# Stan Lippmann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stan_Lippmann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stan_Lippmann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Lippmann > Source revision: 1350448463 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Stanley B. Lippman](/source/Stanley_B._Lippman). **Stanley Irving Lippmann** is a [disbarred](/source/Disbarred) lawyer, [anti-vaccination](/source/Anti-vaccination) activist and a [perennial candidate](/source/Perennial_candidate)[1] from the [U.S.](/source/U.S.) [state of Washington](/source/State_of_Washington). ## Early life and education Lippmann was born in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn,_New_York)[2] and received his undergraduate degree in [physics](/source/Physics) from [New York University](/source/New_York_University). In 1995 he moved to [Seattle](/source/Seattle) from his then home in [California](/source/California)[3] to attend law school, taking a [JD](/source/Juris_Doctor) from the [University of Washington School of Law](/source/University_of_Washington_School_of_Law) in 1998.[dead link] [4] ## Political campaigns Lippmann has unsuccessfully run for public office more than a dozen times, standing for election for Mayor of [Seattle](/source/Seattle), [Seattle City Council](/source/Seattle_City_Council), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives), [Attorney General of Washington](/source/Attorney_General_of_Washington), Board Member of the [Seattle Monorail Project](/source/Seattle_Monorail_Project), [King County Executive](/source/King_County_Executive), Mayor of [Lake Forest Park, Washington](/source/Lake_Forest_Park,_Washington), the [Washington House of Representatives](/source/Washington_House_of_Representatives), and the [Washington State Supreme Court](/source/Washington_State_Supreme_Court). As Lippmann was disbarred from the practice of law in 2008, a Thurston County judge ruled that he was ineligible to stand for election to this office and ordered his name struck off the ballot, along with that of another disbarred lawyer.[5] ## Controversies ### Anti-vaccinationism While in law school, Lippmann wrote a lengthy paper railing against mandatory vaccinations.[6] When running for [King County Executive](/source/King_County_Executive) in 2009, he called the [2009 swine flu](/source/2009_swine_flu) pandemic a "hoax" intended to "move more [Tamiflu](/source/Tamiflu) off the shelf."[7] ### Disbarment On October 24, 2008, Lippmann was [disbarred](/source/Disbarred) from the practice of law for numerous financial improprieties including, among others, theft of client funds, charging excessive fees, and improperly taking loans from clients.[8][9] ### Miscellaneous A [disbarred](/source/Disbarred) [attorney](/source/Attorneys_in_the_United_States), Lippmann has occasionally made headlines for reasons unrelated to his frequent political campaigns. The month following the [September 11 terrorist attacks](/source/September_11_terrorist_attacks), Lippmann attended a "flag-waving rally" organized by Seattle conservative [talk radio](/source/Talk_radio) station [KVI-AM](/source/KVI-AM) carrying a sign showing the head of [George W. Bush](/source/George_W._Bush) superimposed on the body of [Adolf Hitler](/source/Adolf_Hitler). According to Lippmann, he wanted to "shock the brainwashed crowd". Despite being protected by eight [Seattle police](/source/Seattle_police) officers, Lippmann was still assaulted by a passerby.[10] ## See also - [Richard Pope](/source/Richard_Pope_(politician)) - [Mike the Mover](/source/Mike_the_Mover) - [Goodspaceguy](/source/Goodspaceguy) - [Anti-vaccinationism](/source/Anti-vaccinationism) ## References 1. ["Roach Calls Municipal League Ratings Unfair"](https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2010/07/roach-calls-municipal-league-ratings-unfair). *SeattleMet*. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2020-08-27. 1. ["In Their Own Words: Meet Lake Forest Park Mayoral Candidate Stan Lippmann"](https://patch.com/washington/shoreline/in-their-own-words-meet-lake-forest-park-mayoral-cand39f3fd1846). *Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Patch*. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 2020-08-27. 1. Barnett, Erica (1 August 2010). ["Turf: Philosophical on Eastlake"](https://archive.today/20140514010851/http://vmg.seattleweekly.com/2001-10-10/news/turf-mdash-philosophical-on-eastlake). [Seattle Weekly](/source/Seattle_Weekly). Archived from [the original](http://vmg.seattleweekly.com/2001-10-10/news/turf-mdash-philosophical-on-eastlake) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014. 1. Flandro, Carly (1 August 2010). ["Open seats in House, Senate give voters plenty of choices"](http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2012509507_32ndlegdistrict02m.html). [Seattle Times](/source/Seattle_Times). Retrieved 14 May 2014. 1. Green, Sara Jean (6 June 2018). ["Disbarred attorneys not qualified to run for state Supreme Court, booted off the ballot"](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/disbarred-attorneys-not-qualified-to-run-for-state-supreme-court-booted-off-the-ballot/). *The Seattle Times*. Retrieved 9 August 2018. 1. Lippmann, Stan (June 1998). ["1998: The Law of Vaccination – Toward Radical Reform"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140813012810/http://www.think-aboutit.com/1998-law-vaccination-toward-radical-reform/). Archived from [the original](http://www.think-aboutit.com/1998-law-vaccination-toward-radical-reform/) on August 13, 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014. 1. Holden, Dominic (August 6, 2009). ["The Oddballs for King County Executive"](http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/08/06/the-oddballs-for-king-county-executive&view=comments?oid=1988037&show=comments&sort=desc&display=). *The Stranger*. Retrieved 6 August 2014. 1. Ervin, Keith (14 June 2009). ["County-exec candidate Lippmann was disbarred for misconduct"](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/county-exec-candidate-lippmann-was-disbarred-for-misconduct/). *[Seattle Times](/source/Seattle_Times)*. Retrieved 2020-09-04. 1. ["Discipline Notice - Stanley Lippmann"](https://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=1541&dID=1112). [Washington State Bar Association](/source/Washington_State_Bar_Association). 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2020-09-04. 1. ["Mob psychology"](https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/in-other-news/Content?oid=8961). *[The Stranger](/source/The_Stranger_(newspaper))*. 8 October 2001. Retrieved 2020-09-04. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stan Lippmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Lippmann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Lippmann?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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