Tim Bishop

Tim Bishop
Official portrait, 2011
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st district
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byFelix Grucci
Succeeded byLee Zeldin
Personal details
Born
Timothy Howard Bishop

(1950-06-01) June 1, 1950 (age 74)
Southampton, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKathy Bishop
Children2
Alma materCollege of the Holy Cross (BA)
Long Island University (MPA)

Timothy Howard Bishop (born June 1, 1950) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for New York's 1st congressional district from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

The district includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island. The district encompasses wealthy enclaves such as the Hamptons, middle-class suburban towns such as Selden, Centereach and Lake Grove, working-class neighborhoods such as Mastic and Riverhead, and rural farming communities such as Mattituck and Jamesport on the North Fork.