Jesse Pippy

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.{{cite news |last1=Hernández |first1=Arelis R. |last2=Wiggins |first2=Ovetta |title=Meet the freshman class of the Maryland General Assembly |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/meet-the-freshman-class-of-the-maryland-general-assembly/2019/01/08/ba83dc38-138b-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=The Washington Post |date=January 9, 2019}}

Pippy first got involved with politics in 2014 when he unsuccessfully ran for the Maryland Senate in District 12.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Baltimore Co. Republicans face Howard Co. Democrats in redrawn District 12 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-md-kasemeyer-pippy-20140920-story.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 20, 2014}} Afterwards, he became the chair of the Frederick County Young Republicans organization.{{Cite news |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/places/local/frederick_county/frederick-county-republicans-gather-to-watch-presidential-debate/article_138efe46-275e-5cd8-bc1a-c88476e85f92.html |title=Frederick County Republicans gather to watch presidential debate |last=Persley |first=Mike |work=Frederick News-Post |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=November 18, 2018 |language=en |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924162256/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/places/local/frederick_county/frederick-county-republicans-gather-to-watch-presidential-debate/article_138efe46-275e-5cd8-bc1a-c88476e85f92.html |archive-date=September 24, 2021}} 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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/new-face-on-liquor-board-to-support-modernizing-liquor-laws/article_46e9e937-baf8-5fbd-aab9-8aa081e0dc2a.html |title=New face on liquor board to support modernizing liquor laws |last=Loos |first=Kelsi |work=Frederick News-Post |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=July 1, 2016 |language=en |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705054727/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/new-face-on-liquor-board-to-support-modernizing-liquor-laws/article_46e9e937-baf8-5fbd-aab9-8aa081e0dc2a.html |archive-date=July 5, 2016}}{{cite news |title=Jesse Pippy {{!}} Elections |first=Danielle E. |last=Gaines |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/elections/jesse-pippy/article_06333b6a-3c2f-52ca-81b9-022ec626c088.html |work=Frederick News-Post |access-date=November 25, 2018 |date=August 22, 2017 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306231515/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/elections/jesse-pippy/article_06333b6a-3c2f-52ca-81b9-022ec626c088.html |archive-date=March 6, 2021}} Pippy resigned from the liquor board on August 7, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Dodd |first1=Cameron |title=Frederick County liquor board chairman resigns due to campaign ethics law |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/frederick-county-liquor-board-chairman-resigns-due-to-campaign-ethics-law/article_56e06481-07c0-5987-acf6-cb54fd129ddd.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=August 13, 2018}}

In August 2017, Pippy filed to run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 4.{{cite web |title=2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/primary_candidates/gen_cand_lists_2018_1_01604.html |website=elections.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=April 10, 2022}} He won the general election, receiving 19.7 percent of the vote.{{Cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-general-election-general-assembly-20181105-story.html |title=Carroll County voters choose incumbent Republicans for Maryland General Assembly |last=Mann |first=Alex |work=Carroll County Times |access-date=November 18, 2018 |date=November 6, 2018 |language=en-US |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304030355/https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-general-election-general-assembly-20181105-story.html |archive-date=March 4, 2021}}

Pippy married his wife, Lindsey May Carpenter, in Frederick, Maryland in 2014. Together, they have two boys.{{cite news |title=Lindsey May Carpenter to Jesse Tyler Pippy |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/z/content_type/notice/lindsey-may-carpenter-to-wed-jesse-tyler-pippy/article_991b3556-65c9-11e4-8ee8-0017a43b2370.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=November 2, 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Masters |first1=Kate |title=Beyond the Ballot — Jesse Pippy |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/state/delegates/beyond-the-ballot-jesse-pippy/article_776a069d-1a6b-5d3d-9881-e69fdb6089d8.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=January 24, 2019}}

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Pippy was sworn in to the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9, 2019.{{cite web |title=Jesse T. Pippy, Maryland State Delegate |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa18013.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=January 24, 2022 |date=December 29, 2021}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Pippy Makes State Senate Bid Official |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/06/11/pippy-makes-state-senate-bid-official/ |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 11, 2021}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-pippy-candidacy-20210611-4ggs2afic5exfnrnw3xpa63xme-story.html |title=Delegate representing part of Carroll announces candidacy for state Senate |work=Carroll County Times |access-date=September 24, 2021 |date=June 11, 2021 |language=en-US |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612153651/https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-pippy-candidacy-20210611-4ggs2afic5exfnrnw3xpa63xme-story.html |archive-date=June 12, 2021}}{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Ewart |title=Carroll County Politics: Jesse Pippy withdraws his candidacy for Maryland State Senate District 4 race in 2022 |url=https://scotteblog.com/2021/09/24/carroll-county-politics-jesse-pippy-withdraws-his-candidacy-for-maryland-state-senate-district-4-race-in-2022/ |access-date=September 24, 2021 |work=Scott E's Blog |date=September 24, 2021}} In February 2022, he announced that he would seek re-election to the House of Delegates.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |title=Political Notes: Elrich’s Endorsements, Pippy's Plans, Segal's LG, and CD-4 News |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/02/10/political-notes-3/ |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 10, 2022}}

• 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)

• 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

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.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=After Republican Amendment Attempts, House Moves Forward with Abortion Access Bills |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/09/after-republican-amendment-attempts-house-moves-forward-with-abortion-access-bills/ |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 9, 2022}}

In March 2021, Pippy voted against legislation that would require businesses to create telework policies.{{cite news |last1=Bohnel |first1=Steve |title=A look at how some important local, state bills fared in 2021 |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/annapolis_coverage/a-look-at-how-some-important-local-state-bills-fared-in-2021/article_89ffbfeb-bd28-5256-948a-6b615b6228cc.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=April 16, 2021}}

