Former House Speaker Frank Chopp, remembered as a tireless advocate for affordable housing and working families, has died. He was 71. Chopp, a Seattle Democrat, was Washington state’s longest ...

Frank Chopp used his influence to help form Washington’s political landscape. Chopp, a powerful figure in Washington politics, died suddenly Saturday at 71. First elected to the House in 1994 to ...

Rep. Frank Chopp, who served 30 years in the Legislature and was the state’s longest-serving House Speaker from 1999 to 2019. (Legislative Support Services) Longtime Washington Democratic Rep.