40 Facts About Nic Kipke

Nicholaus Ryan Kipke was born on January 26,1979 and is an American politician.

Nic Kipke previously served as the Minority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2013 to 2021.

Nic Kipke graduated from Chesapeake High School and later attended Anne Arundel Community College.

Nic Kipke was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 10,2007.

Nic Kipke represented District 31 from 2007 to 2015 and again since 2023, and District 31B from 2015 to 2023.

Nic Kipke has served as a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee during his entire tenure and is a member of the Maryland Freedom Caucus.

Nic Kipke voluntarily participated in the state employee furlough later that month.

In May 2013, Nic Kipke was elected Minority Leader, unseating Tony O'Donnell.

Nic Kipke stepped down as minority leader in April 2021, saying that he would focus on upcoming elections in Anne Arundel County.

Nic Kipke chaired the exploratory committee for Anne Arundel County councilmember Jessica Haire's 2022 Anne Arundel County executive campaign, later endorsing her candidacy in June 2021.

Nic Kipke told The Baltimore Banner the next day that he had "nothing to apologize for", but later said that he called Jones to apologize for his tone.

On March 25,2025, Nic Kipke announced that he would seek election to the Maryland Senate in 2026 to replace retiring state senator Bryan Simonaire, who endorsed his candidacy.

Nic Kipke co-signed a letter to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to request more information about the 2,000 inmates released from custody at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nic Kipke later supported Hogan's calls in January 2021 to reopen schools by March 1, calling it the House of Delegates Republican Caucus's "number one priority".

Nic Kipke wrote to Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera to request an update on the reopening of the state's courts.

In 2014, Nic Kipke said he supported a bill that would cut off the National Security Agency from using the state's water and electricity infrastructure.

Nic Kipke withdrew his support from the bill after US Representative Dutch Ruppersberger criticized the bill.

Nic Kipke later said in December 2018 that he had signed onto the bill while rushing to a meeting and only discovered later what the bill proposed.

In February 2017, Nic Kipke said he opposed a Baltimore City Public Schools request for $65 million to shrink a $130 million budget deficit and avoid laying off more than 1,000 workers, calling it a "problem with management" and saying he would not support the request unless the school system developed a plan to fix its budgetary issues.

In March 2017, Nic Kipke voted against a bill that would limit suspensions and expulsions for elementary school students, speaking out against provisions that he said would "eliminate required parental involvement".

In March 2018, Nic Kipke defended Governor Larry Hogan's decision to tie school safety funding to casino revenues, telling its critics to "check the partisanship at the door".

Nic Kipke later criticized the Blueprint bill for not including any specific funding, which provided through other bills passed that year that Kipke further criticized as a burden to Maryland residents and businesses.

In May 2020, Nic Kipke co-signed a letter to Hogan asking him to veto the Blueprint bill, citing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2016, Nic Kipke voted to sustain Hogan's veto on a bill to decriminalize marijuana paraphernalia.

In March 2019, Nic Kipke said he opposed a bill that would raise the state's minimum wage to $15 by 2025, arguing it would damage small businesses.

In 2008, Nic Kipke ran for delegate to the Republican National Convention in Maryland's 1st congressional district, pledged to former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.

In 2012, Nic Kipke served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, pledged to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

In November 2020, Nic Kipke defended President Donald Trump's false claims of 2020 election fraud, writing in an email to Maryland Matters:.

In January 2021, Nic Kipke condemned the January 6 United States Capitol attack and urged Republicans upset by the results of the 2020 presidential election to "understand that we are the party of law and order".

Nic Kipke co-sponsored a bill that would require Maryland's congressional and legislative district maps to be drawn using an independent redistricting commission.

In February 2022, Nic Kipke was one of three Republican state delegates to join a Fair Maps Maryland lawsuit against the state's new legislative redistricting map, later calling Anne Arundel County's districts "illegally gerrymandered".

In 2015, Nic Kipke voted in committee for a bill that would provide fertility treatment benefits to married lesbian couples, but said he would introduce an amendment to the bill that would repeal the state's in vitro fertilisation coverage requirement.

In 2016, Nic Kipke voted against a bill to restore voting rights for ex-felons, calling it a "distracting issue" in discussions on how to help people re-entering society.

In May 2019, Nic Kipke penned a letter to Governor Larry Hogan asking him to withhold state funds from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra after it cancelled its summer concert series and cut musicians' pay and vacation time.

Nic Kipke later voted in favor of a bill providing $3.2 million in additional funding to the BSO over two years in June 2019.

In 2020, Nic Kipke said he supported a referendum to legalize sports betting.

Nic Kipke later voted for the bill during legislative session.

Nic Kipke criticized the O'Malley administration for repeatedly raising taxes during his tenure, calling it "the real crisis in Maryland", and called for the repeal of Maryland's "Rain Tax".

Nic Kipke has criticized proposals to allow counties to implement a progressive income tax, calling the idea a "failed economic strategy" and an "adolescent approach to taxes".

Nic Kipke is the chair of the church council of the Our Lady of the Chesapeake Catholic Church in Pasadena, Maryland.