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Mike Bishop (politician)

Mike Bishop
Mike Bishop official congressional photo.jpg
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 8th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceding Mike Rogers
13th Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate
In office
January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by Ken Sikkema
Succeeded by Randy Richardville
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by Alan Sanborn
Succeeded by Jim Marleau
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 45th district
In office
January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2002
Preceded by Penny Crissman
Succeeded by John Garfield
Personal details
Born Michael Dean Bishop
(1967-03-18) March 18, 1967 (age 50)
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.house.gov

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.


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