In March 2021, Pippy opposed a proposal by Governor Larry 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.{{cite news |last1=Bohnel |first1=Steve |title=Hogan proposal to give bonuses to state employees receives mixed review |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/budget_and_tax/hogan-proposal-to-give-bonuses-to-state-employees-receives-mixed-review/article_d277b4a3-e90e-5746-a2c5-8d2715d915b7.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=March 8, 2021}} In June 2021, he supported Hogan's decision to end expanded unemployment benefits provided by the American Rescue Plan Act.{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=House Committee Divided Over Hogan's Ending Expanded Unemployment Benefits |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/06/09/house-committee-divided-over-hogans-ending-expanded-unemployment-benefits/ |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 9, 2021}} In August 2021, Pippy opposed extending Maryland's state of emergency status for the delta variant.{{cite news |last1=Marshall |first1=Ryan |title=Legislators mixed on request to extend Maryland's COVID emergency |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/services/legislators-mixed-on-request-to-extend-marylands-covid-emergency/article_50be7239-fd50-5b6f-9473-5410aaba281e.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=August 13, 2021}}

During the 2019 legislative session, Pippy introduced a bill that would recognize human trafficking as a "crime of violence" in Maryland.{{cite news |last1=Hogan |first1=Samantha |title=Md. legislators approve overhaul to human trafficking laws |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/courts/md-legislators-approve-overhaul-to-human-trafficking-laws/article_dfec7ae1-89d1-554b-b9e7-0cafe96f1b26.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=March 18, 2019}} The bill passed and became law on April 18, 2019.{{cite web |title=Legislation - HB0871 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0871?ys=2019RS |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=April 10, 2022}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title=Lawmakers Pass Bill That Would Expand Prosecution of Child Erotica |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/04/14/lawmakers-pass-bill-that-would-expand-prosecution-of-child-erotica/ |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 14, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Legislation - HB1027 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/legislation/details/hb1027?ys=2019rs |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=April 10, 2022}}

During the 2020 legislative session, Pippy introduced a bill that would replace the term "gang" with "criminal organization" in the state's criminal law code.{{cite news |last1=Bohnel |first1=Steve |title=After months of work, Hough, Pippy introduce tweaks to state's criminal gang law |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/annapolis_coverage/after-months-of-work-hough-pippy-introduce-tweaks-to-states-criminal-gang-law/article_7a7175f6-954b-5909-b430-77d7e471beb5.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=March 4, 2020}} The bill passed and became law on May 8, 2020.{{cite web |title=Legislation - HB1083 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1083?ys=2020RS |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=April 10, 2022}} He also introduced legislation that would make strangulation a first-degree felony assault, which passed and became law on May 8, 2020.{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title=Md. Needs a Felony Strangulation Law, Advocates and Lawmakers Argue |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/01/29/md-needs-a-felony-strangulation-law-advocates-and-lawmakers-argue/ |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 29, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Bohnel |first1=Steve |title=Strangulation bill passes out of Senate committee, awaits vote before full Senate |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/state/strangulation-bill-passes-out-of-senate-committee-awaits-vote-before-full-senate/article_2eb7d33d-e7a9-5b1f-acc9-a92fa88e389c.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=March 14, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Legislation - HB0233 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0233?ys=2020RS |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=April 10, 2022}}

During the 2021 legislative session, Pippy introduced a bill that would allow individuals to apply for a court order to obtain information from an electronic device of interest through fax or email.{{cite news |last1=Bohnel |first1=Steve |title=Local delegates face time crunch to get bills passed before session ends |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/state/delegates/local-delegates-face-time-crunch-to-get-bills-passed-before-session-ends/article_89b2ce0e-d7ed-5325-9b42-aea01a9a4bdc.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=April 5, 2021}} The bill passed and became law on May 30, 2021.{{cite web |title=Legislation - HB0477 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0477?ys=2021RS |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=April 10, 2022}}

In February 2021, Pippy said that he opposed removing school resource officers from schools.{{cite news |last1=Bohnel |first1=Steve |title=Local officials weigh in on school resource officer bills |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/state/local-officials-weigh-in-on-school-resource-officer-bills/article_088f88f8-610e-526f-9a16-79d81179efc5.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=February 17, 2021}}

Pippy introduced legislation in the 2020 legislative session that would fine healthcare facilities that engage in patient brokering.{{cite news |last1=Bohnel |first1=Steve |title=Bipartisan support to end 'patient brokering' amid opioid epidemic |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/health/bipartisan-support-to-end-patient-brokering-amid-opioid-epidemic/article_53f3c5d7-3663-5c26-8444-e42e9ebc1065.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=February 27, 2020}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Bohnel |first1=Steve |title=Jenkins denounces bill that would end 287(g) program in Maryland |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/county/sheriff/jenkins-denounces-bill-that-would-end-287-g-program-in-maryland/article_3bc4f5c3-20d5-5959-b942-0640df17cae4.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=Frederick News-Post |date=March 27, 2021}}

In February 2025, Pippy expressed sympathy toward federal employees affected by the Trump administration's federal mass layoffs, but defended the firings as a necessity to address the United States's national debt and bring down federal spending, which he felt had increased "almost to an unsustainable amount".{{cite news |last1=Bowman |first1=Jack |title=OPM, OMB memo sets off fresh round of concerns among Maryland Democrats |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2025/02/26/opm-omb-memo-sets-off-fresh-round-of-concerns-among-maryland-democrats/ |access-date=February 26, 2025 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 26, 2025}}

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