Dan Bishop
Republican Representative of North Carolina's 8th district
Representative
North Carolina, district 9
September 17, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
North Carolina, district 9
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
North Carolina, district 8
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
- American attorney and politician
- Served as a U.S. representative since 2019
- Previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate
- Lead author of North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, known as the “bathroom bill”
- Faced backlash for the “bathroom bill,” leading to economic losses for North Carolina
- Won a special election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019
- Re-elected in 2022
- Running for attorney general in 2024
- Holds a B.S. in business administration and a J.D. from the University of North Carolina
- Criticized journalists and likened to Donald Trump for attacking the media
- Voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
- Supported a lawsuit contesting the 2020 presidential election results and objected to the certification of electoral votes
- Voted to repeal the AUMF against Iraq and supported Israel following a Hamas attack
- Voted in favor of directing the removal of U.S. troops from Syria
- Voted against the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act and proposed defense budget cuts
- Opposed immigration measures increasing H-2B visas and prohibiting ICE from detaining or removing illegal alien sponsors of Unaccompanied Alien Children
- Committee assignments include Homeland Security and Judiciary
- Member of several caucuses including the Freedom Caucus and Republican Study Committee
- Contributed to the establishment of the social network Gab, criticized for white supremacist content
- Methodist