Editing Rob Bishop (section)

== Career ==
He taught civics classes at [[Brigham City, Utah|Brigham City]]'s [[Box Elder High School]] from 1974 to 1980; he next taught [[German language|German]] in [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]], Utah at [[Ben Lomond High School]]; then he returned to teaching [[government]] and [[history]] classes at Box Elder High School until his retirement from teaching in 2002.<ref name="RobBishopBio">{{cite web|title=Rob Bishop Congressional Bio|url=http://robbishop.house.gov/Biography/|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20070530204600/http://robbishop.house.gov/Biography/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-05-30}}</ref> While a teacher at Box Elder, Bishop partnered with the [[Close Up Foundation]] to help students participate in Close Up's [[Washington, D.C.]]–based civic education programs.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Senate |journal=Congressional Record |date=2 December 2020 |volume=166 |issue=203 |page=29 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2020-12-02/pdf/CREC-2020-12-02-pt1-PgS7170.pdf#page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=In praise of Rob Bishop and Gary Herbert |url=https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2021/7/19/22570809/rob-bishop-and-gary-herbert-republican-stalwarts-utah-service-gop-latter-day-saints |access-date=21 February 2024 |work=Deseret News |date=19 July 2021}}</ref>

===Utah politics===
Bishop was a member of the [[Utah House of Representatives]] from 1978 to 1994. He was House Majority Leader and later served as Speaker of the House from 1992 until 1994.

In 1997, he was elected chairman of the [[Utah Republican Party]], and served for two terms in this position. He has also worked as a legislative lobbyist in Washington.