# Chip Maxwell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chip_Maxwell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chip_Maxwell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Maxwell > Source revision: 1349826349 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Chip Maxwell** (born August 10, 1962[1]) is an American politician and [conservative](/source/Conservatism_in_the_United_States) talk radio host from the state of [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska). A member of the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)), Maxwell served in the unicameral [Nebraska Legislature](/source/Nebraska_Legislature) from 2001 to 2005 and on the [Douglas County](/source/Douglas_County,_Nebraska) [Board of Commissioners](/source/County_commission) from 2005 to 2009. He stated that he would run in the Republican Party primary election for the U.S. [House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) in [Nebraska's 2nd congressional district](/source/Nebraska's_2nd_congressional_district) in the 2016 Election.[2] Maxwell was defeated in the 2016 Republican primary by [Don Bacon](/source/Don_Bacon), 66%–34%, and in 2017 became the host of the "Omaha's Morning Answer" radio show on The Answer/[KOTK](/source/KXCB).[3] ## Career Maxwell earned his [BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in [political science](/source/Political_science) from [Boston College](/source/Boston_College), his [MA](/source/Master_of_Arts) in [American history](/source/History_of_the_United_States) from the [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford), and his [JD](/source/Juris_Doctor) from the [University of Nebraska–Lincoln](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln).[1] In 2000 when [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) State Senator [Shelley Kiel](/source/Shelley_Kiel) ran for [Nebraska's 2nd congressional district](/source/Nebraska's_2nd_congressional_district) in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives), Maxwell ran to succeed her. In the technically nonpartisan race to succeed her, he defeated fellow Republican J. Scott Knudsen by 4,663 votes (54.83%) to 3,751 (44.11%).[4] He declined to run for re-election in 2004, instead running for the District 5 seat on the [Douglas County](/source/Douglas_County,_Nebraska) [Board of Commissioners](/source/County_commission).[5] He defeated Democrat John T. Green by 14,084 votes (52.67%) to 12,600 (47.12%).[6] He was unseated by Democrat Marc Kraft, a former [Omaha City Councillor](/source/Omaha_City_Council) by 13,882 votes (49.04%) to 11,925 (42.13%).[7] In 2009, Maxwell ran for the Omaha City Council,[8] losing to Democrat Chris Jerram by 4,766 votes (52.39%) to 4,247 (46.69%).[9] He considered running in the Republican [primary election](/source/Partisan_primary) for the House of Representatives in the 2nd Congressional district against incumbent Republican [Lee Terry](/source/Lee_Terry) as a [Tea Party](/source/Tea_Party_movement) challenger in the [2014 elections](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nebraska,_2014).[10][11] After choosing not to run in the primary, he decided to run in the general election as an independent instead.[12] He mounted an independent bid against Lee Terry and [Brad Ashford](/source/Brad_Ashford).[13] Despite collecting enough signatures to make the ballot, Maxwell withdrew from the race on July 24, saying that he had been asked by high-profile Republicans not to run and didn't want to create a "permanent rift" in the district's Republican Party. However, he said that he planned to run against Terry in the Republican primary in 2016, and noted that "I think this thing's a toss-up, even with me out of it."[14][15] Democratic nominee Brad Ashford defeated Terry in 2014, and Maxwell declared that he would run against Ashford [in 2016](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nebraska,_2016).[16] ## References 1. ["Chip Maxwell's Biography"](http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/42001). [Project Vote Smart](/source/Project_Vote_Smart). Retrieved October 14, 2013. 1. ["Chip Maxwell sets sights on Ashford's House seat in 2016"](http://www.omaha.com/news/politics/chip-maxwell-sets-sights-on-ashford-s-house-seat-in/article_50e86fbf-04e9-565a-833d-7ec1dd13af01.html). *Omaha.com*. September 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-25. 1. ["Despite Democratic ad blitz, Don Bacon wins GOP nomination in 2nd District House race, will face Brad Ashford"](http://www.omaha.com/news/politics/despite-democratic-ad-blitz-don-bacon-wins-gop-nomination-in/article_b880ba7c-16fa-11e6-bf5b-030d65faa60e.html). *Omaha.com*. May 11, 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-01. 1. ["NE State Senate 09 2000"](http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37178). OurCampaigns. Retrieved November 13, 2014. 1. ["Legislature losing 74 years of experience next year".](http://fremonttribune.com/news/local/legislature-losing-years-of-experience-next-year/article_5763c053-8f9f-5724-9a49-c8ec21dac2d5.html) [*Fremont Tribune*.](http://fremonttribune.com/) April 10, 2004. Retrieved February 27, 2015. 1. ["Douglas County Commissioner District 5 2004"](http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=139845). OurCampaigns. Retrieved November 13, 2014. 1. ["Douglas County Commissioner District 5 2008"](http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=746867). OurCampaigns. Retrieved November 13, 2014. 1. ["City Council District 3 Candidates Tackle Issues"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141112222823/http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/43467272.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/43467272.html) on November 12, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2013. 1. ["Omaha City Council District 3 2009"](http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=771230). OurCampaigns. Retrieved November 13, 2014. 1. Beck, Margery (October 9, 2013). ["Terry faces possible tea party primary challenge"](http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/federal-politics/terry-faces-possible-tea-party-primary-challenge/article_d3084899-cdbf-5ee2-b62b-d3589f187c8f.html). *Lincoln Journal Star*. Retrieved October 10, 2013. 1. ["Omaha Councilman Running for US House Seat"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173028/http://www.kcautv.com/story/23680251/omaha-councilman-running-for-senate). *www.kcautv.com*. 13 October 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.kcautv.com/story/23680251/omaha-councilman-running-for-senate) on 14 October 2013. 1. Joseph Morton (May 21, 2014). ["'I have a plan to save the country': Chip Maxwell to run against Lee Terry"](http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/i-have-a-plan-to-save-the-country-chip-maxwell/article_0fe48084-e0f0-11e3-8a15-0017a43b2370.html). *Omaha.com*. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 1. Robynn Tysver (May 22, 2014). ["'Chip Maxwell, running for House against Lee Terry, calls spoiler theory 'hysterical'"](http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/chip-maxwell-running-for-house-against-lee-terry-calls-spoiler/article_85f9a01e-32dc-53c7-b7de-b5031cc5527d.html). *Omaha.com*. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 1. ["Maxwell drops out of 2nd District race"](http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/federal-politics/maxwell-drops-out-of-nd-district-race/article_fccac409-b596-5593-9daf-52213d984337.html). *[Lincoln Journal Star](/source/Lincoln_Journal_Star)*. July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014. 1. Jordan, Joe. ["It's official: Tea partyer Maxwell won't challenge GOP's Lee Terry"](http://watchdog.org/161311/gops-lee-terry/). *Nebraska Watchdog*. Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity. Retrieved July 28, 2014. 1. ["Congressman-elect Ashford eyes D.C., GOP and 2016"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141107155448/http://watchdog.org/181754/congressman-elect-ashford/). Archived from [the original](http://watchdog.org/181754/congressman-elect-ashford/) on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014. ## External links - ["Chip Maxwell"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130127063410/http://www.kfab.com/pages/ChipMaxwell.html). [KFAB](/source/KFAB). Archived from [the original](http://www.kfab.com/pages/ChipMaxwell.html) on January 27, 2013. 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