1. Luke H Clippinger was born on September 24,1972 and is an American politician and lawyer who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the state's 46th district in Baltimore, since 2011.
22 Facts About Luke Clippinger
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Luke Clippinger graduated from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and attended Earlham College, where he served as the manager of the WECI radio station and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics in 1994, and the University of Louisville, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 2005.
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Luke Clippinger was admitted to the Maryland State Bar Association in 2007.
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In 1996, Luke Clippinger worked as an intern and was later named to manage the re-election campaign of US Representative Lee Hamilton.
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Luke Clippinger worked as a community development specialist for the Indiana Department of Commerce until 1998, when he was named to manage the campaign of congressional candidate Baron Hill and, following his election to Congress, became Hill's district director until 2005.
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In 2006, Luke Clippinger was named as the campaign manager for Tom Perez's short-lived campaign for Attorney General of Maryland.
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Luke Clippinger served as a member of the platform committee at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
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In 2010, Clippinger ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 46, seeking to succeed retiring state delegate Carolyn J Krysiak.
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Luke Clippinger was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 12,2011.
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Luke Clippinger was a member of the Judiciary Committee from 2011 to 2015, afterwards serving in the Economic Matters Committee before returning to the Judiciary Committee as its chair in 2019.
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Luke Clippinger served as the chair of the Democratic Party Caucus from 2015 to 2018.
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In 2022, Luke Clippinger supported legislation that would require companies on The Block in Baltimore to close at 10 pm nightly.
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In May 2020, Luke Clippinger expressed disappointment with Governor Larry Hogan's veto of a bill to increase funding for the Baltimore Police Department for 10 high-crime "microzones" in the city.
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In 2023, Luke Clippinger supported legislation that would give the attorney general of Maryland sole prosecutorial power over cases involving police-involved deaths.
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Luke Clippinger defended a bill that would require firearms dealers to install security devices, including 24-hour burglary alarm systems and security bars.
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In 2023, Luke Clippinger introduced legislation to increase the requirements and fees to obtain a handgun permit.
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Luke Clippinger introduced a bill establishing the framework for the state's cannabis industry, which passed and became law without Governor Larry Hogan's signature.
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Luke Clippinger supported it again when it was reintroduced in 2012, during which it passed and was signed into law.
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Luke Clippinger opposed Question 6, a 2012 referendum to repeal the Civil Marriage Protection Act.
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Luke Clippinger reintroduced the bill in 2014, during which it passed and was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley.
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Luke Clippinger supported the bill when it was reintroduced during the 2023 legislative session, during which it passed and became law without Governor Wes Moore's signature.
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Luke Clippinger attends the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore.