| Scott Lipps | |
| State House: | Ohio |
| District: | 55th |
| Term Start: | January 3, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Ron Maag |
| Party: | Republican |
| Children: | 2 |
| Residence: | Franklin, Ohio |
| Alma Mater: | College of Wooster (BA) DePaul University (MA) |
| Website: | https://ohiohouse.gov/members/p-scott-lipps |
P. Scott Lipps is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives since 2017, where he represents the 55th district. He is a Republican. The district consists of Franklin and Springboro as well as the eastern and southern townships of Warren County.
Lipps was born in Miamisburg, Ohio, graduating from Miamisburg High School before attending the College of Wooster and DePaul University for his masters.[1] [2]
A small businessman, Lipps opened Sleep Tite Mattress Factory & Showeroom, in Franklin, in 1990.[3]
In 2000, Lipps was elected to the Franklin City Council, where he would serve for sixteen years, including two terms as Mayor of Franklin.[4] He is also involved in several philanthropic and local organizations, including the Masons, Rotary, and Chamber of Commerce.
After serving in the local office for over sixteen years, Lipps decided to seek an open seat in the Ohio House of Representatives in 2016.[5] The seat became vacant when Representative Ron Maag 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%.[6]
In a safely Republican district, Lipps won re-election in the 2018 general election over Democrat Jim Stanton 74% to 26%.
| Election results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Election | Votes for Lipps | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||||||
| 2016 | Ohio House of Representatives | General | 48,427 | 78.60% | Samuel Ronan | Democratic | 13,184 | 21.40% | ||||||
| 2018 | General | 39,889 | 73.6% | Jim Staton | Democratic | 14,306 | 26.4% | |||||||
| 2020 | General | 54,802 | 74.7% | Erin Rosiello | Democratic | 18,596 | 25.3% | |||||||
| 2022 | General | 39,170 | 74.8% | Paul Zorn | Democratic | 13,167 | 25.2% | |||||||