E. J. Pipkin

EJ Pipkin
Member of the Maryland Senate
from the 36th district
In office
January 8, 2003 – August 12, 2013
Preceded byWalter M. Baker
Succeeded byStephen S. Hershey Jr.
Minority Leader of the Maryland Senate
In office
January 18, 2011 – August 12, 2013
Preceded byAllan H. Kittleman
Succeeded byDavid R. Brinkley
Personal details
Born (1956-11-01) November 1, 1956 (age 68)
Dundalk, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children3
Residence(s)Elkton, Maryland
Dallas, Texas
EducationSalisbury University
Alma materRoanoke College (BA)
University of Virginia (MBA)
Southern Methodist University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • environmentalist
  • activist

Edward Joseph Pipkin Jr. (born November 1, 1956) is an American activist, politician, and Republican former member of the Maryland State Senate, had represented Maryland's 36th Senate district, and was first elected in 2002 and served until 2013. Prior to his election to the state senate, he worked in the field of business finance, trading bonds in New York City. He also founded an environmental group known as "Citizens Against Bay Dumping," during which he was successful in lobbying for legislation that banned irresponsible disposal of dredge spoils in the Chesapeake Bay. Pipkin currently lives in Dallas. In 2004, he unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate against Barbara Mikulski. Then, 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] On August 5, 2013, Pipkin announced he would retire from the State Senate to attend graduate school.

  1. ^ Election 2008: Maryland - Summary Vote Results Baltimore Sun Retrieved February 14, 2008.