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Dan Lipinski

{{Short description|American politician (born 1966)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Dan Lipinski

| image = Dan Lipinski Portrait 115th Congress.jpg

| state = Illinois

| district = {{ushr|IL|3|3rd}}

| term_start = January 3, 2005

| term_end = January 3, 2021

| predecessor = Bill Lipinski

| successor = Marie Newman

| birth_name = Daniel William Lipinski

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|7|15}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Judy Lipinski

| relatives = Bill Lipinski (father)

| education = Northwestern University (BS)
Stanford University (MS)
Duke University (PhD)

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Daniel William Lipinski (born July 15, 1966) is an American politician and political scientist who served eight terms as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Blue Dog Coalition, Lipinski was one of the most socially conservative Democrats in Congress.

A conservative, Lipinski did not endorse President Barack Obama in the 2012 United States presidential election. Lipinski opposed legalized abortion and embryonic stem cell research and was one of 39 House Democrats to vote against the Affordable Care Act.{{cite web | website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives|title=Final vote results for roll call 887|url=https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml| access-date=12 May 2023}} He served a district whose Democratic Party electorate became increasingly liberal during his time in Congress, leading to his defeat in the Democratic primary for the 2020 election by Marie Newman.{{Cite web|last=Pearson|first=Bill Ruthhart, Rick|title=End of the Lipinski era: A 45-year political reign on Chicago's Southwest Side comes to a close|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-william-chicago-southwest-side-20210102-vfetdanqx5foza5gvsa4nrszpa-story.html|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Chicago Tribune|date=January 2, 2021 }}

Early life, education, and career

Lipinski was born in Chicago, the son of Rose Marie (née Lapinski) and former U.S. Congressman Bill Lipinski.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=1079|title=Our Campaigns – Candidate – William O. Lipinski|work=ourcampaigns.com|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063046/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=1079|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}} He attended St. Ignatius College Prep, graduating in 1984.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nndb.com/people/183/000086922/|title=Dan Lipinski|website=www.nndb.com|access-date=September 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928055014/https://www.nndb.com/people/183/000086922/|archive-date=September 28, 2019|url-status=live}} He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University in 1988, an M.S. in engineering-economic systems from Stanford University in 1989 and a Ph.D. in political science from Duke University in 1998.{{cite web|title=Daniel Lipinski's Biography|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/33692/daniel-lipinski#.VIc93THF-Tt|website=Project Vote Smart|access-date=December 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209201417/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/33692/daniel-lipinski#.VIc93THF-Tt|archive-date=December 9, 2014|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060020126|title=NEWSMAKER: 'Transit clout king' passes on purpose, if not political practice, to his son|website=eenews.net|language=en|access-date=May 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531151921/https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060020126|archive-date=May 31, 2019|url-status=live}}

In the summer of 1992, Lipinski interned at the United States Department of Labor. He interned for U.S. Congressman George E. Sangmeister from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 to 1996 Lipinski was a legislative staff member for U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello. He then served on Cook County State's Attorney Richard A. Devine's campaign during the 1996 election season, and later on Devine's transition staff. After a short stint on then-U.S. Congressman Rod Blagojevich's staff, Lipinski served as a communications staff aide to then-House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

From 2000 to 2001, Lipinski taught at the University of Notre Dame. In 2001, he joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee, where he remained until his election to Congress in 2004.

U.S. House of Representatives

In 2004, Lipinski's father ran for re-nomination in the Democratic primary. After easily winning the nomination, the elder Lipinski announced his retirement. As the Democratic committeeman for Chicago's 23rd Ward—which is virtually coextensive with the Chicago portion of the 3rd district—he was able to persuade the state Democratic Party to select his son to replace him on the ballot. The move was somewhat controversial; since the younger Lipinski had not lived regularly in Illinois since 1989 or run for elected office before, but it allowed him to sidestep the Democratic primary—the real contest in this heavily Democratic district.{{cite web|url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G04/IL.phtml|title=The Green Papers: Illinois 2004 General Election|access-date=January 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217223855/http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G04/IL.phtml|archive-date=February 17, 2006|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/395-accidental-congressman-lipinski-draws-another-primary-challenge/|title='Accidental congressman' Lipinski draws another primary challenge|last=Blake|first=Aaron|date=June 14, 2007|work=The Hill|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110239/http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/580-accidental-congressman-lipinski-draws-another-primary-challenge|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}} He then bought a home in Western Springs as his residence in the district. As expected, Lipinski defeated his Republican challenger, Ryan Chlada, in the general election. He went on to win re-election seven times.

