Mike Bishop | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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Preceding | Mike Rogers |
13th Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate | |
In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Ken Sikkema |
Succeeded by | Randy Richardville |
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 12th district |
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In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Alan Sanborn |
Succeeded by | Jim Marleau |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 45th district |
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In office January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2002 |
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Preceded by | Penny Crissman |
Succeeded by | John Garfield |
Personal details | |
Born |
Michael Dean Bishop March 18, 1967 Almont, Michigan, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Cristina Bishop |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Rochester Hills, Michigan |
Alma mater |
Michigan State University College of Law University of Michigan |
Profession | Attorney |
Website | mikebishop |
Michael Dean "Mike" Bishop (born March 18, 1967) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003, and the Michigan State Senate from 2002-10 where he served as majority leader.
A graduate of Rochester Adams High School, Bishop graduated from University of Michigan in 1989. He went on to earn his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law. Bishop is also a licensed real estate broker and has owned two local real estate businesses, Freedom Realty, Inc. and Pro Management, Inc. Bishop is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, District of Columbia Bar, Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, Oakland County Bar Association, Michigan Association of Realtors, and National Association of Realtors.
He 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.