Dan Bishop is an American attorney and Republican politician who served as U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district from 2019 to 2025. He currently serves as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. Elected in a special election on September 10, 2019, he won with 50.7% of the vote and was reelected in subsequent terms, but did not seek reelection to the 119th Congress in 2024 and ran unsuccessfully for North Carolina Attorney General.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: B.S. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .
• Political Experience: Worked as a lawyer in private practice; Mecklenburg County Commissioner ; North Carolina House of Representatives ; North Carolina State Senate ; U.S. House ; interim U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina .

Notable positions and achievements: Close ally of former President Trump; objected to Electoral College votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania; supported Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack; known for criticism of media outlets.