In the 2006 Democratic primary Lipinski won 55% of the vote against two opponents, and in the general election he defeated the Republican nominee, Raymond Wardingley, with 77% of the vote. Lipinski defeated three opponents in the 2008 Democratic primary and beat Republican Michael Hawkins in the general election with 73% of the vote. In the 2010 general election Lipinski defeated Republican Michael Bendas with over 70% of the vote.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-IL-03.html?cqp=1|title=Race Detail Display Page : Roll Call|work=rollcall.com|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122225619/http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-IL-03.html?cqp=1|archive-date=January 22, 2015|url-status=live}}

Lipinski faced Marie Newman in the 2018 Democratic primary and defeated her with 51.2% of the vote to Newman's 48.8%.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/20/us/elections/results-illinois-primary-elections.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/20/us/elections/results-illinois-primary-elections.html|title=Illinois Primary Election Results|date=March 20, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 29, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} She challenged him again in 2020,{{Cite news|url=https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/04/16/newman-announces-second-primary-challenge-against-lipinski/aenh8vv/|title=Newman announces second primary challenge against Lipinski|last=Ortiz|first=Alex|date=April 16, 2019|work=The Herald-News|access-date=January 2, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306154938/https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/04/16/newman-announces-second-primary-challenge-against-lipinski/aenh8vv/|archive-date=March 6, 2020}} as did Muslim-American activist and businessman Rush Darwish{{Cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/24/20930886/darwish-palestinan-american-3rd-district-congress-illinois-lipinski-newman-muslim-sweet|title=Chicago-area congressional candidate's remarks about Jews, Israel spark questions|last=Sweet|first=Lynn|date=October 24, 2019|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=January 14, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115040418/https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/24/20930886/darwish-palestinan-american-3rd-district-congress-illinois-lipinski-newman-muslim-sweet|archive-date=January 15, 2020}} and local resident Charles Hughes.{{Cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_M._Hughes|title=Charles M. Hughes|last=Ballotpedia|date=January 14, 2020|work=Ballotpedia|access-date=January 14, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113173107/https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_M._Hughes|archive-date=November 13, 2018}} Another primary challenger, Abe Matthew, dropped out and endorsed Newman.{{cite news|last1=Sweet|first1=Lynn|title=Lipinski challenger drops out, endorses Newman in Democratic primary for Congress|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/11/12/20960673/lipinski-abe-matthew-drops-out-endorses-marie-newman-illinois-congress-democratic-primary|newspaper=Chicago Sun Times|date=November 12, 2019|access-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222094951/https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/11/12/20960673/lipinski-abe-matthew-drops-out-endorses-marie-newman-illinois-congress-democratic-primary|archive-date=February 22, 2020|url-status=live}} Newman won the primary.{{cite web |author1=Todd Lighty |author2=Robert McCoppin |author3=Stacy St. Clair |author4=Christy Gutowski |title=Newman opens up small lead in rematch with Lipinski in battle of Democrats' conservative and progressive wings |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-illinois-congressional-primary-roundup-20200317-x4rbpwa77jbrnn37fzlbmer7hi-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318022907/https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-illinois-congressional-primary-roundup-20200317-x4rbpwa77jbrnn37fzlbmer7hi-story.html |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |language=en-US |url-status=live}} Newman outspent Lipinski with $2,732,742.44 to Lipinski's $2,170,908.37,{{Cite web |title=2020 Election United States House - Illinois - District 03 |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/IL/03/2020/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=FEC.gov |language=en}} additional "outside spending" by Super PACs in the 2020 Democratic primary favored Newman with $1,557,969 against $371,941 in Lipinski's favor.{{Cite web |last1=A 501tax-exempt |last2=NW |first2=charitable organization 1300 L. St |last3=Washington |first3=Suite 200 |last4=Dc 20005857-0044 |title=Illinois District 03 2020 Race |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2020&id=IL03 |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=OpenSecrets |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=A 501tax-exempt |last2=NW |first2=charitable organization 1300 L. St |last3=Washington |first3=Suite 200 |last4=Dc 20005857-0044 |title=Illinois District 03 2020 Race |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/races/outside-spending?cycle=2020&id=IL03 |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=OpenSecrets |language=en}}

=Committee assignments=

Lipinski served on two House Committees: Transportation & Infrastructure and Science, Space, & Technology. He was the most senior member from Illinois on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, serving on the Subcommittee on Aviation and the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, which he chaired. On the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Lipinski was previously the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Research and sat on the Subcommittee on Energy. The district includes Argonne National Laboratory.

