Harold Copenhaver

Harold 'Cope' Copenhaver is an American politician and a former Democratic member of Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 58 from 2013 to 2015. After being unseated by Republican challenger Brandt Smith in the 2014 GOP landslide in Arkansas, he worked as a Senior Business Development Officer for Centennial Bank in Jonesboro. In August 2016, Copenhaver announced his candidacy for Mayor of Jonesboro, challenging two-term incumbent Harold Perrin. He finished second to the incumbent but failed to secure enough votes to force a runoff. In November 2020, Copenhaver was elected mayor of Jonesboro with Perrin's endorsement. He was reelected in the 2024 election.