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Jesse Pippy

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Jesse Pippy
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 4th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byKathy Afzali
Personal details
Born
Jesse Tyler Pippy

(1982-08-06) August 6, 1982 (age 42)
Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLindsey May
Children2
EducationChristopher Newport University (BA)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD)

Jesse Tyler Pippy (born August 6, 1982) is an American politician who was elected on November 6, 2018, to serve a 4-year term in the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 4, which encompasses parts of Frederick and Carroll Counties.[1]

Early life and career

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Pippy was born August 6, 1982. He grew up in a military family and lived in Europe and Asia. He attended Christopher Newport University, where he earned a B.A. degree in political science and then a J.D. degree at the University of Maryland School of Law.[1][2]

Pippy first got involved with politics in 2014 when he unsuccessfully ran for the Maryland Senate in District 12.[3][4] Afterwards, he became the chair of the Frederick County Young Republicans organization.[1][5] In 2016, he was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to serve as Commissioner on the Frederick County Board of License Commissioners, succeeding chairman Dick Zimmerman; he was later elected Chairman.[3][6] Pippy resigned from the liquor board on August 7, 2018.[7]

In August 2017, Pippy filed to run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 4.[8] He won the general election, receiving 19.7 percent of the vote.[9]

Pippy married his wife, Lindsey May Carpenter, in Frederick, Maryland in 2014. Together, they have two boys.[10][11]

In the legislature

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Pippy in the House of Delegates Economic Matters Committee, 2023

Pippy was sworn in to the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9, 2019.[1]

In June 2021, Pippy announced he would seek the State Senate seat in District 4 being vacated by Michael Hough, but in September 2021 he withdrew his candidacy.[12][13][14] In February 2022, he announced that he would seek re-election to the House of Delegates.[15]

Committee assignments

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  • Member, Economic Matters Committee, 2021–present (banking, consumer protection & commercial law subcommittee, 2021–present; property & casualty insurance subcommittee, 2021–present; public utilities subcommittee, 2021–present)
  • Member, Judiciary Committee, 2019–2020 (juvenile law subcommittee, 2019–2020; public safety subcommittee, 2019–2020)

Other memberships

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  • Chair, Frederick County Delegation, 2020–2021
  • Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2019
  • Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2019–present
  • Secretary, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2019–present
  • Chair, Minority Caucus Steering Committee, 2020–present
  • Member, Emerging Leaders Program, State Legislative Leaders Foundation, 2020–present

Political positions

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Abortion

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In March 2022, during a debate on legislation that would expand abortion access, Pippy introduced an amendment that would allow only physicians to provide abortion services. The House of Delegates voted to reject the amendment on a vote of 40-84.[16]

Business

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In March 2021, Pippy voted against legislation that would require businesses to create telework policies.[17]

COVID-19 pandemic

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In March 2021, Pippy opposed a proposal by Governor Hogan that would give state employees a $1,000 bonus for working during the coronavirus pandemic, saying that he felt the government needed to do more to help private sector employees.[18]

In June 2021, Pippy said that he supported Hogan's decision to end expanded unemployment benefits provided by the American Rescue Plan Act.[19]

In August 2021, Pippy said that he opposed extending Maryland's state of emergency status for the delta variant.[20]

Crime

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Pippy introduced legislation in the 2019 legislative session that would recognize human trafficking as a "crime of violence" in Maryland.[21] The bill passed and became law on April 18, 2019.[22] He also introduced legislation that would expand the state's child pornography laws to include lascivious acts and computer-generated images, which passed and became law on April 30, 2019.[23][24]

Pippy introduced legislation in the 2020 legislative session that would replace the term "gang" with "criminal organization" in the state's criminal law code.[25] The bill passed and became law on May 8, 2020.[26] He also introduced legislation that would make strangulation a first-degree felony assault, which passed and became law on May 8, 2020.[27][28][29]

Pippy introduced legislation in the 2021 legislative session that would allow individuals to apply for a court order to obtain information from an electronic device of interest through fax or email.[30] The bill passed and became law on May 30, 2021.[31]

In February 2021, Pippy said that he opposed removing school resource officers from schools.[32]

Healthcare

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Pippy introduced legislation in the 2020 legislative session that would fine healthcare facilities that engage in patient brokering.[33]

Immigration

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In March 2021, during a debate on legislation that would require counties to end their 287(g) contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Pippy unsuccessfully attempted to amend the bill to create exemptions for Frederick County.[34]

