Tim Bishop

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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.

Early life, education and careerEdit

Bishop is a twelfth-generation resident of Southampton, New York,Template:Cn where he was born on June 1, 1950.<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He received a bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1972 and a master's degree from Long Island University in 1981.<ref name="auto"/>

Bishop began working at Southampton College in 1973 as an admissions counselor. He served as provost at the college for 16 years.<ref name="wsj">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also served as the college's director of financial aid, assistant director of admissions, registrar, director of institutional research and planning, dean for enrollment services, and dean for administrative and student services.Template:Cn During his tenure, Southampton College of Long Island University produced 36 Fulbright Scholars.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Along with the Southampton College Chancellor, Robert F. X. Sillerman, Bishop developed the most successful single fund-raising event in the college's history, the All for the Sea rock concerts which grossed as much as $1 million annually.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

U.S. House of RepresentativesEdit

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Rep. Tim Bishop speaking at a podium

ElectionsEdit

2002Edit

Template:See also In his first political race, Bishop ran as a Democrat against Republican incumbent Felix J. Grucci, Jr. During the campaign, Grucci ran radio ads accusing Bishop of falsifying rape statistics at Southampton College, but his claims were based on articles from a college newspaper that contained numerous inaccuracies. Grucci refused to repudiate the ads and was defeated by Bishop.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2004Edit

Template:See also Bishop was re-elected, defeating Republican William M. Manger, Jr. by a 56.2%-43.8% margin.Template:Cn

2006Edit

Template:See also Bishop beat Republican Italo Zanzi, 62.2%-37.8%.Template:Cn

2008Edit

Template:See also Incumbent Bishop defeated Republican Lee Zeldin, 58%-42% .<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010Edit

Template:See also Bishop narrowly defeated Republican Randy Altschuler by a margin of 50.2% to 49.8%.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Altschuler conceded the race when trailing by 263 votes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2012Edit

Template:See also Bishop again defeated Republican Randy Altschuler by a 52.2% to 47.8% margin.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Although Bishop received the Independence Party endorsement in most of his previous elections, in 2012 the endorsement went instead to his opponent.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2014Edit

Template:See also Bishop ran unopposed for the Democratic, Working Families and Independence Party nominations.<ref name="New York Primary Election Results">Template:Cite news</ref> He was a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program, a program designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2014 election.<ref name="New York Primary Election Results"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He faced Republican nominee Lee Zeldin, whom he had defeated in 2008, in the general election.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On November 4, 2014, Bishop lost his re-election bid to Zeldin, 55% to 45%.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

TenureEdit

Bishop supported and voted for the Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Bishop also voted for the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (TARP), and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (also known as the "stimulus bill"), and for further measures in 2009 and 2010. He also voted for the Budget Control Act of 2011, which provided for further gradual increments in the debt limit.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Bishop participated in the bipartisan coalition of elected officials and community advocates that saved the 106th Air Rescue Wing located at Gabreski Airport from being shut down by the Pentagon's base closure commission.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In opposition to a plan that would have dumped more than twenty million cubic yards of contaminated dredge waste in the Long Island Sound, Bishop sponsored legislation to block the plan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In January 2007, he voted for a reduction of interest rates on future federal student loans.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Bishop supported the Shinnecock Indian tribe's successful attempts at gaining formal federal recognition.<ref name="wsj" /> Bishop supported a $160,000 line-item for the Shinnecock Nation in President Obama's 2013 budget proposal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Ethics investigationEdit

In September 2013, the Office of Congressional Ethics recommended further review of an August 2012 incident in which Bishop was accused of soliciting a campaign contribution from hedge fund magnate Eric Semler in exchange for acting in an official capacity to obtain a fireworks permit for Semler's son's bar mitzvah on Long Island.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Bishop denied the allegations as "outrageous, unfounded attacks on my character and my family".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After the incident was picked up by the media, Semler called the allegations a "nonstory".

The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the incident.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In September 2014, the Justice Department closed its investigation without filing charges, although the ethics probe remained open until Bishop left office in January 2015.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Committee assignmentsEdit

Caucus membershipsEdit

National Archives Caucus, Co-chair
Democratic Budget Group, Co-chair
Coalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
Community College Caucus
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Caucus on Addiction, Treatment and Recovery
Congressional Civility Caucus
Congressional Humanities Caucus
Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
Congressional Long Island Sound Caucus
Congressional Military Family Caucus
Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
Congressional Sri Lanka Caucus
Congressional Wine Caucus
House Cancer Caucus
House Democratic Caucus
House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
House National Service Caucus
Sudan Caucus
Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
United Services Organization (USO) Congressional Caucus

Post-congressional careerEdit

After leaving Congress, Bishop joined St. Joseph's University as a distinguished professor of Civic Engagement and Public Service.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Bishop is a senior advisor to a Washington, D.C.–based government relations firm.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Bishop has accepted positions on the Board of Directors of Social Accountability International<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and The Sergeant Sullivan Center. Both commitments allow Bishop to continue on two of his top priorities in the Congress — working to ensure workplace protections and services to U.S. veterans, particularly in the area of post deployment health.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On March 20, 2018, Bishop was confirmed by the Suffolk County Legislature to a five-year term on the Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

Bishop is married to Kathryn, founder and director of The Children's School Early Childhood program at Southampton College, and has two daughters, Molly and Meghan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is a Roman Catholic.

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