Rob Bishop
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Rob Bishop
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| In office 2003–present |
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| Preceded by | James Hansen |
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| Born | July 13, 1951 Kaysville, Utah |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jeralynn Hansen Bishop |
| Children | Shule Bishop Jarom Bishop Zenock Bishop Jashon Bishop Maren Bishop |
| Residence | Brigham City, Utah |
| Alma mater | University of Utah |
| Occupation | high school teacher, lobbyist |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Robert William "Rob" Bishop (born July 13, 1951) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He is the representative for 1st district of Utah (map). He served on the Rules Committee until the 2006 elections.
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[edit] Biography
Bishop was born in Kaysville, Utah and graduated from Davis High School. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Germany from 1970 until 1972. Bishop received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in 1974. He taught civics classes at Brigham City's Box Elder High School from 1974 to 1980, and later took a job teaching German in Ogden, Utah at Ben Lomond High School.
Bishop was a member of the Utah State House of Representatives from 1979 until 1995. He was House Majority Leader and later served as Speaker of the House from 1992 until 1994. In 1997 he was elected chairman of the Utah Republican Party, and served for two terms in this position. He has also worked as a legislative lobbyist in Washington. After his retirement from the state legislature, Bishop returned to Box Elder High School and taught advanced placement courses while chairing the history department.
Bishop was first elected to Congress in 2002 and reelected in 2004 and 2006. He has never received less than 60% of the vote in any of his election bids. Bishop is the co-founder of the Western State Coalition, a states' rights organization. As a teacher, he has made education related issues his top priority, advocating local control of schools. He voted against No Child Left Behind but supports school vouchers. He was also a co-sponsor of a proposed amendment to guarantee a balanced federal budget.
Bishop is married to Jeralynn Hansen, a former Miss Peach Queen for Brigham City, Utah. They have five children — four sons, each of whom is named after a person in the Book of Mormon (Shule, Jarom, Zenock, and Jashon) and one daughter (Maren). Shule works in Washington DC. Jarom works as an attorney for a law firm in Kaysville, UT. Zenock studies at Utah State University. Maren is also attending Utah State University and will shortly be leaving to serve an LDS mission in Wisconsin, and the youngest Jashon, graduated from Box Elder High School in 2007.
[edit] Committee assignments
- Committee on Armed Services
- Committee on Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (Ranking Member)
- Committee on Education and Labor
[edit] Party leadership and caucus membership
- House GOP Policy Committee (Vice Chair)
- Outreach and Communications Chair for the Congressional Western Caucus
[edit] Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||||
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| 2002 | Dave Thomas | 66,104 | 37% | Rob Bishop | 109,265 | 61% | Craig Axford | Green | 4,027 | 2% | * | ||||||||
| 2004 | Steven Thompson | 85,630 | 29% | Rob Bishop | 199,615 | 68% | Charles Johnston | Constitution | 4,510 | 2% | Richard W. Soderberg | Personal Choice | 4,206 | 1% | |||||
| 2006 | Steven Olsen | 57,922 | 32% | Rob Bishop | 112,546 | 63% | Mark Hudson | Constitution | 5,539 | 3% | Lynn Badler | Libertarian | 2,467 | 1% | |||||
| 2008 | Morgan Bowen | 87,139 | 30.4% | Rob Bishop | 186,031 | 65.0% | Kirk D. Pearson | Constitution | 6,861 | 2.4% | Joseph G. Buchman | Libertarian | 6,287 | 2.2% |
[edit] References
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
[edit] External links
- U.S. Congressman Rob Bishop official U.S. House site
- Congressman Rob Bishop official campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
- Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
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| Preceded by James V. Hansen |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st congressional district 2003–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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