E. J. Pipkin

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Edward J. Pipkin
State Senator Maryland District 36
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 8, 2003
Preceded by	Walter M. Baker
Political party	Republican

Edward "E.J." Pipkin is a Republican member of the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's 36th Senate district, and was first elected in 2002. Prior to his election to the state senate, he worked in the field of business finance, trading junk bonds in New York City. Pipkin currently lives in Stevensville, Maryland. In 2008, he unsuccessfully ran for Congress in Maryland's 1st congressional district, against incumbent Wayne Gilchrest and State Senator Andy Harris, losing the primary to Andy Harris. ^[1]

Contents 1 Education 2 Senate campaign 3 Voting record 4 Chesapeake Bay Bridge 5 Election Results 6 References and notes 7 External links

[edit] Education

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Pipkin grew up in Dundalk, Maryland, and went to Dundalk High School. He initially attended Salisbury University, but ultimately received his B.A. from Roanoke College. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia.

[edit] Senate campaign

In the 2004 U.S. Senate election, Pipkin ran unsuccessfully against incumbent senator Barbara Mikulski receiving 34% of the vote to Mikulski's 65%.

[edit] Voting record

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Pipkin broke with most Senate Republicans and voted for Governor Martin O'Malley's budget, which exceeded tax receipts by $1 billion, increased spending by 8 percent, and eradicated a $1 billion surplus. ^[2] Pipkin and Wayne Gilchrest are pro-choice and have voted for taxpayer funded abortions. ^[3] Pipkin voted for a bill to establish a state registry for gay "life partners." ^[3] Pipkin voted to fund a free needle program for drug addicts. ^[3] In 2003, E.J. Pipkin sponsored a bill to return a tax credit to employers who provide daycare for their employees. ^[4] In 2004, he sponsored a permanent repeal of the estate tax in Maryland. ^[5] In 2006, E.J. Pipkin sponsored a reduction in state property taxes and a reduction in income taxes. ^[6][7]

[edit] Chesapeake Bay Bridge

As a resident of Stevensville, Pipkin himself has been affected by traffic congestion on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and has fought to reduce the problem. In 2005, he proposed a set of bills, which ultimately failed to pass, in that year's Maryland General Assembly session, known as the "Bay Bridge Users' Bill of Rights". The bills would have, among other things, made various modifications to the governing board of the Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA),^[8] banned trucks from the bridge when one of its dual spans is carrying two-way traffic,^[9] and waived tolls whenever backups extended beyond a certain point.^[10] Later that year, Pipkin was one of the 22 citizens appointed by Governor Robert Ehrlich to serve on the Bay Bridge Task Force, to explore the possibility of building a new crossing of the Chesapeake Bay.

In the 2006 Maryland General Assembly session, Pipkin once again tried to pass parts of the Bay Bridge Users' Bill of Rights, this time more successfully. Among the bills that passed that year included one that made various modifications to the governing board of the MdTA (e.g. addition of two appointed members; imposition of three term limit of service; lengthening of terms to four years, rather than three years; etc).^[11] Along with Delegate Mary Roe Walkup (R-Dist. 36),^[12] Pipkin also proposed a bill to remove the Baltimore County-Kent County crossing from the list of crossing locations that could potentially be studied in the future).^[13] However, that bill did not pass (nor did it pass when re-introduced in 2007).^[14] Also during 2006, Pipkin worked collaboratively with MdTA to promote successful legislation (Senate Bill 168, signed into law as Chapter 24 of 2007 of the Laws of Maryland)^[15] that doubled the amount of violations fines that could be issued for overweight tractor-trailers crossing the bridge.

[edit] Election Results

• 2006 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 36^[16]

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
E. J. Pipkin, Rep.	27,101	63.7%	Won
Harry E. Sampson, Dem.	15,402	36.2%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	34	0.1%	Lost

• 2004 Race for U.S. Senator^[17]

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Barbara A. Mikulski, Dem.	1,504,691	64.8%	Won
E. J. Pipkin, Rep.	783,055	33.7%	Lost
Maria Allwine, Green.	24,816	1.1%	Lost
Thomas Trump, Const.	9,009	0.4%	Lost
Robert Gemmill, II, Rep.	204	0.1%	Lost
Ray Bly, Rep.	109	0.0%	Lost
Dennard A. Gayle-El, Sr., Rep.	47	0.0%	Lost

• 2002 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 36^[18]

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
E. J. Pipkin, Rep.	24,827	62.5%	Won
Walter M. Baker, Dem.	14,898	37.5%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	27	0.1%	Lost

[edit] References and notes

v • d • e Government of Maryland Executive Governor (List) • Lt. Governor • Secretary of State Legislative General Assembly • Senate (Senators, President) • House of Delegates (Members, Speaker) Judicial Court of Appeals (Judges) • Court of Special Appeals Constitutional Officers Comptroller • Treasurer • Attorney General Independent Agencies Maryland Public Service Commission • Maryland Lottery • Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy

[edit] External links

• E.J. Pipkin on the issues
• Pipkin for Senate
• Open Secrets: Maryland Senate Race