Robert William Bishop (born July 13, 1951) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Utah’s 1st congressional district since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he has been the dean of Utah’s congressional delegation since the retirement of Orrin Hatch from the U.S. Senate in 2019.
Prior to his congressional tenure, Bishop was a Utah State Representative (1978–1994), including two final years as Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, as well as Chair of the Utah Republican Party (1997–2001). He was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Utah as Thomas Wright’s running mate in the 2020 election.