=Caucus memberships=

  • Blue Dog Coalition{{cite web|title=Members|work=Blue Dog Coalition |url=https://bluedogcaucus-costa.house.gov/members|access-date=October 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630011533/https://bluedogcaucus-costa.house.gov/members|archive-date=June 30, 2019|url-status=live}}
  • Congressional Arts Caucus{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|access-date=March 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140644/https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}
  • Afterschool Caucuses{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyCongressionalCaucuses.cfm|publisher=Afterschool Alliance|access-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012024233/http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyCongressionalCaucuses.cfm|archive-date=October 12, 2018|url-status=live}}
  • Congressional Buy American Caucus (Founder and co-chair){{Cite web|url=https://lipinski.house.gov/buy-american/|title=Congressman Dan Lipinski : Buy American|website=lipinski.house.gov|access-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423232727/https://lipinski.house.gov/buy-american/|archive-date=April 23, 2018|url-status=live}}
  • Bi-partisan Congressional Pro-life Caucus (Co-chair){{Cite web|url=http://www.ciclt.net/sn/pol/poc_detail.aspx?P_ID=&ClientCode=masc&LegComID=23861|title=Legislative Committee Detail Page|website=ciclt.net|access-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424071328/http://www.ciclt.net/sn/pol/poc_detail.aspx?P_ID=&ClientCode=masc&LegComID=23861|archive-date=April 24, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/80218-gop-fires-first-shots-in-2011-abortion-battle/|title=GOP fires first shots in 2011 abortion battle|author=Julian Pecquet|work=The Hill|date=January 20, 2011|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628202303/http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/139079-gop-fires-first-shots-in-2011-abortion-battle|archive-date=June 28, 2011|url-status=live}}
  • Blue Collar Caucus{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CongBoyle/lists/blue-collar-caucus/members?lang=en|title=List members|website=twitter.com|language=en|access-date=August 13, 2018}}
  • United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus{{cite web|title=Our Members|url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus|access-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155201/https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|archive-date=August 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}
  • Veterinary Medicine Caucus{{cite web|title=Members of the Veterinary Medicine Caucus|url=https://schrader.house.gov/committees/veterinary-medicine-caucus.htm|publisher=Veterinary Medicine Caucus|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921053219/https://schrader.house.gov/committees/veterinary-medicine-caucus.htm|archive-date=September 21, 2018|url-status=live}}
  • Climate Solutions Caucus{{cite web|title=90 Current Climate Solutions Caucus Members|url=https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-solutions-caucus/|publisher=Citizen´s Climate Lobby|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101103433/https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-solutions-caucus/|archive-date=November 1, 2018|url-status=live}}
  • Problem Solvers Caucus{{Cite web|title=Featured Members|url=https://problemsolverscaucus-gottheimer.house.gov/members|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Problem Solvers Caucus|language=en}}

Political positions

Lipinski was one of the most socially conservative Democrats in Congress.{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/25/lipinski-democrats-abortion-chicago-illinois-423431|title=Anti-abortion Democrat snubbed by party for reelection|work=Politico|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225182744/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/25/lipinski-democrats-abortion-chicago-illinois-423431|archive-date=February 25, 2018|url-status=live}} In recent years his district has been described as largely liberal,{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/a-conservative-democrat-in-illinois-feels-the-ire-of-a-restive-liberal-base/2018/02/23/ea501eb6-18e8-11e8-8b08-027a6ccb38eb_story.html|title=A conservative Democrat in Illinois feels the ire of his liberal base|last=Weigel|first=David|date=February 24, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 24, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224154634/https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/a-conservative-democrat-in-illinois-feels-the-ire-of-a-restive-liberal-base/2018/02/23/ea501eb6-18e8-11e8-8b08-027a6ccb38eb_story.html|archive-date=February 24, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2015/06/19/democrat-cosponsoring-anti-marriage-equality-discrimination-pr|title=The Democrat Cosponsoring Anti-Marriage Equality Discrimination Protection Bill|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=February 24, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225064901/https://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2015/06/19/democrat-cosponsoring-anti-marriage-equality-discrimination-pr|archive-date=February 25, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.advocate.com/politics/2014/06/26/part-2-will-these-5-congressmen-cosponsor-enda|title=Part 2: Will These 5 Congressmen Cosponsor ENDA?|date=June 26, 2014|access-date=February 24, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225070426/https://www.advocate.com/politics/2014/06/26/part-2-will-these-5-congressmen-cosponsor-enda|archive-date=February 25, 2018|url-status=live}} but it has long been the most conservative of the eight districts in and around Chicago, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+6; no other Chicago-based district has a PVI lower than D+15. The district earned a reputation as being home to Reagan Democrats when in the 1980 presidential election it was one of only two Chicago districts (out of nine) to be won by Republican Ronald Reagan.Guide to U.S. Elections (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 2005. p. 1217. {{ISBN|1-56802-981-0}}.

