Luke Clippinger
Luke Clippinger | |
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Clippinger in 2024 | |
| Speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Dana Stein |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 46th district | |
| Assumed office January 12, 2011 Serving with Mark Edelson, Robbyn Lewis | |
| Preceded by | Carolyn J. Krysiak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1972 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Earlham College (BA) University of Louisville (JD) |
| Website | Official website Campaign website |
Luke H. Clippinger (born September 24, 1972) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the state's 46th district in Baltimore, since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates since 2026.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Clippinger graduated from Earlham College and the University of Louisville. He started his political career while attending Earlham, volunteering for the local Democratic Party before serving as the campaign manager of U.S. representative Lee Hamilton's 1996 re-election campaign. Clippinger later served as U.S. representative Baron Hill's district director from 1999 to 2005, afterwards serving as the campaign manager of Tom Perez's 2006 Maryland Attorney General campaign.
Clippinger was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010, becoming one of the chamber's first openly gay members. During his tenure, he has supported efforts to expand LGBT rights, renewable energy, and gun control.