David Chipman
David Chipman | |
|---|---|
| Appointed Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Regina Lombardo (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 58–59) Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Education | American University (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MS) |
David Howland Chipman (born 1966)[1] is an American former ATF agent and gun control advocate who is the nominee to serve as the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the Biden administration.
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.[2]
Career
Chipman spent 25 years as a special agent in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, monitoring firearm trafficking from Virginia to New York City.[3] After leaving the ATF, Chipman became a senior policy advisor at Giffords.[4][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] The Giffords organization issued a statement calling Chipman the "perfect choice" for director of the ATF.[4] On April 12, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[8] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On May 26, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[9]
References
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees: David Howland Chipman
- ^ "David H. Chipman" (PDF). congress.gov.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Paul LeBlanc. "Biden's planned pick for ATF director a fierce advocate for gun control". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ a b Chloee Weiner (2021-04-08). "Biden To Nominate Gun Control Advocate, Law Enforcement Veteran To Lead ATF". NPR. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ Thrush, Glenn (2021-04-07). "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 2021-04-08.
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- ^ "Biden To Nominate Gun Control Advocate, Law Enforcement Veteran To Lead ATF".
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 12, 2021
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 26, 2021