{{Short description|American politician}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Anne Copp | image = | alt = | state_house = New Hampshire | district = Rockingham 6th | term_start = December 2, 2020 | term_end = August 5, 2021 | predecessor = | successor = Jodi Nelson | state_house1 = New Hampshire | district1 = Merrimack 1st | term_start1 = December 7, 2016 | term_end1 = December 5, 2018 | predecessor1 = Mario Ratzki | successor1 = Ken Wells | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | education = }} '''Anne Copp''' is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, she served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2016 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2021.
==Political career== Starting in 2006, Copp ran for the New Hampshire House's 1st Merrimack district in every election cycle. In 2016, she was finally elected after a decade of trying. Rather than seeking re-election in that district, she instead ran in the 6th Rockingham district as the Libertarian nominee in 2018, finishing last in a field of 18 candidates. Copp ran for the same district as a Republican in 2020 and won.<ref name = oc/>
On July 1, 2021, Copp moved away from her home in Derry.<ref name = fill>{{cite news |author=Huss, Julie |work=Derry News |url=https://www.derrynews.com/news/special-election-will-fill-open-state-rep-seat/article_3db05aba-58f8-54fc-8d0e-31c234243e26.html |date=August 26, 2021 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |title=Special election will fill open state rep seat}}</ref> NH Journal wrote that as of July 27, the "notoriously difficult-to-pin-down" Copp had yet to resign or clarify her new address.<ref>{{cite news |work=NH Journal |access-date=June 18, 2024 |date=July 27, 2021 |url=https://nhjournal.com/rep-lynne-ober-loses-vice-chair-position-over-budget-stunt-resigns/ |author=Graham, Michael |title=Rep. Lynne Ober Loses Vice Chair Position Over Budget 'Stunt,' Resigns}}</ref> Copp eventually acknowledged that she had moved out of her district and resigned on August 5.<ref name = fill/>
In 2022, Copp ran for the 5th district of the New Hampshire Executive Council, challenging incumbent Dave Wheeler in the Republican primary.<ref name = target>{{cite news |work=New Hampshire Bulletin |url=https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/08/30/conservative-group-targets-health-providers-for-making-abortion-referrals/ |date=August 30, 2022 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |author=Timmins, Annmarie |title=Conservative group targets health providers for making abortion referrals}}</ref> She took 22.4% of the vote in the Republican primary.<ref name = oc>{{cite web |work=Our Campaigns |access-date=June 18, 2024 |title=Copp, Anne |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=155521}}</ref>
==Political positions== Copp is a supporter of Donald Trump. She criticized Mitt Romney for his "grandstanding" vote for Trump's first impeachment and remarked that Romney's "political career and aspirations are over."<ref>{{cite news |work=The Washington Post |access-date=June 18, 2024 |author1=Chason, Rachel |author2=Itkowitz, Colby |title=Trump mocks Democratic rivals, engages in name calling in rallying conservatives |date=February 28, 2020 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mocks-democratic-rivals-engages-in-name-calling-in-rallying-conservatives/2020/02/29/d137599a-5b07-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html}}</ref>
Copp opposes abortion "as early as the first trimester."<ref name = target/>
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