Gary Allan Knopp (born 1956/57) is an American Republican politician, currently serving in the Alaska House of Representatives. He represents the 30th district, which covers parts of Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Biography
Knopp was born in Whitefish, Montana. He was elected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in 2006, serving until 2012 (including two years as assembly president), when he retired in order to unsuccessfully run for the state house. Knopp won a third term on the Assembly in 2015, and successfully ran for the House in 2016. He resigned from the Assembly on January 3, 2017, and was sworn in as a representative later that month.
Personal life
Knopp is married to his wife Helen.
Electoral history
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 1 election, 2006| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Nonpartisan | Gary Knopp | 733 | 63.46 |
| Nonpartisan | Kelly Wolf | 412 | 35.67 |
| Other | Write-ins | 10 | 0.87 |
| Total votes | 1,155 | 100.00 |
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 1 election, 2009| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Nonpartisan | Gary Knopp | 592 | 95.18 |
| Other | Write-ins | 30 | 4.82 |
| Total votes | 622 | 100.00 |
Alaska House District 29 Republican primary, 2012| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Republican | Kurt Olson | 1,679 | 56.10 |
| Republican | Gary Knopp | 1,314 | 43.90 |
| Total votes | 2,993 | 100.00 |
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 1 election, 2015| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Nonpartisan | Gary Knopp | 269 | 30.26 |
| Nonpartisan | David C. Wartinbee | 265 | 29.81 |
| Nonpartisan | Kelly Wolf | 180 | 20.25 |
| Nonpartisan | Robin Davis | 172 | 19.35 |
| Other | Write-ins | 3 | 0.34 |
| Total votes | 889 | 100.00 |
Alaska House District 30 Republican primary, 2016| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Republican | Gary Knopp | 887 | 43.14 |
| Republican | Rick R. Koch | 581 | 28.26 |
| Republican | Keith D. Baxter | 313 | 15.22 |
| Republican | Kelly Wolf | 275 | 13.38 |
| Total votes | 2,056 | 100.00 |
Alaska House District 30 election, 2016| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Republican | Gary Knopp | 5,346 | 65.29 |
| Democratic | Shauna L. Thornton | 1,868 | 22.81 |
| Constitution | J. R. Myers | 473 | 5.78 |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel L. Lynch | 473 | 5.78 |
| Other | Write-ins | 28 | 0.34 |
| Total votes | 8,188 | 100.00 |