Background and Personal Life
Kopp was born in 1928 in Syracuse, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1949 and later from Harvard Law School. Kopp is married to the former Mara Sikaters and has three children: his eldest son, Shepard, works for Mark Geragos' law firm. His second son is a musician who goes by the name Stark Raving Brad and lives in San Francisco. His daughter Jennifer is the executive director of the Napa Valley Grape Growers Association.
Kopp was elected to a political office as an independent politician, rather than as a member of a political party. For a time, Kopp held a time slot as a radio talk show host on KGO-AM, a popular talk radio station.
Kopp had his home phone number and address listed in the local phone book and was well known to answer at any reasonable hour. Personal replies to letters were common.
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