Minnesota House of Representatives

Lippert was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018, winning the seat left open by former representative David Bly, who announced his retirement in February 2018.^[3] Lippert stated that he became active in politics through his work as a pastor, getting involved in faith-based groups such as ISAIAH Minnesota which led to him wanting to run for office.^[4] During the 2021–2022 session, Lippert served as an assistant majority leader. In January 2022, Lippert announced he would not seek re-election for a third term, stating that he would like to continue working to help Democrats connect with rural communities.^[5]

While in the legislature, Lippert authored many bills relating to rural communities, small farmers, soil and water health, and combating climate change.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]} Alongside Republican Mike Goggin, Lippert advocated for a "Farm to School" program to get local produce into school lunches.^[12] He proposed a ban on chlorpyrifos, the most widely used pesticide for soybean farms in Minnesota, and which can cause brain damage in children.^[13] In 2022, he authored a bill creating a carbon trading program alongside Senator Dave Senjem.^[14] Lippert also worked with senate republicans to pass a bill that increased the minimum wage of caregivers employed by the state through Medicaid.^[15][16]

2021–2022 committee assignments: ^[1]

• Agriculture Finance and Policy
• Climate and Energy Finance and Policy
• Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
• Human Services Finance and Policy: Behavioral Health Policy

2019–2020 committee assignments: ^[1]

• Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy
• Environment and Natural Resources Policy
• Labor
• Long Term Care
• State Government Finance