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{{Short description|American former law enforcement officer}}
{{Short description|American law enforcement officer (born 1966)}}
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| name = David Chipman
| name = David Chipman
| image = David H. Chipman.jpg
| office = White House rescinded the nomination to become the Director of the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]]
| status = No longer Nominated
| caption = David Chipman during a congressional hearing on May 26, 2021
| president = [[Joe Biden]]
| term_start = Awaiting congressional confirmation.
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| succeeding = [[Regina Lombardo]] (acting)
| predecessor = [[Regina Lombardo]] (acting)
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}}
| birth_place = [[Hanover, New Hampshire|Hanover]], [[New Hampshire]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Hanover, New Hampshire|Hanover]], [[New Hampshire]], U.S.
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'''David Howland Chipman''' (born 1966)<ref name="Questionnaire">{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Chipman%20-%20SJC%20Questionnaire.pdf |work=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary |title=Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees: David Howland Chipman |access-date=August 19, 2019}}</ref> is an American former ATF agent and gun control advocate who is the no longer the nominee to serve as the director of the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] in the [[Biden Administration|Biden administration]].
'''David Howland Chipman''' (born 1966)<ref name="Questionnaire">{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Chipman%20-%20SJC%20Questionnaire.pdf |work=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary |title=Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees: David Howland Chipman |access-date=August 19, 2019}}</ref> is an American former ATF agent and gun control advocate who was most recently the nominee to serve as the director of the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] in the [[Biden administration]]; however, this nomination was withdrawn.<ref name=NPR20210909>{{Cite web| url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/09/1025428281/biden-withdraw-david-chipman-nominee-atf |title=Biden Withdraws His Nominee To Lead The ATF |date=September 9, 2021|website=npr.org|publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909181532/https://www.npr.org/2021/09/09/1025428281/biden-withdraw-david-chipman-nominee-atf |archive-date=September 9, 2021 }}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Chipman was born in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]] and raised in [[Oakland County, Michigan]]. After graduating from [[Phillips Exeter Academy]], he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in justice from [[American University]] and a Master of Science in management from [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=David H. Chipman|url=https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/110001/witnesses/HHRG-116-JU00-Bio-ChipmanD-20190925.pdf|url-status=live|website=congress.gov}}</ref>
Chipman was born in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]], and raised in [[Oakland County, Michigan]]. After graduating from [[Phillips Exeter Academy]], he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in justice from [[American University]] and a Master of Science in management from [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=David H. Chipman|url=https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/110001/witnesses/HHRG-116-JU00-Bio-ChipmanD-20190925.pdf|website=congress.gov}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Chipman spent 25 years as a special agent in the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms]], monitoring firearm trafficking from [[Virginia]] to [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Paul LeBlanc|title=Biden's planned pick for ATF director a fierce advocate for gun control|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/david-chipman-joe-biden-atf-director/index.html |date=April 8, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-08|website=CNN}}</ref> After leaving the ATF, Chipman became a senior policy advisor at [[Giffords]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thrush|first=Glenn|date=2021-04-07|title=Biden will nominate David Chipman, an adviser to a top gun control group, as A.T.F. director.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/us/biden-david-chipman-atf-director.html|access-date=2021-04-08|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In late 2013, he joined [[ShotSpotter]] as the Senior Vice President of U.S. Public Safety Solutions.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=September 19, 2013 |url=https://ir.shotspotter.com/press-releases/detail/92/sst-inc-expands-leadership-team-with-key-management|title=SST, Inc. Expands Leadership Team with Key Management Appointments :: ShotSpotter (SSTI)|website=ShotSpotter}}</ref> Chipman was nominated as director of the ATF in April 2021, following an announcement from President [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/08/985198566/biden-to-nominate-gun-control-advocate-law-enforcement-veteran-to-lead-atf |first=Chloee |last=Weiner |date=April 8, 2021 |title=Biden To Nominate Gun Control Advocate, Law Enforcement Veteran To Lead ATF |website=[[NPR]] |access-date=August 19, 2021 }}</ref> On April 12, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/12/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-9/|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=April 12, 2021|website=The White House}}</ref> His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]. On May 26, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/05/19/2021/nominations |title=Nominations |date=May 26, 2021 |work=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary }}</ref>
Chipman spent 25 years as a special agent in the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms]], monitoring firearm trafficking from [[Virginia]] to [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Paul LeBlanc|title=Biden's planned pick for ATF director a fierce advocate for gun control|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/david-chipman-joe-biden-atf-director/index.html |date=April 8, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-08|website=CNN}}</ref> After leaving the ATF, Chipman became a senior policy advisor at [[Giffords]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thrush|first=Glenn|date=2021-04-07|title=Biden will nominate David Chipman, an adviser to a top gun control group, as A.T.F. director.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/us/biden-david-chipman-atf-director.html|access-date=2021-04-08|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In late-2013, he joined [[ShotSpotter]] as the senior vice president of U.S. public safety solutions.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=September 19, 2013 |url=https://ir.shotspotter.com/press-releases/detail/92/sst-inc-expands-leadership-team-with-key-management|title=SST, Inc. Expands Leadership Team with Key Management Appointments :: ShotSpotter (SSTI)|website=ShotSpotter}}</ref> Chipman was nominated as director of the ATF in April 2021, following an announcement from President [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/08/985198566/biden-to-nominate-gun-control-advocate-law-enforcement-veteran-to-lead-atf |first=Chloee |last=Weiner |date=April 8, 2021 |title=Biden To Nominate Gun Control Advocate, Law Enforcement Veteran To Lead ATF |website=[[NPR]] |access-date=August 19, 2021 }}</ref> On April 12, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/12/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-9/|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=April 12, 2021|website=The White House}}</ref> On May 26, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/05/19/2021/nominations |title=Nominations |date=May 26, 2021 |work=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary }}</ref> The committee deadlocked on his nomination in a [[party-line vote]] on June 24, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=PN274 — David H. Chipman — Department of Justice 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/274?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22chipman%22%2C%22chipman%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1 |website=US Congress | date=September 13, 2021 |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref> On September 9, 2021, the White House announced that it would withdraw Chipman's nomination due to opposition to his stances on gun control.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/09/13/nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-to-the-senate-2/ |website=The White House |date=September 13, 2021 |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref><ref name=NPR20210909/>