Lipinski has repeatedly argued that the Democratic Party is moving too far to the left, which he believes helped Donald Trump become president.{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2018/03/chasing-blue-dog|title=A Democratic face-off in Illinois's third district|newspaper=The Economist|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320174846/https://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2018/03/chasing-blue-dog|archive-date=March 20, 2018|url-status=live}} As one sign of his distance from the party, during the lame duck period after both he and President Trump had been defeated, he was one of only two Democrats to vote against HR 9051 on December 28, 2020, thus voting against increasing coronavirus economic relief checks, which had been delayed for over six months, from $600 to $2000, even while 44 Republicans voted with the Democrats.{{cite web|title=Final Vote Results For ROLL CALL 252 |url=https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2020/roll252.xml|access-date=28 December 2020}}

A socially conservative Democrat, Lipinski has a lifetime score of 90% from the League of Conservation Voters,{{Cite web|url=https://scorecard.lcv.org/|title=Check Out the 2021 National Environmental Scorecard|website=League of Conservation Voters Scorecard}} an F grade from the National Rifle Association,{{Cite web | url=https://everytown.org/nra-grades-archive/ | title=NRA Grades Archive | date=June 14, 2018 }} and a 91% lifetime rating from the AFL-CIO.{{Cite web | url=https://aflcio.org/scorecard/legislators/daniel-lipinski | title=Rep. Daniel Lipinski | AFL-CIO }} He did not endorse President Barack Obama for reelection in 2012, opposes legalized abortion and stem cell research, was the only House Democrat from Illinois to vote against the Affordable Care Act, supported reauthorizing the Patriot Act in 2006, and supported the Defense of Marriage and First Amendment Defense Acts. In January 2020, Lipinski, fellow Democratic Representative Collin Peterson, 166 Republican representatives and 39 Republican senators submitted an amicus curiae brief calling on the Supreme Court to reconsider and potentially overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, two cases that upheld abortion rights.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republican-senators-congressmen-ask-supreme-court-to-consider-overturning-roe-v-wade/|title=Republican senators and congressmen ask Supreme Court to consider overturning Roe v. Wade|website=CBS News|date=January 2, 2020 |access-date=January 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102212112/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republican-senators-congressmen-ask-supreme-court-to-consider-overturning-roe-v-wade/|archive-date=January 2, 2020|url-status=live}} Despite his social conservatism, Lipinski voted with the Democratic Party 87% of the time while in Congress.Simone Pathe. "Gillibrand PAC Endorses Lipinski Primary Challenger in Illinois". RollCall. Retrieved 1 August 2019. In the 2020 election, Lipinski was defeated in the Democratic primary by progressive challenger Marie Newman, who had unsuccessfully challenged him in the 2018 primary election.{{cite web|last1=Panetta|first1=Grace|last2=Relman|first2=Eliza|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/dan-lipinski-vs-marie-newman-illinois-primary-live-results-votes-2020-3|title=Marie Newman defeated Rep. Dan Lipinski in major upset in Illinois' 3rd Congressional District.|website=Business Insider|publisher=MSN|date=March 17, 2020|access-date=March 17, 2020}}

= American jobs and manufacturing =

Lipinski authored H.R. 2447, the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013, to require the federal government to produce a national strategic plan to boost advanced manufacturing in the United States every four years, much like the Quadrennial Defense Review. During a hearing of the Research and Technology Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, witness Zach Mottl said this bill would create the first American strategy for manufacturing since Alexander Hamilton's "Report on Manufactures" in 1791.{{Cite web|url=https://science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Mottl-Testimony.pdf|title=TESTIMONY OF ZACH MOTTL, CHIEF ALIGNMENT OFFICER, ATLAS TOOL& DIE WORKS AND CHAIRMAN, TOOLING & MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY|accessdate=May 12, 2023}} The bill became law as part of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015.{{Cite web|last=Christensen|first=Donna M.|date=2014-12-16|title=H.R.83 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/83|access-date=2022-02-22|website=www.congress.gov}} The first National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing was published in October 2018.{{Cite journal|last=hasan.khan@nist.gov|date=2018-01-29|title=National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing|url=https://www.nist.gov/oam/national-strategic-plan-advanced-manufacturing|access-date=2022-02-22|journal=NIST|language=en}} The Office of Science and Technology Policy is currently working the next plan which the Biden administration is required to release in 2022.{{Update inline|date=December 2023}}

