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
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]
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
In March 2021,Pippy voted against legislation that would require businesses to create telework policies.[17]
COVID-19 pandemic
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
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]
Pippy introduced legislation in the 2020 legislative session that would fine healthcare facilities that engage in patient brokering.[33]
Immigration
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
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]
↑ Gaines, Danielle E. (August 22, 2017). "Jesse Pippy | Elections". Frederick News-Post. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
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