John Pippy

John Pippy is married to Katherine Pippy, a political operative and lobbyist. The couple has three children: Katelyn, Reagan and Sean Pippy.

John Pippy was born on December 12, 1970, on a United States Air Force Base, in Ubon, Thailand, to Jack Pippy, and his wife, Pensri Pippy.

His father served in the United States Air Force and John came back to the United States at the age of one.

In 1992, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental engineering from the United States Military Academy, New York.

After completing his graduation, John Pippy was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas where he served on active duty from 1992 to 1995.

Later, he left active duty and joined the Pennsylvania National Guard, one of the largest National Guards of United States, where he still holds the rank of Major.

In 1996, he was elected as a Republican Party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 44th district, defeating his Democrat Party opponent, Andrew McGraw.

In 1998, prior to general elections, the Democratic Party members challenged his candidacy for re-election based on a clause in the Pennsylvania Constitution requiring candidates for the General Assembly to swear that they have been residents of the state for at least four years.

After much debate, the challenge was eventually dismissed when the Assembly passed a bill, deleting the residency provisions from the candidate affidavit. Pippy emerged as the clear winner of 1998 re-election and ran unopposed in the general elections of 2000 and 2002.