Electoral history

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Maryland Senate District 12 Republican Primary Election, 2014[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jesse Tyler Pippy 2,938 100.0%
Maryland Senate District 12 General Election, 2014[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward J. Kasemeyer 21,986 58.6%
Republican Jesse Tyler Pippy 15,481 41.3%
N/A Other Write-Ins 47 0.1%
Maryland House of Delegates District 4 Republican Primary Election, 2018[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Cox 7,728 35.5%
Republican Jesse T. Pippy 7,052 32.4%
Republican Barrie S. Ciliberti 7,018 32.2%
Maryland House of Delegates District 4 General Election, 2018[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Cox 33,303 20.6%
Republican Jesse T. Pippy 31,817 19.7%
Republican Barrie S. Ciliberti 31,071 19.2%
Democratic Lois Jarman 22,807 14.1%
Democratic Ysela Bravo 21,901 13.6%
Democratic Darrin Ryan Smith 20,462 12.7%
N/A Other Write-Ins 92 0.1%

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Jesse T. Pippy, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. December 29, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Hernández, Arelis R.; Wiggins, Ovetta (January 9, 2019). "Meet the freshman class of the Maryland General Assembly". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Loos, Kelsi (July 1, 2016). "New face on liquor board to support modernizing liquor laws". Frederick News-Post. Archived from the original on July 5, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Broadwater, Luke (September 20, 2014). "Baltimore Co. Republicans face Howard Co. Democrats in redrawn District 12". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Persley, Mike (November 18, 2018). "Frederick County Republicans gather to watch presidential debate". Frederick News-Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Gaines, Danielle E. (August 22, 2017). "Jesse Pippy | Elections". Frederick News-Post. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Dodd, Cameron (August 13, 2018). "Frederick County liquor board chairman resigns due to campaign ethics law". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  9. ^ Mann, Alex (November 6, 2018). "Carroll County voters choose incumbent Republicans for Maryland General Assembly". Carroll County Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "Lindsey May Carpenter to Jesse Tyler Pippy". Frederick News-Post. November 2, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  11. ^ Masters, Kate (January 24, 2019). "Beyond the Ballot — Jesse Pippy". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  12. ^ Kurtz, Josh (June 11, 2021). "Pippy Makes State Senate Bid Official". Maryland Matters. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  13. ^ "Delegate representing part of Carroll announces candidacy for state Senate". Carroll County Times. June 11, 2021. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Ewart, Scott (September 24, 2021). "Carroll County Politics: Jesse Pippy withdraws his candidacy for Maryland State Senate District 4 race in 2022". Scott E's Blog. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  15. ^ DePuyt, Bruce; Kurtz, Josh (February 10, 2022). "Political Notes: Elrich's Endorsements, Pippy's Plans, Segal's LG, and CD-4 News". Maryland Matters. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  16. ^ Gaskill, Hannah (March 9, 2022). "After Republican Amendment Attempts, House Moves Forward with Abortion Access Bills". Maryland Matters. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  17. ^ Bohnel, Steve (April 16, 2021). "A look at how some important local, state bills fared in 2021". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  18. ^ Bohnel, Steve (March 8, 2021). "Hogan proposal to give bonuses to state employees receives mixed review". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  19. ^ Shwe, Elizabeth (June 9, 2021). "House Committee Divided Over Hogan's Ending Expanded Unemployment Benefits". Maryland Matters. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  20. ^ Marshall, Ryan (August 13, 2021). "Legislators mixed on request to extend Maryland's COVID emergency". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  21. ^ Hogan, Samantha (March 18, 2019). "Md. legislators approve overhaul to human trafficking laws". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  22. ^ "Legislation - HB0871". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  23. ^ Gaines, Danielle E. (April 14, 2019). "Lawmakers Pass Bill That Would Expand Prosecution of Child Erotica". Maryland Matters. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  24. ^ "Legislation - HB1027". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  25. ^ Bohnel, Steve (March 4, 2020). "After months of work, Hough, Pippy introduce tweaks to state's criminal gang law". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  26. ^ "Legislation - HB1083". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  27. ^ Gaines, Danielle E. (January 29, 2020). "Md. Needs a Felony Strangulation Law, Advocates and Lawmakers Argue". Maryland Matters. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  28. ^ Bohnel, Steve (March 14, 2020). "Strangulation bill passes out of Senate committee, awaits vote before full Senate". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  29. ^ "Legislation - HB0233". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  30. ^ Bohnel, Steve (April 5, 2021). "Local delegates face time crunch to get bills passed before session ends". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  31. ^ "Legislation - HB0477". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  32. ^ Bohnel, Steve (February 17, 2021). "Local officials weigh in on school resource officer bills". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  33. ^ Bohnel, Steve (February 27, 2020). "Bipartisan support to end 'patient brokering' amid opioid epidemic". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  34. ^ Bohnel, Steve (March 27, 2021). "Jenkins denounces bill that would end 287(g) program in Maryland". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  35. ^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senator". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. July 16, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  36. ^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  37. ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. July 31, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  38. ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 11, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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