= LGBT rights =

Lipinski opposed recognition of same-sex marriage until the Supreme Court legalized it nationwide in Obergefell v. Hodges.{{cite web|url=http://www.lipinski.house.gov/press-releases/lipinski-opposes-government-recognition-of-gay-marriages-opposes-political-ploy/|title=Congressman Dan Lipinski : Press Releases : Lipinski Opposes Government Recognition of Gay Marriages, Opposes Political Ploy|work=house.gov|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122224817/http://www.lipinski.house.gov/press-releases/lipinski-opposes-government-recognition-of-gay-marriages-opposes-political-ploy/|archive-date=January 22, 2015|url-status=live}} In 2011, he supported the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denied federal benefits to gay couples.{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/146226-bucking-the-trend-the-house-democrats-who-oppose-gay-marriage/|title=Bucking the trend: The House Democrats who oppose gay marriage|last=Mali|first=Meghashyam|date=March 31, 2013|work=The Hill|access-date=February 24, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225065009/http://thehill.com/homenews/house/291097-bucking-the-trend-the-house-democrats-who-oppose-gay-marriage|archive-date=February 25, 2018|url-status=live}} The portion of DOMA that prohibited gay marriage was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2013; by 2015, Lipinski had not publicly changed his support for DOMA. Lipinski supported the First Amendment Defense Act, which would prohibit the federal government from requiring that some businesses not discriminate against same-sex couples. In 2009 Lipinski voted for the Hate Crimes Expansion bill, which expands the definition of hate crime and strengthens enforcement of hate-crime laws.{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=26244&can_id=33692|title=Votesmart: Key Vote – Hate Crimes Expansion|access-date=March 10, 2010}} Lipinski also voted for the Equality Act in 2019.{{cite web | website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives|title=Final vote results for roll call

| url=https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll217.xml| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517170605/http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll217.xml| url-status=dead| archive-date=May 17, 2019}} In 2010 he voted in favor of repealing Don't ask, don't tell.{{cite web|url=http://www.lipinski.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1349&Itemid=44|title=Lipinski Votes to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Heeding Advice of Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen on Dangers of Allowing Courts to Intervene|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203063544/http://www.lipinski.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1349&Itemid=44|archive-date=February 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}

Lipinski now says he personally opposes same-sex marriage but supports the status quo "because it has been declared the law of the land."{{Cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/lipinski-pragmatic-problem-solver-or-out-of-step-democrat-with-squishy-views/|title=Lipinski: Pragmatic problem solver or out-of-step Democrat with 'squishy' views?|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=March 3, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303111135/https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/lipinski-pragmatic-problem-solver-or-out-of-step-democrat-with-squishy-views/|archive-date=March 3, 2018|url-status=dead}} In 2016, he supported the Republican version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which sought to allow businesses to deny services to individuals if they felt providing service would violate their religious beliefs.

=Foreign policy and national security=

After the 2014 Hong Kong class boycott campaign and Umbrella Movement broke out, Lipinski joined Senator Sherrod Brown's and Representative Chris Smith's effort to introduce the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which would update the United States–Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992. He expressed support for Hong Kong's autonomy and the pro-democracy protests, saying, "conducting free and fair elections by universal suffrage is a guarantee that China itself made to Hong Kong. Any effort to end these demonstrations with aggressive force or disrupt the unique government structure that exists between China and Hong Kong will have a serious impact on China's relationship with the many nations of this world that stand for democracy and freedom."{{cite news |url=http://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=6a3ecd77-5afb-47be-b4e5-6afae6fd8f1e |title=Wicker Joins Bill to Support Hong Kong's Freedom and Democracy |date=November 13, 2014 |publisher=Roger Wicker |access-date=July 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818100744/http://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=6a3ecd77-5afb-47be-b4e5-6afae6fd8f1e |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |url-status=live }}[https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2922 S.2922 – Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927041028/https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2922 |date=September 27, 2019 }}, Congress.gov, November 13, 2014[https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5696 H.R.5696 – Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927041030/https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5696 |date=September 27, 2019 }}, Congress.gov, November 13, 2014[https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1159 H.R.1159 – Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927041029/https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1159 |date=September 27, 2019 }}, Congress.gov, February 27, 2015{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/gordon-crovitz-china-voids-hong-kong-rights-1418601004 |title=China 'Voids' Hong Kong Rights: Beijing abrogates the 1984 treaty it signed with Britain to guarantee the city's autonomy |date=December 14, 2014 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=July 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818104726/http://www.wsj.com/articles/gordon-crovitz-china-voids-hong-kong-rights-1418601004 |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-useful-hong-kong-rebuke-1422663941 |title=A Useful Hong Kong Rebuke: China's betrayal of its promises becomes a U.S. political issue |date=January 30, 2015 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=July 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818035234/http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-useful-hong-kong-rebuke-1422663941 |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |url-status=live }}

