Coppersmith, Sam, 1955-

<p>Samuel George Coppersmith (born May 22, 1955) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Party.</p>

<p>Coppersmith was born May 22, 1955 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1976, and then worked as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. State Department, assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. He returned to the U.S. then earned a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1982. After law school, he clerked for Judge William C.Canby Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and served as an assistant to the Mayor of Phoenix.</p>

<p>In 1992, Coppersmith won the Democratic primary in Arizona's 1st District and faced three-term Republican Jay Rhodes in the general election. Coppersmith won the elections and became a U.S. Representative from the Democratic Party for Arizona's 1st Congressional District."</p>

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li>11/08/1994 AZ US Senate Lost 39.54% (-14.16%)</li>
<li>09/13/1994 AZ US Senate - D Primary Won 32.15% (+0.05%)</li>
<li>11/03/1992 AZ District 1 Won 51.30% (+6.71%)</li>
<li>09/08/1992 AZ District 1 - D Primary Won 73.54% (+47.07%)</li>
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COPPERSMITH, Samuel G., 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.