Chip Baltimore | |
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84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 47th district 48th (2011–2013) |
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Assumed office January 10, 2011 |
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Preceded by | Donovan Olson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Oskaloosa, Iowa, U.S. |
March 22, 1966
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 children |
Residence | Boone, Iowa |
Alma mater | Iowa State University, University of Minnesota |
Profession | Attorney |
Religion | Catholic |
Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
Chip Baltimore (born March 22, 1966) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives.
Baltimore has a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University and a degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. For most of his legal career he has practiced law in Boone, Iowa.
As of January 2013[update], Baltimore serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Commerce, Economic Growth, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Justice Systems Appropriations budget subcommittee. He serves as the Chair of the Judiciary committee.
Baltimore was first elected to the legislature in 2010.
During the 2017 legislative session, Baltimore voted to shorten both the amount of time one may cast an absentee ballot and the number of days one can vote at satellite polling sites, and he voted to require all voters to present a state-issued ID. Though he voted for the measure, the bill was opposed by the Iowa State Association of Counties, an advocacy group for Iowa's disabled, and Iowa's Department on Aging opposed the bill.
*incumbent
Chip was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He grew up on a small farm, and attended Oskaloosa Senior High School, from where he graduated in 1984. He obtained his bachelor's degree with honors in Business Administration from Iowa State University in 1988, majoring in finance and minoring in economics. Chip received a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, graduating cum laude in 1993.
Following graduation from law school, Chip practiced law in Minneapolis, before moving to Boone, where he joined the Quinn, Doran & Anderson law firm in 1996. Chip became a partner in the Doran, Anderson & Baltimore law firm in 2000.
In 2006, Chip left private practice and joined Boone Bank & Trust Co. as general counsel, vice-president and trust officer.