Lipinski supports strong counter-terrorism and domestic surveillance laws. He voted for the Patriot Act re-authorization of 2006, the Protect America Act of 2007, the FISA Amendment Act of 2008, the Patriot Act Extension of 2011, and the FISA Extension of 2012. He voted against the Amash Amendment to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. Lipinski is one of only two Democratic lawmakers to have supported counter-terrorism and domestic surveillance laws to that extent.{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/legislative/legvotes.aspx|title=Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives – Legislation & Votes|author=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives|work=house.gov|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118052009/http://clerk.house.gov/legislative/legvotes.aspx|archive-date=January 18, 2015|url-status=live}}

=Economy=

Lipinski introduced the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act on June 12, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://americanmanufacturing.org/blog/house-passes-bipartisan-manufacturing-competitiveness-act|title=Manufacture This|work=americanmanufacturing.org|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916163517/http://americanmanufacturing.org/blog/house-passes-bipartisan-manufacturing-competitiveness-act|archive-date=September 16, 2012|url-status=live}} The bill would require the government to implement policies that support manufacturing products that qualify for the "Made in U.S.A." label, such as the establishment of a Manufacturing Strategy Board within the United States Department of Commerce that includes federal officials, two state governors from different parties, and nine private-sector leaders and stakeholders from the manufacturing industry.{{cite web|url=http://swnewsherald.com/election-is-over-its-time-to-get-to-work-p2480-1.htm|title=Dan Lipinski, Election Is Over, It's Time To Get to Work|work=swnewsherald.com|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122231800/http://swnewsherald.com/election-is-over-its-time-to-get-to-work-p2480-1.htm|archive-date=January 22, 2015|url-status=live}} The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill on September 12, 2012, by a 339–77 vote.

Lipinski has proposed what he calls a "Five-Point Jobs Plan". According to Lipinski, the plan would "strengthen manufacturing, modernize our infrastructure, educate the workforce, force other countries to trade fairly and invest in innovation."

= Healthcare =

Lipinski was the only Illinois Democrat in Congress to oppose the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), which passed the House on March 21, 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll165.xml|title=Roll Call 165, H.R. 3590|access-date=March 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205004628/http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll165.xml|archive-date=February 5, 2011|url-status=live}} He said that he broke ranks with his party for a number of reasons, including the bill's provisions related to abortion.{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-nw-illinois-health-care-0322-20100321,0,1161110.story|title=U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski was the state's only House Democrat to break with party on health bill|author=Katherine Skiba|date=March 22, 2010|access-date=March 27, 2010|publisher=Chicago Tribune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325091500/http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-nw-illinois-health-care-0322-20100321,0,1161110.story|archive-date=March 25, 2010|url-status=dead}} Lipinski had previously voted for a version of the bill that contained more stringent restrictions on abortion funding.{{cite news|url=http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/this-congressmans-health-care-vote-has-gone-from-yes-to-no/|title=This Congressman's Health Care Vote Has Gone from Yes to No|date=March 18, 2010|work=Fox News|access-date=March 19, 2010}}{{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} In 2017 he said he was trying to prevent Republicans from repealing Obamacare.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/race-between-rep-lipinski-newman-drawing-national-attention-462656943.html|title=Rep. Lipinski, Newman Race Drawing National Attention|work=NBC Chicago|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032447/https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/race-between-rep-lipinski-newman-drawing-national-attention-462656943.html|archive-date=February 26, 2018|url-status=live}}

In October 2013 Lipinski was the primary sponsor of HR3425, which would have delayed any penalties under the PPACA until four months after the program's website was fully functional.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/healthcare/188800-house-dems-propose-obamacare-delay-until-website-works/|title=Nine Dems propose mandate delay|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|date=October 21, 2013|work=The Hill|access-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103160701/http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/healthcare/188800-house-dems-propose-obamacare-delay-until-website-works|archive-date=November 3, 2013|url-status=live}}

