Popp spent 16 years in charge of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., stepping down last week.
Popp spent 16 years leading the, a prominent nonprofit that advocates for business and industry-friendly policies in the municipality and Southcentral Alaska. In addition to publishing economic reports, the corporation regularly hosts luncheons for the business community that put Popp in front of many of the state’s civic leaders and power players. He officially retired from the position last week.
Anchorage’s mayoral elections are technically nonpartisan. Popp is not registered with any major political party, and in the past he has made political contributions to Republican, Democratic and independent candidates ranging from former mayors Dan Sullivan and Ethan Berkowitz to Mark Begich during his 2018 gubernatorial campaign and a few moderate Republican state legislators.
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