P. Scott Lipps is an American politician who has served in the

Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in Ch ...

since 2017, where he represents the 55th district. He is a

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. The district consists of Franklin and Springboro as well as the eastern and southern townships of Warren County.

Life and career

Lipps was born in

Miamisburg, Ohio Miamisburg ( ) is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio. The population was 20,181 at the time of the 2010 census. A suburb of Dayton. It is part of the Dayton metropolitan area. Miamisburg is known for its large industry (mainly for its nucle ...

, graduating from Miamisburg High School before attending the

College of Wooster The College of Wooster is a private liberal arts college in Wooster, Ohio. Founded in 1866 by the Presbyterian Church as the University of Wooster, it has been officially non-sectarian since 1969 when ownership ties with the Presbyterian Church ...

and

DePaul University DePaul University is a private, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul. In 1998, it became the largest Ca ...

for his masters. A small businessman, Lipps opened Sleep Tite Mattress Factory & Showeroom, in Franklin, in 1990. In 2000, Lipps was elected to the Franklin City Council, where he would serve for sixteen years, including two terms as Mayor of Franklin. He is also involved in several philanthropic and local organizations, including the Masons, Rotary, and

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Ohio House of Representatives

After serving in the local office for over sixteen years, Lipps decided to seek an open seat in the

in 2016. The seat became vacant when Representative

Ron Maag Ron Maag (born in 1945) is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving in the House from 2009 to 2016. Career After graduation from the University of Cincinnati, Maag went on to work for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company ...

was term-limited after four terms. However, he had a competitive Republican primary, winning by just 398 votes over Steve Muterspaw. In a safely Republican district, Lipps won the 2016 general election over Democrat Samuel Ronan 79% to 21%. In a safely Republican district, Lipps won the 2018 general election over Democrat Jim Stanton 74% to 26%

References

External links

Ohio State Representative Scott Lipps
''official site''
campaign site
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