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Elías Coop-González
Elías Coop-González
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 7, 2022
Preceded by	Cody Thompson
Constituency	67th district
Personal details
Born	Elías Gorden Coop-González; May 2, 2002 (age 22); Sololá, Guatemala
Nationality	United States; Guatemala;
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Elkins, West Virginia, U.S.
Education	Tygart Valley Christian Academy
Alma mater	Liberty University (BS) (enrolled)
Website	Official website

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Elías Gorden Coop-González (/kuːp/; KuP Gon-Sales; born May 2, 2002) is an American politician. He currently serves as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for District 67, which encompasses Randolph County and Pendleton County, for the Republican Party. He assumed office on December 1, 2022.^[1] Coop-González is among the youngest state legislators in the United States, taking office at 20. He currently sits on four committees: Banking and Insurance, Energy and Manufacturing, Political Subdivisions, and Veterans Affairs/Homeland Security.^[2]^[3]

Early life and education

Coop-González was born May 2, 2002 in Guatemala to an American father and a Guatemalan mother. He is the second of three sons raised in Panajachel. After his parents' divorce, he moved to the United States at age 12.^[4] He grew up in Elkins, West Virginia and in 2020 was graduated as valedictorian from Tygart Valley Christian Academy. He is currently pursuing a degree in business administration and economics from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.^[5]^[6]

Career

Before running for office, Coop-González interned for congressman Alex Mooney and worked for the Leadership Institute, a co-educational non-profit in Arlington, Virginia. During Donald Trump's re-election campaign, he was the youngest member of the West Virginia delegation of the Republican National Convention.^[7]

In the 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election, Coop-González defeated the incumbent, civics teacher Cody Thompson (D). His current term ends on December 1, 2024.^[8]^[3]

Electoral History
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Elías Coop-González	3490	60.29
Democratic	Cody Thompson	2299	39.71

References

^ "Coop-González, 20, set to be sworn in as a delegate this week". theintermountain.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Coop-Gonzalez
^ ^a ^b "Elías Coop-González". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ 02:04 to 02:20 mins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v18oVwzy3rc
^ "At 20, Liberty student becomes youngest delegate in West Virginia House » Liberty News". Liberty News. January 20, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ "Elias Coop-Gonzáles". Conservation West Virginia. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ "District 067 – Elías Coop-González". West Virginia Republican Leadership Committee. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ "GOP increases supermajorities in West Virginia House, Senate". AP NEWS. November 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[1] "Coop-González, 20, set to be sworn in as a delegate this week". theintermountain.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[2] ttps://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Coop-Gonzalez

[auto-3] "Elías Coop-González". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[4] 02:04 to 02:20 mins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v18oVwzy3rc

[5] "At 20, Liberty student becomes youngest delegate in West Virginia House » Liberty News". Liberty News. January 20, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[6] "Elias Coop-Gonzáles". Conservation West Virginia. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[7] "District 067 – Elías Coop-González". West Virginia Republican Leadership Committee. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[8] "GOP increases supermajorities in West Virginia House, Senate". AP NEWS. November 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

