Colleen M. Kopp is a lobbyist with Wojdak Government Relations and a former legislative staffer in Pennsylvania. Prior to that she was an aide for House Minority Whip
Mike Veon
Michael R. Veon (born January 19, 1957) is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 14th District from 1985 through 2006.
Personal life
Veon is a 1975 graduate of Beaver Falls High School. Veon attended Al ...
and for Governor
Ed Rendell
Edward Gene Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author. He served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011, as chair of the national Democratic Party, and as the 96th Mayor of Philad ...
. She is a former Secretary of Legislative Affairs.
She earned a degree in public policy from the
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) is a public research university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. As of fall 2021, the university enrolled 7,044 undergraduates and 1,865 postgraduates, for a total enrollment of 9,009 students. The univ ...
.
She first rose to prominence as executive director for
House Minority Whip
Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are ele ...
Representative
Mike Veon
Michael R. Veon (born January 19, 1957) is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 14th District from 1985 through 2006.
Personal life
Veon is a 1975 graduate of Beaver Falls High School. Veon attended Al ...
.
In March 2003, she was hired by the newly elected governor
Ed Rendell
Edward Gene Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author. He served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011, as chair of the national Democratic Party, and as the 96th Mayor of Philad ...
to serve as his Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs.
The political website
PoliticsPA
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Content
The website reports on political and campaign news in Pennsylvania, from the state legislature up to federal races. The editors write occasional features, like the we ...
called her "the Democrats version of the GOP's
Mary Matalin
Mary Joe Matalin (born August 19, 1953) is an American political consultant well known for her work with the Republican Party. She has served under President Ronald Reagan, was campaign director for George H. W. Bush, was an assistant to Presid ...
.
She was named to the
PoliticsPA
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The website reports on political and campaign news in Pennsylvania, from the state legislature up to federal races. The editors write occasional features, like the we ...
list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women," where her work for many Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections was noted.
She was named to the
PoliticsPA
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Content
The website reports on political and campaign news in Pennsylvania, from the state legislature up to federal races. The editors write occasional features, like the we ...
list of "Rising Stars" in Pennsylvania.
In 2007, she partnered with
Mike Veon
Michael R. Veon (born January 19, 1957) is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 14th District from 1985 through 2006.
Personal life
Veon is a 1975 graduate of Beaver Falls High School. Veon attended Al ...
, who had been defeated for re-election in 2006, to found the Veon, Kopp & Associates lobbying firm, with
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company
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Its corporate headquarters a ...
as its first client. The firm was dissolved in April 2008 and Kopp returned to lobbying under the name of Kopp & Associates LLC, where she represented
Independence Blue Cross
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.
In March 2009, she returned to Governor Rendell's office, the third individual hired in spite of Rendell's self-imposed hiring freeze.
The Governor dismissed questions about the appropriateness of hiring Kopp, who was mentioned but not accused of wrongdoing in the criminal proceedings of her former boss and business partner
Mike Veon
Michael R. Veon (born January 19, 1957) is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 14th District from 1985 through 2006.
Personal life
Veon is a 1975 graduate of Beaver Falls High School. Veon attended Al ...
.
References
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Living people
Pennsylvania Democrats
State cabinet secretaries of Pennsylvania
Employees of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
American lobbyists
Indiana University of Pennsylvania alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)