Dan Bishop

"James Daniel Bishop" redirects here. For American artist, see James Bishop (artist).
For others with the name, see Daniel Bishop (disambiguation).
Dan Bishop
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 17, 2019
Preceded byRobert Pittenger
Constituency9th district (2019–2023)
8th district (2023–present)
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 39th district
In office
January 1, 2017 – September 17, 2019
Preceded byBob Rucho
Succeeded byRob Bryan
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 104th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byRuth Samuelson
Succeeded byAndy Dulin
Member of the Mecklenburg County Commission
from the 5th district
In office
January 2005 – December 2008
Preceded byRuth Samuelson
Succeeded byNeil Cooksey
Personal details
Born
James Daniel Bishop

(1964-07-01) July 1, 1964 (age 60)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJo Bishop
Children1
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BS, JD)
WebsiteHouse website
Campaign website

James Daniel Bishop (born July 1, 1964)[1][2] is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2019, when the district was numbered “9”. As a Republican, his district includes south-central Mecklenburg, Union, Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Robeson, Hoke, and southern Moore Counties. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and the Mecklenburg County Commission from 2005 to 2009.[3][4] He served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2017 to 2019.

Bishop was the lead author of North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, commonly called the bathroom bill, which prohibited transgender people from using public restrooms other than those of their biological sex as defined on their birth certificates.[5][6] As a result of backlash, North Carolina lost a significant amount of revenue from companies and other organizations who chose to withdraw their investments in the state.[7]

On September 10, 2019, Bishop won the special election to the U.S. House of Representatives with 50.7% of the vote to Dan McCready's 48.7%.[8][9]

Bishop ran for re-election in 2022 in North Carolina's 8th congressional district, following the 2020 census and subsequent litigation contesting the maps drawn by the General Assembly.[10] In the 2022 U.S. Congressional election, Bishop won reelection to his seat with 69.9% of the vote. He ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2024 losing to Democrat Jeff Jackson.[11]

  1. ^ "2006-2008 Board of County Commissioners" (PDF). Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory - Google Books. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. 2001. ISBN 9781561604395. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - Mecklenburg County Commissioner - District 5 Race - Nov 02, 2004". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - Mecklenburg County Commissioner - District 5 Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Staff (September 6, 2019). "NC-09: Republicans Risk Special Election Loss in Critical 2020 State". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 8, 2019. In May, Republican voters chose Bishop, an attorney best known for sponsoring North Carolina's so-called "bathroom bill," as their new nominee.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "'Bathroom bill' to cost North Carolina $3.76 billion". CNBC. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  8. ^ Live results: North Carolina elections, Politico, September 10, 2019.
  9. ^ Republican Dan Bishop wins special election for House seat in North Carolina special election, NBC News projects, NBC News, September 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "I'm running in #NC08 to keep fighting for freedom for those I have served before and new friends I have yet to meet". 24 February 2022.
  11. ^ Robertson, Gary (August 3, 2023). "US Rep. Dan Bishop announces a run for North Carolina attorney general". Associated Press News.