One of Chopp's achievements was establishing a program to help people whose families were affected by covenants to buy homes.

An advocate for health care and low-income housing, Frank Chopp was the longest-serving House speaker in the state's history and a rare legislative force.

House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, smiles as he holds the gavel while presiding over the House, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Olympia, Wash., on the first day of the 2018 legislative session.

I was three songs into a night of karaoke with the family when I got the news alert that State Representative Frank Chopp had passed away. It was startling. I paused to take it in and feel the loss.

Frank Chopp, the longest-serving speaker in Washington state House history, has died. He was 71. Chopp passed away suddenly, according to state lawmakers and his family, per The Seattle Times.

Former Washington state 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 ...

Frank Chopp, the longest-serving House speaker in Washington state history and a fierce advocate for health care and low-income housing, has died. He was 71. "We are all devastated today at the ...