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Mike Bishop (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. He left office on January 3, 2019.
Bishop (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Candidate Connection survey in 2018. .
Bishop was previously a Republican member and majority leader of the Michigan State Senate, representing the state's 12th Senate District, which encompassed the Eastern Detroit suburbs of Auburn Hills, Pontiac, Rochester and Rochester Hills. Due to Michigan term limits, Bishop did not run for re-election in the Michigan State Senate elections of 2010.
Bishop was born and raised in Oakland County, Michigan. He graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 1985 and earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan in 1989. Soon after, he earned his Juris Doctorate at the Detroit College of Law in 1993. In 1993, he became a member of the State Bar of Michigan. Bishop was a member of the American Bar Association from 1993 to 1998.
Bishop has been the Chief Legal Officer for the International Bancard Corporation and an adjunct professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. In 2007, he was sworn into the Michigan State Senate and served in the position until 2010. During his time in the Michigan Senate, he played a large role in drafting the Michigan Child Protection Registry and the Michigan Identify Theft Protection Act.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Bishop's academic, professional, and political career:
Former Member, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Executive Overreach Task Force, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Human Resources, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Social Security, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, United States House of Representatives
Nominee, Board of Regents, University of Michigan, 1996
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Yes
1. Abortions should always be illegal.
- X
2. Abortions should always be legally available.
- No Answer
3. Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
- No Answer
4. Abortions should be legal when pregnancy results from incest, rape or the life of the woman is endangered.
- No Answer
5. Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and notification requirements as decided by each state government.
- No Answer
6. Prohibit the dilation and extraction procedure, also known as "partial-birth" abortion.
- X
7. Support "buffer zones" at abortion clinics by requiring demonstrators to remain a certain distance from doorways and driveways.
- No Answer
8. Prohibit public funding for abortions and organizations that advocate or perform abortions.
- X
9. Other
- No Answer
1. Corrections
- Slightly Decrease Funding
2. Education (Higher)
- Maintain Funding Status
3. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Funding Status
4. Environment
- Maintain Funding Status
5. Health care
- Maintain Funding Status
6. Law enforcement
- Maintain Funding Status
7. Transportation and Highway infrastructure
- Maintain Funding Status
8. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease Funding
9. Other
- No Answer
10. Alcohol taxes
- Eliminate
11. Capital gains taxes
- Eliminate
12. Cigarette taxes
- Eliminate
13. Corporate taxes
- Eliminate
14. Gasoline taxes
- Eliminate
15. Income taxes (incomes below $75,000)
- Eliminate
16. Income taxes (incomes above $75,000)
- Eliminate
17. Inheritance taxes
- Eliminate
18. Property taxes
- Eliminate
19. Sales taxes
- Eliminate
20. Vehicle taxes
- Eliminate
21. Should Internet sales be taxed?
- No
22. Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes?
- Yes
23. Would you support returning any operating surplus to Michigan taxpayers?
- Yes
24. Would you support placing any operating surplus into a "rainy day" fund?
- Undecided
25. Do you support implementing a state earned income tax credit?
- Undecided
1. Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
- No Answer
2. Support contracting with private sector firms to build and/or manage state prisons.
- X
3. End parole for repeat violent offenders.
- X
4. Implement the death penalty in Michigan.
- X
5. Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
- X
6. Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community.
- X
7. Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
- X
8. Decriminalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
- No Answer
9. Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes.
- No Answer
10. Lower the blood alcohol content limit defining drunk driving.
- No Answer
11. Prosecute as adults, youths accused of a felony.
- No Answer
12. Increase penalties for crimes committed on school grounds.
- No Answer
13. Require that crimes based on gender, sexual orientation, or disability be prosecuted as hate crimes.
- No Answer
14. Support programs that provide job training and placement services for at-risk youth.
- X
15. Ban the use of racial profiling by law enforcement officers.
- No Answer
16. Extend the amount of time allowed to issue criminal charges when DNA evidence is involved.
- No Answer
17. Other
- No Answer
1. Increase state funds for professional development of public school teachers and administrators.
- No Answer
2. Encourage private or corporate investment in public school programs.
- X
3. Support charter schools where teachers and professionals receive authorization and funding to establish new schools.
- X
4. Increase state funds for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure).
- No Answer
5. Increase state funds for hiring additional teachers.
- No Answer
6. Endorse teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools.
- X
7. Support posting the Ten Commandments in public schools.
- X
8. Require public schools to administer high school exit exams.
- No Answer
9. Support national standards and testing of public school students.
- No Answer
10. Support teacher testing and reward teachers with merit pay.
- X
11. Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries.
