Biography
Chad Koppie is a lifetime farmer. He grew up on a family farm that encompassed 4,000 acres in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. He continued farming in his adult life and currently lives on an 80 acre farm and currently rents 600 acres that he still farms. He was number 5 out of nine siblings from Gilberts, Illinois and went to aviation school at Purdue University.
A retired jumbo jet Captain with Delta Airlines of 35 years, Chad flew jets out of Chicago's O'Hare Airport domestically then retired as the number one jumbo jet Captain out of New York City's JFK. Chad feels that he is in a unique position to now focus on serving our country because he understands the middle class values and he understands the blue collar voter.
Chad's family values, duty to God and Country mean everything to him. He grew up in a Christian family and has been married to his one and only wife Teresa. They "grew" a big family – three sons, one daughter and ten grandchildren.
Meet Chad
Chad is the Republican nominee for Illinois' 7th Congressional District. He had three terms on the Kane Co. Regional Board of Schools, and served as the board president. In 1998, Chad was the only conservative who ran for Illinois governor, in the Republican primary.
Chad Koppie has held these offices:
Member of the Kane County Regional Board of Schools, 2007- present
District 300 School Board, 1987-1991
Rutland Township trustee, 1983-1987
Humana Hospital board, 1983-1987
In 2020, Chad ran for Congress in Illinois' 8th District. He was on the ballot for the U.S. Senate in 2016 as a write-in candidate; 2008 for the Constitution Party; 1996 for the U.S. Taxpayers Party; and 1992 for the Conservative Party of Illinois.
Chad was the vice-chairman of the Illinois Center Right Coalition, 2007-'09. The ICRC was a conservative, statewide group that was founded in 2003. The ICRC steering committee included about 40 leaders including Jim Oberweis, Pat O'Malley, Steve Rauschenberger, Norm Hill, Mike Psak, Jon Zahm, Rich Evans, and Cody Holt.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives write and vote on federal laws, including the federal budget. Each represents one district and serves a two-year term. Tax bills must start in the House, only the House can impeach federal officials, and members oversee federal agencies through their committees.