United States Representative papers, 1977-1995

The Michael J. Kopetski papers are organized into two groups: A) Oregon State Legislative papers and B) United States Representative papers. The Oregon State Legislative group consists of papers generated and received by Kopetski’s office during his two terms representing the Thirty-third District in the Oregon House of Representatives. Materials in this group include campaign files (1984-1986) and documents dealing with legislation Kopetski worked on while in office.

The United States Representative papers group consists of papers generated and received by Kopetski’s office during his two terms in the United States House of Representatives representing Oregon’s Fifth District.

Present in the second group are the following types of materials: constituent/issue mail; Kopetski’s roll call votes and voting records; campaign files for the 1988, 1990 and 1992 congressional elections; press files including copies of press releases and speeches; legislative/committee files including the Agricultural Committee and the Ways and Means Committee; and audio visual material including photographs and audio and video tapes.

During his time in Congress, Kopetski served on the Agricultural Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. He worked on bills dealing with MFN (Most Favored Nation) status for China, nuclear weapons testing, and the Forest and Community Survival Act of 1991. Kopetski was the point person responsible for successfully getting NAFTA through the House of Representatives in 1993. Kopetski also worked closely with Senator Mark O. Hatfield to get the Opal Creek National Reserve legislation through the House in 1993.