- No Answer
12. Eliminate the cap on the number of charter schools allowed by the state.
- No Answer
13. Support transferring oversight of troubled school districts to the state.
- No Answer
14. Provide state funded tuition vouchers to allow parents to transfer their children from public schools with low graduation rates to any non-public school.
- No Answer
15. Reduce the state per-student allowance to offset voucher funding.
- No Answer
16. Other
- No Answer
1. Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses.
- X
2. Reduce state government regulations on the private sector to encourage investment and economic expansion.
- X
3. Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice.
- No Answer
4. Increase funding for state job-training programs that re-train displaced workers or teach skills needed in today's job market.
- No Answer
5. Other
- No Answer
6. College and university admissions
- No
7. Public employment
- No
8. State contracting
- No
1. Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution.
- X
2. Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.
- X
3. Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.
- X
4. Require states to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land.
- X
5. Support funding for recycling programs in Michigan.
- X
6. Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations.
- No Answer
7. Suspend participation in un-funded, federally-mandated environmental protection legislation.
- X
8. Replace local water commissions with a state Regional Water and Sewer Authority.
- No Answer
9. Increase state funding for road construction and maintenance.
- No Answer
10. Require that ballast water brought into Michigan waterways be sterilized.
- No Answer
11. Other
- No Answer
12. Should state environmental regulations be stricter than federal law?
- Undecided
13. Should the Michigan state government have authority over the sale and transfer of water from the Great Lakes?
- No
1. Do you support the limit on terms for Michigan Governors?
- Yes
2. Do you support the limit on terms for Michigan State Senators and Representatives?
- Yes
3. Individual
- Yes
4. PAC
- Yes
5. Corporate
- Yes
6. Political Parties
- Yes
7. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
8. Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
- No
9. Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
- No
10. Do you support voting on-line?
- Yes
11. Do you support on-line voter registration?
- Yes
12. Do you support requiring a two-thirds vote in the Michigan Legislature to enact legislation that would overrule local ordinances?
- No
13. Should Michigan Supreme Court justices be appointed instead of elected?
- Yes
14. Other
- No Answer
1. Ban the sale or transfer of semi-automatic guns, except those used for hunting.
- No Answer
2. Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- No Answer
3. Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- X
4. Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- No Answer
5. Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.
- No Answer
6. Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns.
- No Answer
7. Require background checks of gun buyers at gun shows.
- No Answer
8. Require a license for gun possession.
- No Answer
9. Hold gun owners, who do not properly store their guns, criminally and civilly liable for crimes committed by minors using their guns.
- X
10. Prohibit the carrying of guns on school grounds.
- No Answer
11. Other
- No Answer
12. Should Michigan cities and counties be prohibited from suing gun manufacturers and dealers for damages?
- Yes
1. Provide tax incentives to small businesses that provide health care to their employees.
- X
2. Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care where necessary.
- No Answer
3. Transfer more existing Medicaid recipients into managed care programs.
- X
4. Use state funds to continue some Medicaid coverage for legal immigrants.
- No Answer
5. Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
- No Answer
6. Support a patient's right to sue his or her HMO.
- X
7. Support a patient's right to appeal to an administrative board of specialists when services are denied.
- X
8. Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
- X
9. Allow health care providers and health care facilities to refuse services to which they morally object.
- X
10. Other
- No Answer
1. Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees.
- X
2. Increase state funds to provide child care for children in low-income working families.
- No Answer
3. Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support.
- No Answer
4. Increase state funding for Head Start in order to serve additional children and/or increase services from a half to a full day.
- No Answer
5. Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.
- No Answer
6. Support state funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans, and job training and placement.
- No Answer
7. Allow parents to leave unwanted newborn infants at hospitals, police stations, or fire departments without facing criminal charges.
- No Answer
8. Other
- No Answer
9. Should physician-assisted suicide be legally available in Michigan?
- No
10. Should Michigan include sexual orientation in its anti-discrimination laws?
- No
11. Should Michigan recognize civil unions between same-sex couples?
- No
12. Should Michigan restrict marriage to a relationship only between a man and a woman?
- Yes
1. Maintain current time limits on welfare benefits.
- X
2. Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits.
- X
3. Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
- No Answer
4. Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients.
