| Quentin L. Kopp |
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Kopp graduated from Dartmouth College in 1949 and later from the Harvard Law School . In the 1970's, Kopp served on the San Francisco Board Of Supervisors , representing the conservative West Portal neighborhood. After his colleague and political ally, Dianne Feinstein , lost the mayor's race in 1975 , she agreed not to run for mayor again and support Kopp's bid for mayor in 1979 . However, in 1978 , Mayor George Moscone was assassinated (along with gay-rights pioneer Harvey Milk ) at City Hall -- making Feinstein, the current President of the Board of Supervisors, the New Mayor. In 1979 , Kopp ran for Mayor against Feinstein, but lost. He served in political office as an Independent , rather than as a member of either major Political Party . Along with a reputation for political outspokenness and independent views, this independence contributed to his reputation as one of the leading figures in San Francisco Bay Area politics. For a time, Kopp held a time slot as a Radio Talk Show host on KGO-AM , a popular Talk Radio station. After his retirement from the State Senate, Kopp became a Judge in San Mateo County . He is currently retired. Kopp is married to the former Mara Sikaters and has three children, including a son, Shepard, who works in the Mark Geragos law firm. Interstate 380 in San Mateo County was named the "Quentin L. Kopp Freeway". (The road had previously been previously named the ''Portola Freeway'' by California's State Legislature, after Gaspar De Portolà .) EXTERNAL LINK |
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