, spent almost every day of his adult life working to help the people of washington state. He didn’t care if his name got in the paper or if he saw his He assumed office in 1995.
He assumed office in 1995.
He left office on january 13, 2025. “frank chopp was a giant among us, who led with humility and an unparalleled drive to improve circumstances for our neighbors with the greatest struggles,” said rep. “before he was speaker, before he was a representative, frank was a fighter for homes for all. 1 supporting working people “as a community activist and then as a legislator, frank chopp played an important role in raising the state minimum wage to the highest in the country.
In the legislature, frank is the leader standing up for working people and a shared prosperity agenda — passing paid sick leave, preventing wage … continued He was age 71 and died of cardiac arrest at home. I first met frank when he was the executive director (1983 to 2000) of the fremont public association (fpa), now known as solid ground. I was working at the seattle city council for former council
Chopp was the 46th speaker of the washington house of representatives from 1999 to 2019.
Marking the close of an era in washington politics, rep.