- X
5. Provide child care for welfare recipients who work.
- No Answer
6. Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
- X
7. Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home.
- No Answer
8. Limit benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare.
- X
9. Eliminate government-funded welfare programs.
- No Answer
10. Redirect welfare funding to faith-based and community-based private organizations.
- No Answer
11. Use federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to expand state services to include the working poor.
- No Answer
12. Other
- No Answer
Latest Action: House - 12/11/2018 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 10/16/2018 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 09/27/2018 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Tracker:
Elissa Slotkin (D) defeated incumbent Mike Bishop (R), Brian Ellison (L), and David Jay Lillis (U.S. Taxpayers Party) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 6, 2018.
|
|
Elissa Slotkin (D) |
50.6%
|
172,880 Votes✔ |
|
|
Mike Bishop (R) |
46.8%
|
159,782 Votes |
|
|
Brian Ellison (L) |
1.8%
|
6,302 Votes |
|
|
David Jay Lillis (U.S. Taxpayers Party) |
0.8%
|
2,629 Votes |
Total votes: 341,593
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Elissa Slotkin defeated Chris Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 7, 2018.
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Elissa Slotkin (D) |
70.7%
|
57,819 Votes✔ |
|
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Chris Smith (D) |
29.3%
|
23,996 Votes |
Total votes: 81,815
Incumbent Mike Bishop defeated Lokesh Kumar in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 7, 2018.
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Mike Bishop (R) |
92.3%
|
75,403 Votes✔ |
|
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Lokesh Kumar (R) |
7.7%
|
6,254 Votes |
Total votes: 81,657
Brian Ellison advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 7, 2018.
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Brian Ellison (L) |
100%
|
522 Votes✔ |
Total votes: 522
rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Bishop (R) defeated Suzanna Shkreli (D), Jeff Wood (L), Maria Green (G), and Jeremy Burgess (Natural Law) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bishop faced no opposition in the Republican primary. Melissa Gilbert (D) withdrew from the race prior to the primary, but still appeared on the primary ballot. She was replaced by Shkreli on the general election ballot.
U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mike Bishop Incumbent |
56% | 205,629 |
| Democratic | Suzanna Shkreli | 39.2% | 143,791 |
| Libertarian | Jeff Wood | 2.6% | 9,619 |
| Green | Maria Green | 1.5% | 5,679 |
| Natural Law | Jeremy Burgess | 0.6% | 2,250 |
| Total Votes | 366,968 | ||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | |||
U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Bishop |
54.6% | 132,739 |
| Democratic | Eric Schertzing | 42.1% | 102,269 |
| Libertarian | James Weeks II | 1.9% | 4,557 |
| Green | Jim Casha | 0.8% | 1,880 |
| Natural Law | Jeremy Burgess | 0.7% | 1,680 |
| Total Votes | 243,125 | ||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available. | |||
U.S. House, Michigan District 8 Republican Primary, 2014
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mike Bishop |
60.3% | 35,422 | ||
| Tom McMillin | 39.7% | 23,358 | ||
| Total Votes | 58,780 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
At the State Republican Party Convention on Friday, August 28, 2010, Bill Schuette secured the nomination over Mike Bishop by a delegate vote of 1,072 to 971.