== Alleged presence at the Waco siege ==
During his confirmation hearing, photos of David Chipman being present at the ruins of the [[Mount Carmel Center]] following the [[Waco siege|Waco Siege]] began to circulate online after being published by multiple news outlets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2021-04-13 |title=Biden Nominee To Head ATF Was Involved In Waco Massacre, Oklahoma City Bombing, Ruby Ridge and Fast & Furious |url=https://dailyinformer.com/2021/04/12/biden-nominee-to-head-atf-was-involved-in-waco-massacre-oklahoma-city-bombing-ruby-ridge-and-fast-furious/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Daily Informer |language=en-US}}</ref> Chipman later denied being the man present in the photo, and it was said in Justice Department Records that the photo was taken on April 19, 1993, and that Chipman was not sent to the site until early May.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fact-check: Was ATF nominee David Chipman at the Waco siege of 1993? |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/06/01/atf-david-chipman-branch-davidian-waco-tx-fact-check/7491203002/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:53, 20 March 2024

David Chipman
David Chipman during a congressional hearing on May 26, 2021
Born1966 (age 58–59)
Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
EducationAmerican University (BS)
Johns Hopkins University (MS)

David Howland Chipman (born 1966)[1] is an American former ATF agent and gun control advocate who was most recently the nominee to serve as the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the Biden administration; however, this nomination was withdrawn.[2]

Early life and education

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Chipman was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, and raised in Oakland County, Michigan. After graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in justice from American University and a Master of Science in management from Johns Hopkins University.[3]

Career

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Chipman spent 25 years as a special agent in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, monitoring firearm trafficking from Virginia to New York City.[4] After leaving the ATF, Chipman became a senior policy advisor at Giffords.[5] In late-2013, he joined ShotSpotter as the senior vice president of U.S. public safety solutions.[6] Chipman was nominated as director of the ATF in April 2021, following an announcement from President Joe Biden.[7] On April 12, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[8] On May 26, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[9] The committee deadlocked on his nomination in a party-line vote on June 24, 2021.[10] On September 9, 2021, the White House announced that it would withdraw Chipman's nomination due to opposition to his stances on gun control.[11][2]

Alleged presence at the Waco siege

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During his confirmation hearing, photos of David Chipman being present at the ruins of the Mount Carmel Center following the Waco Siege began to circulate online after being published by multiple news outlets.[12] Chipman later denied being the man present in the photo, and it was said in Justice Department Records that the photo was taken on April 19, 1993, and that Chipman was not sent to the site until early May.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees: David Howland Chipman" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Biden Withdraws His Nominee To Lead The ATF". npr.org. National Public Radio. September 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "David H. Chipman" (PDF). congress.gov.
  4. ^ Paul LeBlanc (April 8, 2021). "Biden's planned pick for ATF director a fierce advocate for gun control". CNN. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. ^ Thrush, Glenn (April 7, 2021). "Biden will nominate David Chipman, an adviser to a top gun control group, as A.T.F. director". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "SST, Inc. Expands Leadership Team with Key Management Appointments :: ShotSpotter (SSTI)". ShotSpotter (Press release). September 19, 2013.
  7. ^ Weiner, Chloee (April 8, 2021). "Biden To Nominate Gun Control Advocate, Law Enforcement Veteran To Lead ATF". NPR. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. April 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Nominations". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. May 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "PN274 — David H. Chipman — Department of Justice 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 13, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate". The White House. September 13, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  12. ^ Admin (April 13, 2021). "Biden Nominee To Head ATF Was Involved In Waco Massacre, Oklahoma City Bombing, Ruby Ridge and Fast & Furious". Daily Informer. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Fact-check: Was ATF nominee David Chipman at the Waco siege of 1993?". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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