Nic Kipke

Kipke is a businessman, investor, and works as a Territory Manager for Reps and Associates, Inc., a manufacturers' representative firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. He is married to Susannah Warner Kipke, an employee of the National Rifle Association.[3] They have three children.[4] Kipke's first marriage, to  Morgan Uebersax Kipke, ended in divorce in 2012.[2]

In June 2020, Kipke came down with what he described as mild symptoms of COVID-19.[5][6]

Kipke serves on the Health and Government Operations Committee and on two health related subcommittees, Insurance and Minority Disparities. In 2009 he was appointed Ranking Member of this committee by then Minority Leader, Del. Tony O'Donnell. His appointment came after veteran legislator and retired pharmacist, Delegate Elliott stepped aside. Elliott personally urged the minority leader to select Kipke as his replacement. Kipke was elected Minority Leader in 2013, unseating Tony O'Donnell.[7]

• Passed legislation in 2010 to allow dental hygienists to work independently, within their scope of practice, in long-term care facilities and nursing homes.
• Authored legislation that created the Maryland Commission on Autism in 2009.
• Passed legislation in 2009 that required a preference for environment-friendly cleaning products in public schools.
• Co-sponsored legislation in 2009 to require that American flags purchased by the State of Maryland be made in the United States.
• Passed legislation in 2009 that repealed the Maryland Soda Fountain/Dispenser Tax, which had been on the books since 1926.
• Sponsored and passed the Fallen Soldier Privacy Protection Act of 2008.
• Sponsored and passed a major pharmaceutical reform measure in 2008 to improve transparency and reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
• Co-sponsored legislation in 2008 that prohibits the sale of children's items that contain lead paint.
• Co-sponsored legislation in 2008 to require all state expenditures be posted online for public scrutiny.
• Voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[8]
• Voted for the ban on panhandling in Anne Arundel County that took effect on October 1, 2007
• Voted for Martin O'Malley's budget in 2007 but against it in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 31st District[9]

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Steve Schuh, Rep.	19,049	18.4%	Won
Nicholaus R. Kipke, Rep.	18,150	17.5%	Won
Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., Rep.	17,558	17.0%	Won
Thomas J. Fleckenstein, Dem.	16,654	16.1%	Lost
Craig A. Reynolds, Dem.	14,454	14.0%	Lost
Joan Cadden, Dem.	17,533	16.9%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	75	0.1%

The largest donor to Kipke's 2006 campaign was his then-wife,  Morgan Uebersax Kipke, with Kipke himself being the second largest donor.[10][2]

• 2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 31st District[11]

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Nicholaus R. Kipke, Republican	24,143	22.0%	Won
Steve Schuh, Republican	22,805	20.7%	Won
Don Dwyer, Jr., Republican	22,452	20.4%	Won
Jeremiah Chiappelli, Democratic	12,943	11.8%	Lost
Justin M. Towles, Democratic	11,968	10.9%	Lost
Robert L. Eckert, Democratic	11,856	10.8%	Lost
Joshua Matthew Crandall, Libertarian	2,015	1.8%	Lost
Cory Faust, Sr., Constitution	1,660	1.5%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	105	0.1%

• 2014 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 31B District[12]

Voters to choose two:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Nicholaus R. Kipke, Republican	20,858	39.9%	Won
Meagan C. Simonaire, Republican	19,555	37.4%	Won
Jeremiah Chiappelli, Democratic	6,332	12.1%	Lost
Doug Morris, Democratic	5,394	10.3%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	88	0.2%

• 2018 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 31B District[13]

Voters to choose two:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Brian Chisholm, Republican	20,573	33.2%	Won
Nicholaus R. Kipke, Republican	20,434	33.0%	Won
Karen Patricia Simpson, Democratic	11,257	18.2%	Lost
Harry E. Freeman, Democratic	9,602	15.5%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	49	0.1%

• Steve Schuh
• Donald H. Dwyer, Jr.

• "Nicholaus R. Kipke, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
• "GAM-Delegate Kipke Bio". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. May 11, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
• "Maryland Delegate of District 31 Nic Kipke, Pasadena Maryland, Glen Burnie". www.kipke.com. Friends of Nic Kipke. Retrieved June 17, 2020. (Official Website)