Gail Kopplin (May 20, 1939 – January 13, 2021) was a politician from the U.S. state of

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

. From 2005 to 2009, he represented the 3rd District in the unicameral

Nebraska Legislature The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the small ...

. Kopplin was a retired school administrator. __NOTOC__ Kopplin was born in

Sterling, Nebraska Sterling is a village in Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 482 at the 2020 census. History Sterling was platted in 1870 when the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad was extended to that point. The village was named after St ...

and graduated from

Peru State College Peru State College is a public college in Peru, Nebraska. Founded by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1865, making it the first and oldest institution of higher education in Nebraska, it underwent several name changes before receiving ...

in 1966. He attended the

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, earning an education specialist certificate in 1982 and a

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in education in 1988. He was elected in 2004 to represent the 3rd Nebraska legislative district. Kopplin sat on the Education and Natural Resources committees. In 2008, he lost a re-election bid to Scott Price.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kopplin, Gail 1939 births 2021 deaths Peru State College alumni University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni Nebraska state senators People from Johnson County, Nebraska