John Pippy

Pippy was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1996, defeating Democrat Andrew McGraw.

1996 General Election, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 44

Despite the controversy, Pippy won re-election in 1998 and was unopposed in 2000 and 2002.

1998 General Election, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 44

2000 General Election, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 44

In a 2002 PoliticsPA Feature story designating politicians with yearbook superlatives, he was named "Most Athletic."

2002 General Election, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 44

In 2003, State Senator Tim Murphy resigned to take a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and Pippy announced his candidacy for the seat. However, shortly after announcing his candidacy, Pippy's unit was called to active duty. This could have potentially derailed his candidacy due to military rules that do not allow active duty soldiers to actively engage in politics.

2003 Special Election, Pennsylvania Senate, District 37

Pippy returned home from Iraq in January, 2004 and resumed his service in the Senate. That fall, he ran for re-election, prevailing over Gianni Floro with 67% of the vote. Floro was named the Democratic candidate after Ernest Simon dropped out of the race in August 2004, effectively leaving Floro with two months to ramp-up a campaign.

2004 General Election, Pennsylvania Senate, District 37

He considered a race for Lieutenant Governor in 2005, but eventually stayed out of the race.

2008 General Election, Pennsylvania Senate, District 37

Shortly after the Pennsylvania legislature approved the state budget for the following fiscal year, Pippy resigned from his state senate seat at 11:59 PM EDT on June 30, 2012, leaving the seat vacant until the election that November. Businessman D. Raja won a three-way Republican primary to run for the seat on April 24, 2012, but lost to Democrat Matt Smith in the general election.

Since his resignation he has been President of the Pennsylvania Coal Association. In 2017 he received as Masters in Strategic Studies from the Army War College.