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+| name                = Elías Coop-González
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 | constituency        = 67th district
-| predecessor         = [[Cody Thompson]]
+| predecessor         = [[Cody Thompson (politician)|Cody Thompson]]
-| birth_name          = Elías Coop-González
+| birth_name          = Elías Gorden Coop-González
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-| birth_place         = [[Guatemala]]
+| birth_place         = [[Sololá, Guatemala]]
-| website             = {{url|elias4wv.com|Official website}}
+| website             = {{URL|elias4wv.com|Official website}}
 | alma_mater          = [[Liberty University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) (enrolled)
 | education           = Tygart Valley Christian Academy
 | residence           = [[Elkins, West Virginia]], U.S.
 | party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
+| termstart           = December 7, 2022
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-'''Elias Gorden Coop Gonzalez''' (born May 2, 2002) is an American politician. He currently serves as a member of the [[West Virginia House of Delegates]] for District 67, which encompasses [[Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph County]] and [[Pendleton County, West Virginia|Pendleton County]], for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He assumed office on December 1, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coop-Gonzalez, 20, set to be sworn in as a delegate this week |url=https://www.theintermountain.com/news/local-news/2023/01/coop-gonzales-20-set-to-be-sworn-in-as-a-delegate-this-week/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=theintermountain.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Coop Gonzalez is among the [[List of the youngest state legislators in the United States|youngest state legislators]] of the United States, being aged 20, when taking office. He is currently a member of the Banking and Insurance, Energy and Manufacturing, Political Subdivisions as well as Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security commissions.<ref>https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Coop-Gonzalez</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Elias Coop-Gonzalez |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Elias_Coop-Gonzalez |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
+'''Elías Gorden Coop-González''' ({{IPAc-en|k|uː|p|5=ɡ|6=ɒ|7=n|8=s|9=ɑː|10=l|11=ɛ|12=s}}; {{Respell|KuP Gon-Sales}}; born May 2, 2002) is an American politician. He currently serves as a member of the [[West Virginia House of Delegates]] for District 67, which encompasses [[Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph County]] and [[Pendleton County, West Virginia|Pendleton County]], for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He assumed office on December 1, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coop-González, 20, set to be sworn in as a delegate this week |url=https://www.theintermountain.com/news/local-news/2023/01/coop-gonzales-20-set-to-be-sworn-in-as-a-delegate-this-week/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=theintermountain.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Coop-González is among the [[List of the youngest state legislators in the United States|youngest state legislators]] in the United States, taking office at 20. He currently sits on four committees: Banking and Insurance, Energy and Manufacturing, Political Subdivisions, and Veterans Affairs/Homeland Security.<ref>https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Coop-Gonzalez</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Elías Coop-González |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Elías_Coop-González |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
 == Early life and education ==
-Coop Gonzalez was born May 2, 2002 in [[Guatemala]] to an American father and a [[Guatemalans|Guatemalan]] mother. His parents divorced and he moved to the [[United States]] aged 13.<ref>02:04 to 02:20 mins
+Coop-González was born May 2, 2002 in [[Guatemala]] to an American father and a Guatemalan mother. He is the second of three sons raised in [[Panajachel]]. After his parents' divorce, he moved to the United States at age 12.<ref>02:04 to 02:20 mins
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v18oVwzy3rc</ref> He grew-up in [[Elkins, West Virginia]]. He attended [[Tygarts Valley Church|Tygart Valley Christian Academy]], where he graduated with a high school diploma in 2020. He is currently enrolled and pursuing a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[Business administration|Business Administration]] and [[Economics]] from [[Liberty University]] in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-20 |title=At 20, Liberty student becomes youngest delegate in West Virginia House » Liberty News |url=https://www.liberty.edu/news/2023/01/20/at-20-liberty-student-becomes-youngest-delegate-in-west-virginia-house/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Liberty News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elias Coop-Gonzales |url=https://www.conservewv.org/elected-official/elias-coop-gonzales/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Conservation West Virginia |language=en-US}}</ref>
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v18oVwzy3rc</ref> He grew up in [[Elkins, West Virginia]] and in 2020 was graduated as valedictorian from [[Tygarts Valley Church|Tygart Valley Christian Academy]]. He is currently pursuing a degree in [[business administration]] and economics from [[Liberty University]] in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2023 |title=At 20, Liberty student becomes youngest delegate in West Virginia House » Liberty News |url=https://www.liberty.edu/news/2023/01/20/at-20-liberty-student-becomes-youngest-delegate-in-west-virginia-house/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Liberty News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elias Coop-Gonzáles |url=https://www.conservewv.org/elected-official/elias-coop-gonzales/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Conservation West Virginia |language=en-US}}</ref>
-== Politics ==
+== Career ==
-Before formally entering politics, Coop Gonzalez, interned for congressman [[Alex Mooney]] and worked for the [[Leadership Institute]], a co-educational non-profit in [[Arlington, VA|Arlington, Virginia]]. During [[Donald Trump|Donald Trump's]] re-election campaign, he was the youngest member from the [[Republican National Convention]] from [[West Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=District 067 - Elias Coop-Gonzalez |url=https://www.wvrlc.org/candidates/district-67-elias-coop-gonzalez/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=West Virginia Republican Leadership Committee |language=en-US}}</ref>
+Before running for office, Coop-González interned for congressman [[Alex Mooney]] and worked for the [[Leadership Institute]], a co-educational non-profit in [[Arlington, VA|Arlington, Virginia]]. During [[Donald Trump]]'s re-election campaign, he was the youngest member of the [[West Virginia]] delegation of the [[Republican National Convention]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=District 067 – Elías Coop-González |url=https://www.wvrlc.org/candidates/district-67-elias-coop-gonzalez/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=West Virginia Republican Leadership Committee |language=en-US}}</ref>
-In the [[2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election]], he was elected defeating incumbent [[Cody Thompson (politician)|Cody Thompson]] (D), he assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ending December 1, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=GOP increases supermajorities in West Virginia House, Senate |url=https://apnews.com/article/general-elections-west-virginia-wheeling-government-and-politics-20003d4aece817fe37cdea0b5d341635 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
+In the [[2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election]], Coop-González defeated the incumbent, civics teacher [[Cody Thompson (politician)|Cody Thompson]] (D). His current term ends on December 1, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2022 |title=GOP increases supermajorities in West Virginia House, Senate |url=https://apnews.com/article/general-elections-west-virginia-wheeling-government-and-politics-20003d4aece817fe37cdea0b5d341635 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Electoral History
+|-
+! Party !! Candidate !! Votes !! %
+|-
+| '''Republican''' || '''Elías Coop-González''' || '''3490''' || '''60.29'''
+|-
+| Democratic || Cody Thompson || 2299 || 39.71
+|}
 == References ==
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+{{West Virginia House of Delegates}}
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+[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:2002 births]]
+[[Category:Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates]]
+[[Category:21st-century American legislators]]
+[[Category:American politicians of Guatemalan descent]]
+[[Category:Guatemalan emigrants to the United States]]
+[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators]]
+[[Category:Latino conservatism in the United States]]
+[[Category:People from Elkins, West Virginia]]
+[[Category:People from Sololá Department]]

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