Rob Bishop

Rob Bishop
Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Raúl Grijalva
Succeeded by	Bruce Westerman
Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Doc Hastings
Succeeded by	Raúl Grijalva
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st district
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Jim Hansen
Succeeded by	Blake Moore
Chair of the Utah Republican Party
In office May 10, 1997 – August 25, 2001
Preceded by	Frank Suitter[1]
Succeeded by	Joseph A. Cannon[2]
Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives
In office 1992–1994
Preceded by	Craig Moody[3]
Succeeded by	Melvin R. Brown[4]
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
In office 1978–1994
Preceded by	Willis Hansen (61st) Stephen Holbrook (2nd)
Succeeded by	Richard Ellertson (61st) Peter C. Knudson (2nd)
Constituency	61st district (1978–1982) 2nd district (1982–1994)
Personal details
Born	Robert William Bishop (1951-07-13) July 13, 1951 (age 73) Kaysville, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jeralynn Hansen
Children	5
Education	University of Utah (BA)
Rob Bishop's voice Rob Bishop criticizes failures of the Bureau of Land Management to properly survey the Red River in Texas Recorded December 9, 2015

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.

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.