Lindsey Tippins

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name =Lindsey Tippins

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| state_senate =Georgia

| district =37th

| term_start =2010

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| predecessor = John J. Wiles

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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1949|6|26}}

| birth_place =United States

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| party=Republican

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Lindsey Tippins (born June 26, 1949) is an American politician. He is a member of the Georgia State Senate from the 37th District, serving since 2010. He is a member of the Republican party.{{cite web|title=Michael Rhett|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/122669/lindsey-tippins|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}

Tippins previously served for 12 years on the Cobb Board of Education during which he served as chairman for three years. He is the past president of the Georgia Utility Contractor Association and the North Georgia State Fair and has served as a long time board member of both organizations. He is the owner and founder of Tippins Contracting Company, Inc., a pipeline construction company, which has been in business since 1969.{{cite web|title=Lindsey Tippins|url=http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/Documents/PrintBios/BioTippinsLindsey750.pdf|publisher=Senate Website Bio|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}

He is the uncle of 2018 Georgia GOP Primary 4th-place finisher Clay Tippins.{{cite web|title=Lindsey Tippins|url=http://www.mdjonline.com/opinion/around-town-tippins-reveals-the-rest-of-the-story-on/article_560b5936-6e70-11e8-9a6e-878d1d03a669.html|publisher=MDJ Website Bio|accessdate=June 9, 2018}} Most believe it was Tippins' political feud with Casey Cagle over private school scholarship legislation that sparked a secret tape that helped sink the Lieutenant Governor's campaign for Governor.{{cite web|title=Lindsey Tippins|url=https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/the-jolt-paper-brian-kemp-doesn-know-how-brother-law-makes-living/VWYc8uEIiPDkq5EjzdQn4L/|publisher=AJC}} Ironically, Tippins supported Governor-Elect Brian Kemp was supportive of the same scholarship program.{{cite web|title=Lindsey Tippins|url=https://kempforgovernor.com/posts/news/it%E2%80%99s-time-put-students-first|publisher=MDJ Website Bio|accessdate=June 9, 2018}}