Klopper previously served as a DA councillor on the
Steve Tshwete Local Municipality council. In 2023, while serving as a councillor, Klopper was attacked by an armed gang while shopping with his wife and twelve-year-old daughter at an
Ackermans store in
Middelburg. Klopper was also armed at the time and fought back against the robbers, sustaining substantial injuries to his face and body and also causing injuries to the robbers. Klopper was described as a "hero" for his actions. The robbers were later arrested. ==Parliamentary career==