Tim Bishop
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Felix Grucci |
| Succeeded by | Lee Zeldin |
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Timothy Howard Bishop June 1, 1950 Southampton, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy Bishop |
| Children | Molly Meghan |
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College of the Holy Cross Long Island University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Timothy Howard "Tim" Bishop (born June 1, 1950) is the former U.S. Representative for New York's 1st congressional district, serving 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.
Bishop is a twelfth-generation resident of Southampton, New York, where he was born on June 1, 1950. He is the son of Catherine (Roesel) and Howard Cortland Bishop. He is the great-grandson of Benjamin H. Bishop, a mayor of Southampton, and has English, Irish, and German ancestry. He received a bachelor's degree in History from The College of the Holy Cross and a master's degree in Public Administration from Long Island University. Bishop served as Provost of Southampton College for 16 years, where he began working in 1973 as an admissions counselor.
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