Dan Bishop
| Representative Dan Bishop | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Samuelson |
| Succeeded by | Andy Dulin (in January 2017) |
| Constituency | District 104 (South Central Charlotte) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Occupation | lawyer |
J. Daniel Bishop is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[1] He represents the 104th district.
In March 2016 He was the sponsor of North Carolina's controversial Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act also known as "HB2" and "House Bill 2."[2] On April 22, 2016, Time Warner Cable News North Carolina estimated that House Bill 2 had to date cost North Carolina more than 1750 jobs and more than $77 million of investments and visitor spending, including: $14.3 million in Buncombe County, $46.2 million and 500 jobs in Charlotte, $5 million in Greensboro, and $3.2 million in the Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.[3]
Bishop ran for the North Carolina State Senate District 39 in November 2016 to succeed Bob Rucho who was not seeking re-election. He defeated Democrat Lloyd Scher by a fator of 58,278 to 44,330.[4]
References
- ↑ http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/92423/j-bishop#.VWvX6GTBzGc
- ↑ Campbell, Colin (23 April 2016). "Rep. Dan Bishop: Leader of House Bill 2". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina: McClatchy.
- ↑ Sorensen, Andrew. "HB2 Has Cost NC 1750 Jobs, $77 Million". Time Warner Cable News. Time Warner Cable News. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ "11/08/2016 General Election Results". Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Board of Elections. 8 November 2016.