# Nic Kipke

Nic Kipke is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 31
- Serving since: 2007-01-10
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/36e6313f-b85b-4c14-9ff4-e23fc015d904

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/36e6313f-b85b-4c14-9ff4-e23fc015d904 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas Kipke talks about and legislates on agree at 0.38 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

## What Kipke says (MD 2025–26 session)

262 classified statements: 262 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kipke | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.9% | 422 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.4% | 9.3% | 323 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 15.3% | 31.9% | 640 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 1.8% | 518 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 4.6% | 12.7% | 571 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.4% | 328 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 20% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.01), from 685 donors and 1,159 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 93.3% (97.0%). 152 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · On Third Reading (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · On Third Reading (Const) · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · Committee Amendments · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Miller /863422/1 Ruled Out of Order Decision of the Chair · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Buckel /403926/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Szeliga /633228/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Long, R. /183623/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 196 bills: 196 reached committee, 128 passed one chamber, 95 passed both, 91 became law. Cosponsored 0. 65.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 22 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1629: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1629/
- HB 1602: Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1602/
- HB 1594: Veterans' Discounts Act (in committee, 2026-02-15) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1594/
- HB 1593: Community Pathways Waiver - Adoption of Regulations (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1593/
- HB 1563: Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1563/
- HB 1483: Clinical Professional Counseling - Out-of-State Providers - Use of Telehealth for Continuity of Care (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1483/
- HB 1559: Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1559/
- HB 1376: Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1376/
- HB 1426: Clinical Research Pharmacies and Clinical Trials - Permits and Ownership (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1426/
- HB 1445: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1445/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $149.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kipke/status/2114203402523844954
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kipke/status/2114203578621628737
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kipke/status/2110581309521428931
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Kipke/status/2109821793523372287
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Kipke/status/2110007056119816604
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kipke/status/2109493588128100588
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kipke/status/2109107782842515958
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kipke/status/2106431956304961688
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kipke/status/2101318803271323692
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kipke/status/2098742140863992024

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/kipke
- Campaign site: https://kipke.com/
- X: https://x.com/Kipke
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Nic-Kipke-639114308/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegate_kipke/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NicKipke
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-kipke-788713a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/36e6313f-b85b-4c14-9ff4-e23fc015d904