ski ▁defeated ▁his ▁Republican ▁ch allen ger ▁in ▁this ▁heavily ▁Democratic ▁district . ▁ ▁Lip in ski ▁has ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁conserv ative ▁Democr ats ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁end or se ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁oppos es ▁legal ized ▁abort ion ▁and ▁stem ▁cell ▁research , ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁House ▁Dem ocrat ▁from ▁Illinois ▁to ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act , ▁supported ▁re author izing ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁Act ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁Def ense ▁of ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁Def ense ▁Act s . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Lip in ski , ▁Democratic ▁Represent ative ▁Col lin ▁Pet erson , ▁ 1 6 6 ▁Republican ▁represent atives ▁and ▁ 3 9 ▁Republican ▁sen ators ▁submitted ▁an ▁am icus ▁cur iae ▁brief ▁calling ▁on ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁re cons ider ▁and ▁potentially ▁over turn ▁Ro e ▁v . ▁W ade ▁and ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁v . ▁Case y , ▁two ▁cases ▁that ▁u ph eld ▁abort ion ▁rights . ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Lip in ski ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁by ▁progress ive ▁ch allen ger ▁Marie ▁New man , ▁who ▁had ▁un success fully ▁challeng ed ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁primary . ▁ ▁Early ▁life , ▁education , ▁and ▁career ▁▁ ▁Lip in ski ▁was