=Abortion and stem cell research=

Lipinski is anti-abortion{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/03/28/lipinski-lonely-but-proud-to-be-pro-life-democrat/|title=Lipinski lonely but proud to be pro-life Democrat|work=Chicago Tribune|date=March 28, 2010 |access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910065307/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-03-28/health/ct-met-kass-0328-20100328_1_white-house-bill-lipinski-voting|archive-date=September 10, 2013|url-status=live}} and served as co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus. He was a co-sponsor of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/abortion-rights-activists-decry-house-bill-they-say-attempts-to-redefine-rape/|title=Abortion Rights Activists Decry House Bill They Say Attempts to Redefine Rape|date=August 16, 2011|work=CBS News|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108070218/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20030292-503544.html|archive-date=November 8, 2011|url-status=live}} In June 2013, Lipinski was one of only six Democrats in Congress who voted for a nationwide 20-week abortion ban.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/18/house-passes-20-week-abortion-ban-228-196/|title=House passes 20-week abortion ban 228-196|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018054417/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/18/house-passes-20-week-abortion-ban-228-196/|archive-date=October 18, 2014|url-status=live}}

In 2007, Lipinski voted against legislation to increase funding for embryonic stem cell research.

= Immigration =

In 2018, while facing a strong primary challenge, Lipinski expressed support for creating a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers (undocumented immigrants who were brought into the United States as minors).{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/house-democrats-illinois-primary-newman-lipinski/552599/|title=House Democrats Turn on One of Their Own|last=Berman|first=Russell|work=The Atlantic|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307130753/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/house-democrats-illinois-primary-newman-lipinski/552599/|archive-date=March 7, 2018|url-status=live}} Previously he voted against the DREAM Act, which would have created a pathway to citizenship for those individuals.{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/16/dan-lipinski-conservative-democrat-election-299572|title=Progressives hunt down one of the last conservative Democrats|work=Politico|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032540/https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/16/dan-lipinski-conservative-democrat-election-299572|archive-date=February 26, 2018|url-status=live}} In 2020, he co-sponsored and voted for the American Dream and Promise Act.{{cite web | website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives|title=Final vote results for roll call 240

| url=https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll240.xml| access-date=12 May 2023}}

= Marijuana =

Lipinski was one of six House Democrats to vote against the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act to legalize cannabis at the federal level in 2020.{{cite news |last1=Daly |first1=Matthew |title=House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level |url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-bills-coronavirus-pandemic-marijuana-1a7b63d9cf925c2452ea937d8a636125 |access-date=June 4, 2021 |work=Associated Press |date=December 4, 2020}}

=Presidential endorsements=

Lipinski voted for Ronald Reagan in 1984, the first presidential election in which he could vote.{{cite AV media|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wb2bMKK574|title = Dan Lipinski Local Activism Talk|date = April 22, 2024|accessdate = June 2, 2025|publisher = YouTube|author = American Solidarity Party}}

At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Lipinski was a superdelegate for Barack Obama.{{Cite web |last=Zenilman |first=Avi |title=Another superdelegate for Obama |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2008/03/another-superdelegate-for-obama-007320 |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Politico |date=March 26, 2008 |language=en}} He did not endorse Obama for reelection in the 2012 election.Robert Anderrson, "[http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=209779 Illinois Democratic congressman won't endorse Obama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104035609/http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=209779 |date=November 4, 2012 }}" October 30, 2012 Medill Reports

In the 2020 United States presidential election, Lipinski voted for the ticket of the American Solidarity Party, and appeared at an organizing event for the party in 2024.{{cite news|url = https://ballot-access.org/2024/04/29/former-democratic-congressman-says-he-voted-for-american-solidarity-party-presidential-nominee-in-2020/|title = Former Democratic Congressman Says he Voted for American Solidarity Party Presidential Nominee in 2020|last = Winger|first = Richard|date = April 29, 2024|accessdate = June 2, 2025|work = Ballot Access News}}

