Dan Bishop
James Daniel Bishop (born July 1, 1964) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2019, when the district was numbered as the 9th. A Republican, his district includes south-central Mecklenburg, Union, Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Robeson, Hoke, and southern Moore Counties. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and the Mecklenburg County Commission from 2005 to 2009. He served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2017 to 2019.
Dan Bishop | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina | |
| Assumed office September 17, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Pittenger |
| Constituency | 9th district (2019–2023) 8th district (2023–present) |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 39th district | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – September 17, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Rucho |
| Succeeded by | Rob Bryan |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 104th district | |
| In office January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Samuelson |
| Succeeded by | Andy Dulin |
| Member of the Mecklenburg County Commission from the 5th district | |
| In office January 2005 – December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Samuelson |
| Succeeded by | Neil Cooksey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Daniel Bishop July 1, 1964 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jo Bishop |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BS, JD) |
| Website | House website |
Bishop was the lead author of North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, commonly called the bathroom bill, which prohibited transgender people from using public restrooms other than those of their biological sex as defined on their birth certificates. As a result of backlash, North Carolina lost a significant amount of revenue from companies and other organizations who chose to withdraw their investments in the state.
On September 10, 2019, Bishop won the special election to the U.S. House of Representatives with 50.7% of the vote to Dan McCready's 48.7%.
Bishop ran for re-election in 2022 in North Carolina's 8th congressional district, following the 2020 census and subsequent litigation contesting the maps drawn by the General Assembly. In the 2022 U.S. Congressional election, Bishop won reelection to his seat with 69.9% of the vote. He is running for attorney general in 2024.