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This article is about the politician. For the baseball coach, see Rob Bishop (baseball).
Robert William Bishop (born July 13, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 1st congressional district from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he became the dean of Utah's congressional delegation after the retirement of Orrin Hatch from the U.S. Senate in 2019.
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Rob Bishop | |
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Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee | |
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Raúl Grijalva |
Succeeded by | Bruce Westerman |
Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee | |
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Doc Hastings |
Succeeded by | Raúl Grijalva |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | James V. Hansen |
Succeeded by | Blake Moore |
Chair of the Utah Republican Party | |
In office May 10, 1997 – August 25, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Frank Suitter[1] |
Succeeded by | Joe Cannon[2] |
Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives | |
In office 1992–1994 | |
Preceded by | Craig Moody[3] |
Succeeded by | Melvin R. Brown[4] |
Member of the Utah House of Representatives | |
In office 1978–1994 | |
Preceded by | Willis Hansen (61st) Stephen Holbrook (2nd) |
Succeeded by | Richard Ellertson (61st) Peter C. Knudson (2nd) |
Constituency | 61st district (1978–1982) 2nd district (1982–1994) |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert William Bishop (1951-07-13) July 13, 1951 (age 72) Kaysville, Utah, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jeralynn Hansen |
Children | 5 |
Education | University of Utah (BA) |
Rob Bishop criticizes failures of the Bureau of Land Management to properly survey the Red River in Texas Recorded December 9, 2015 | |
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Prior to his congressional tenure, Bishop was a Utah State Representative (1978–1994), including two final years as Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, as well as Chair of the Utah Republican Party (1997–2001). He was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Utah as Thomas Wright's running mate in the 2020 election.