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| candidate = Michael Hawkins

| votes = 50336

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| candidate = Michael A Bendas

| votes = 40479

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| title = Illinois 3rd congressional district Democratic primary, 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=SNr%2bqcRVQhc%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2012 GENERAL PRIMARY|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 23, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308054910/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=SNr%2bqcRVQhc%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Dan Lipinski (incumbent)

| votes = 44532

| percentage = 87.33

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Farah Bagai

| votes = 6463

| percentage = 12.67

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 50995

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 3rd congressional district general election, 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=iX7bNPizmS8%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308052409/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=iX7bNPizmS8%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2021|title=Election Results 2012 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 23, 2019}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Dan Lipinski (incumbent)

| votes = 168738

| percentage = 68.48

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Richard L. Grabowski

| votes = 77653

| percentage = 31.52

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{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Write-in votes

| candidate = Laura Anderson

| votes = 7

| percentage = 0.00

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 246398

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 3rd congressional district general election, 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=z%2fR%2feACUG%2bY%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308034955/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=z%2fR%2feACUG%2bY%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2021|title=Election Results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 23, 2019}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Dan Lipinski (incumbent)

| votes = 116764

| percentage = 64.56

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Sharon M. Brannigan

| votes = 64091

| percentage = 35.44

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 180855

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 3rd congressional district general election, 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=MdSiWa1xQus%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308021035/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=MdSiWa1xQus%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2021|title=Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 23, 2019}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Dan Lipinski (incumbent)

| votes = 225320

| percentage = 99.96

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{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Write-in votes

| candidate = Diane Harris

| votes = 91

| percentage = 0.04

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 225411

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 3rd congressional district Democratic primary, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=kZi8655FVXI%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312132528/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=kZi8655FVXI%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2021|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 23, 2019}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Dan Lipinski (incumbent)

| votes = 48675

| percentage = 51.13

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Marie Newman

| votes = 46530

| percentage = 48.87

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 95205

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 3rd congressional district general election, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116204723/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2021|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 23, 2019}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Dan Lipinski (incumbent)

| votes = 163,053

| percentage = 73.01

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Arthur J. Jones

| votes = 57,885

| percentage = 25.92

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{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Write-in votes

| candidate = Justin Hanson

| votes = 1,353

| percentage = 0.61

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{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Write-in votes

| candidate = Kenneth Yerkes

| votes = 1,039

| percentage = 0.47

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{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Write-in votes

| candidate = Richard Mayers

| votes = 4

| percentage = 0.00

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 223334

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 3rd congressional district Democratic primary, 2020 {{Cite news|title=Illinois Primary Results 2020|url=https://elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx|access-date=March 3, 2021|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128001055/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx|url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Marie Newman

| votes = 52384

| percentage = 47.26

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Dan Lipinski (incumbent)

| votes = 49568

| percentage = 44.72

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Rush Darwish

| votes = 6351

| percentage = 5.73

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Charles Hughes

| votes = 2549

| percentage = 2.30

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 110852

| percentage = 100.0

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Post-congressional career

Lipinski has appeared on podcasts,{{Cite web |last=Culture |first=Notre Dame de Nicola Center for Ethics and |title=Hon. Dan Lipinski |url=https://ndcec.fireside.fm/66 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Ethics and Culture Cast}} spoken publicly,{{Citation |title=Politics: A Zero-Sum Game? {{!}} William Haslam & Dan Lipinski {{!}} New York Encounter 2022 | date=February 27, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUkdlsr-KfM |language=en |access-date=2022-04-05}} and published writing{{Cite web |date=2021-10-13 |title=Confessions of a pro-life Catholic Democrat in a divided nation |url=https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2021/10/13/pro-life-democrat-congress-daniel-lipinski-241638 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=America Magazine |language=en}} about his experience in Congress.

In October 2021, he teased the possibility of running for his old congressional seat again,{{Cite web |date=2021-10-15 |title=Lipinski bombshell: He may try to reclaim his old seat from Newman |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/former-illinois-us-rep-dan-lipinski-considers-running-house-again |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Crain's Chicago Business |language=en}} but was not a candidate in the 2022 election.

Personal Life

Lipinski is Catholic and has urged Catholics to put their faith first.{{cite web |date=13 November 2021 |title=Former Congressman Dan Lipinski indicts sectarian partisan politics in America: we must be "Catholic first" |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249584/former-congressman-dan-lipinski-indicts-sectarian-partisan-politics-in-america-we-must-be-catholic-first |accessdate=7 November 2024 |work=Catholic News Agency}}

He is the son of William "Bill" Lipinsky, who held his congressional seat previously.{{cite web | url=https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2021/10/13/pro-life-democrat-congress-daniel-lipinski-241638 | title=Confessions of a pro-life Catholic Democrat in a divided nation | date=October 13, 2021 }}

References

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