Chuck Kopp is the son of educators and entrepreneurs that moved from Anchorage to Iliamna near Bristol Bay. He chose a career in public safety that spanned over 20 years, serving in the Anchorage and the Kenai Police Departments and graduating from the National Training Center of Polygraph Science as a Certified Expert Polygraph Examiner. He served 7 years as the Chief of Police for the City of Kenai and as Acting City Manager from 2005 – 2006. Alaska Governors Murkowski and Palin both appointed him to an oversight role on their transition teams with respect to the Department of Public Safety. He served his community coaching high school wrestling, serving on boards, and was Co-Chair of Security for the 2006 Arctic Winter Games committee. He is an Alaska 'Top 40 under 40' and was inducted into the first inaugural class of the Alaska High School Hall of Fame for outstanding performance as a multisport athlete. He has served the State of Alaska as a Governor appointee to both the Alaska Judicial Council and Alaska Police Standards Council. Most recently, he has been Chief of Staff for two State Senators.
