Rob Bishop

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.

This article is about the politician. For the baseball coach, see Rob Bishop (baseball).
Rob Bishop
Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byRaúl Grijalva
Succeeded byBruce Westerman
Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byDoc Hastings
Succeeded byRaúl Grijalva
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Utah's 1st district
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byJames V. Hansen
Succeeded byBlake Moore
Chair of the Utah Republican Party
In office
May 10, 1997 – August 25, 2001
Preceded byFrank Suitter
Succeeded byJoe Cannon
Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives
In office
1992–1994
Preceded byCraig Moody
Succeeded byMelvin R. Brown
Member of the
Utah House of Representatives
In office
1978–1994
Preceded byWillis Hansen (61st)
Stephen Holbrook (2nd)
Succeeded byRichard Ellertson (61st)
Peter C. Knudson (2nd)
Constituency61st district (1978–1982)
2nd district (1982–1994)
Personal details
Born
Robert William Bishop

(1951-07-13) July 13, 1951
Kaysville, Utah, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJeralynn Hansen
Children5
EducationUniversity of Utah (BA)

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.

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