Sam Coppersmith

A Representative from Arizona. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa. , May 22, 1955. A. B. , Harvard University, 1976. Foreign service officer, United States Department of State, 1977-1979. J. D. , Yale University, 1982. Admitted to the bar in 1982. Law clerk to Judge William C. Canby, Jr. , United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1982-1983. Assistant to Mayor Terry Goddard of Phoenix, 1984. Member and chair, Phoenix Board of Adjustment, 1989-1992. Director, Arizona Community Service Legal Assistance Foundation, 1986-1990. Practiced business and real estate law in Phoenix. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third Congress (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1995). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1994, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate.