Rob Bishop
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| Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Doc Hastings |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | James Hansen |
| Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 2nd district |
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In office 1982–1994 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Holbrook |
| Succeeded by | Peter Knudson |
| Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 61st district |
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In office 1978–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Willis Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Richard Ellertson |
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July 13, 1951 Kaysville, Utah, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jeralynn Hansen |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Utah (BA) |
| Website | House website |
Robert William "Rob" Bishop (born July 13, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for Utah's 1st congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Bishop was born in Kaysville, Utah and graduated from Davis High School. He served as a Mormon missionary 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; he next taught German in Ogden, Utah at Ben Lomond High School; then he returned to teaching government and history classes at Box Elder High School until his retirement from teaching in 2002. While a teacher at Box Elder, Bishop partnered with the Close Up Foundation to help students participate in Close Up's Washington, D.C. based civic education programs. He remains actively involved in the program and works to ensure that Utah students have the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C.
Bishop was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1978 to 1994. He was House Majority Leader and later served as Speaker of the House from 1992 until 1994. After his retirement from the state legislature, Bishop returned to Box Elder High School and taught advanced placement courses while chairing the history department.
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