| 2006 Race for State Senate, District 12 - General Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Michael Bishop (R)
|
56.3% | |||
| Joseph Barrera (D) | 40.8% | |||
| Brian Kelly (Libertarian) | 2.9% | |||
| Holbert Maxey (Write-In) | 0% | |||
| Total votes | 105,615 | |||
| 2002 Race for State Senate, District 12 - Republican Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Michael Bishop (R)
|
63.2% | |||
| David Galloway (R) | 36.8% | |||
| Total votes | 19,469 | |||
| 2002 Race for State Senate, District 12 - General Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Michael Bishop (R)
|
62.7% | |||
| Thomas Werth (D) | 37.3% | |||
| Total votes | 86,981 | |||
| 2000 Race for State House, District 45 - General Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Michael Bishop (R)
|
69.6% | |||
| Keith Van Wagner (D) | 30.4% | |||
| Total votes | 48,955 | |||
| 1998 Race for State House, District 45 - Republican Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Michael Bishop (R)
|
29.7% | |||
| JoAnn Van Tassel (R) | 27.9% | |||
| Gerard Carlin (R) | 16.5% | |||
| Irene Connors (R) | 12.0% | |||
| Mark Boegehold (R) | 8.7% | |||
| Delores Puroll-Myslakow (R) | 5.2% | |||
| Total votes | 10,120 | |||
| 1998 Race for State House, District 45 - General Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Michael Bishop (R)
|
70.3% | |||
| Margaret Zande (D) | 29.7% | |||
| Total votes | 33,565 | |||
By Tim Walberg, Mike Bishop, Bill Huizenga, Fred Upton, Dave Trott, Paul Mitchell, Jack Bergman, and John Moolenaar Next week, our country honors the men and women who work hard every day to provide for their families and get the job done. Also, across the state, families are sending students back to school to pursue another year of education that will help them develop the knowledge and skills needed to secure a job following graduation. That's why we have supported legislation that lets hardworking Michiganders keep more of their own money and empowered new learning opportunities for students. Right now, unemployment is near historic lows; the economy is strong and providing opportunities for all. Here in Michigan, we know a good comeback and we also know that a booming economy doesn't just happen on its own - it comes as a result of implementing sound policies that benefit families. With the overhaul of our outdated tax code, employers have announced raises, made new investments, and expanded employee benefits. Employees have kept more of their own money, benefiting from the lower tax rates that were implemented in February. All of this means more money in the pockets of hardworking Michigan residents and that is always a good thing. The new tax law also established Opportunity Zones, to spur redevelopment and bring jobs into underserved areas. It has been more than 10 years since the start of the Great Recession, but many communities are still on the road to recovery. This new community development program will encourage long-term investment in low-income and rural communities by providing a tax incentive for investors. The IRS designated 288 qualifying Opportunity Zones in Michigan, and they have a unique and exciting potential to attract investment and grow existing industry sectors across our state. For parents, there will be even more benefits from tax reform, when they claim the new, doubled Child Tax Credit. This $2,000 per child credit will help families save more on their taxes and the extra money will go a long way. When we hear from families they tell us the extra money will help them pay for clothing, bills, and diapers. We also know a lot of families are living paycheck-to-paycheck and this extra money will help them with unexpected expenses like an emergency car repair. Despite all of these positive outcomes and optimism, our work is not done. We now have a situation in our country where there are more open jobs than there are job seekers. While this may seem like a good problem to have, it's critical to close the skills gap and ensure students are connected with the training they need to enter our workforce. That's why we joined to pass bipartisan legislation, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act that invests over $7.5 billion in career and technical education. President Trump signed this legislation into law last month, marking a strong step in the right direction to help individuals achieve the American dream and find fulfilling work. We believe that tomorrow's good-paying jobs will come from the freedom to innovate from the ground up -- from our local communities and small businesses, not Washington. And we are committed to building on our progress to make sure families across our nation have confidence in the future and every opportunity to succeed. Mike Bishop, Bill Huizenga, Fred Upton, Tim Walberg, Dave Trott, Paul Mitchell, Jack Bergman, and John Moolenaar are Republican U.S. congressmen from Michigan.
By Sen. Rob Portman and Rep. Mike Bishop Synthetic forms of heroin have flooded Midwestern communities and taken lives at unprecedented and tragic rates. We now have an opportunity to make significant progress to help combat the influx of fentanyl -- the deadliest killer in this crisis. This week, the House of Representatives passed the STOP Act, a bipartisan bill we authored that will help keep more synthetic drugs like fentanyl from being shipped into the U.S., and a Senate committee approved the bill, moving it to the Senate floor where we hope it will soon have a vote. Unlike other drugs that are mostly smuggled over land, most illegal fentanyl is manufactured in laboratories in China and transported into the U.S. through a federal agency -- the U.S. Postal Service. Fentanyl manufacturers and distributors prefer the Postal Service because -- unlike private carriers like UPS, FedEx and DHL -- the Postal Service is not required to get what is called advance electronic data on international packages entering the U.S. This information provides additional data, such as where a package is from, where it is going and what it contains. Law enforcement needs this information to identify suspicious packages, test them, and seize them if they contain illegal drugs. The STOP Act will hold the Postal Service to the same standard as private carriers, close this loophole and give law enforcement the tools they need -- and are asking for -- to keep more fentanyl out of the U.S. The STOP Act alone won't solve this epidemic, but it will help. We know where most fentanyl is coming from, and we know how it is being transported into our country. This is an opportunity for Congress to give law enforcement a significant tool to combat this crisis. We don't have time to wait. We need to enact the STOP Act to keep more fentanyl out of our communities and help turn the tide of addiction in our country.
