Michael Dean Bishop (born March 18, 1967) is an

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attorney and politician who was the

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for from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the

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from 1999 to 2003, and the

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from 2003 to 2010 where he served as

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. Bishop lost his reelection bid in the

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to Democratic nominee

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Early life, education, and career

Bishop graduated from

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, and graduated from

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in 1989. He received a J.D. from

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. Bishop worked at the law firm of Booth Patterson until 2002. He later became a senior attorney at Simon, Galasso & Frantz. Bishop is also a licensed

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and has owned two local real estate businesses, Freedom Realty, Inc. and Pro Management, Inc. Bishop is a member of the

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, Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, Oakland County Bar Association, Michigan Association of Realtors, and

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. Bishop served on the Municipal Law and Business Law committees of the Oakland County Bar Association and is a member of the National Association of Sportsmen Legislators. Following his time in the Michigan Legislature, Bishop worked as chief legal officer for International Bancard Corporation and taught at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Prior to his election in the 45th District, Bishop unsuccessfully campaigned for a

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position in 1996.Demas, S
Bishop was Born to Run
domemagazine.com, March 16, 2009; retrieved March 21, 2017.

Michigan legislature

Michigan House of Representatives

Bishop served in the Michigan State House from 1999 to 2002 representing the 45th District, which covered much of the same territory where his father, Donald Bishop, had served. During his four-year tenure in the Michigan House, he served as vice chairman of the Commerce Committee.

Michigan Senate

Bishop was elected to the State Senate in 2002 to represent the 12th district, a seat which had previously been held by his father. He served until

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prevented him from seeking re-election in 2010. Before his time as majority leader, Bishop was chosen to be chairman of the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee and vice chairman of both the Gaming and Casino Oversight Committee and Judiciary Committee.

Majority Leader

Bishop was the Senate Majority Leader from 2007-2010. At the State Republican Party Convention in 2010, Bishop unsuccessfully bid for the Republican nomination for

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. He ran for Oakland County prosecutor in 2012, but lost to Democratic incumbent Jessica R. Cooper.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2014

On November 4, 2014, Bishop defeated Democratic challenger Eric Schertzing for Michigan's 8th congressional district. Bishop was sworn in on January 6, 2015. Shortly after being sworn in, he voted for

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as Speaker.

2016

Bishop successfully ran for re-election in 2016. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Two Democrats, actress

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and Linda Keefe, filed to run in the Democratic primary election. Gilbert later withdrew. Gilbert was replaced with Democratic challenger Suzanna Shkreli late in the race in July, 2016.

2018

Bishop ran for re-election but lost to Democratic challenger

Committee assignments

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** Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee on Workforce Protections *

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** Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations **

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** Subcommittee on Oversight ** Subcommittee on Human Resources

Caucus memberships

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in 2016.

Animal testing

Bishop has called on the

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to stop the killing of kittens after being tested on for research.

Gun policy

Bishop supports gun rights and the

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, receiving a A/A+ rating from the

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Gordie Howe International Bridge

When Bishop was Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate, a bill to create the

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as a companion to the

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came to him for determination to put it to the Senate floor for a vote. Corporate interests were strongly in favor of the bill, which would partner with Canada to pay for the bridge. Bishop opposed the bridge and did not bring the legislation to a floor vote, saying there were "too many outstanding legal issues and the legislation is too important to push a lame-duck vote." Bishop had received campaign donations from

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, owner of the rival

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, a Republican, found another way to make the deal and the project continued without Bishop's support. Before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives he vowed to vote to block the Gordie Howe International bridge. The ''Livingston Daily'' reported "A proposal for the federal government to fund a U.S. customs center has stalled. If elected, Bishop said he wouldn't support federal funding of the customs center."

Personal life

Bishop, a resident of

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, is married and has three children. He is a Congregationalist.

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