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Timothy Bishop
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| U.S. Representative Timothy Bishop (D) | ||
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| NY-01 | ||
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| Leadership: | No leadership position | |
| Committees: | House Committee on Budget, House Committee on Education and Labor, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | |
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| Next election: Nov. 6, 2012
Primary challenge: No Incumbent running: Yes | ||
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2012 candidates for NY-01 | ||
| Confirmed: | Randy Altschuler, Timothy Bishop | |
| Possible: | None so far | |
| Out: | None so far | |
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| Official website | ||
Timothy H. Bishop, a Democrat, has represented the First Congressional District of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2002.
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Record and controversies
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Iraq War
Environmental record
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Voted YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
(Cash for Clunkers bill; Bill H.R. 3435 ; vote number 2009-H682 on Jul 31, 2009)
Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009)
(Restore Our American Mustangs Act; Bill H.R.1018 ; vote number 2009-H577 on Jul 17, 2009)
Voted YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences. (Sep 2008)
(No Child Left Inside Act; Bill H.R.3036 ; vote number 2008-H614 on Sep 18, 2008)
Voted YES on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
(Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act; Bill HR6003 ; vote number 2008-400 on Jun 11, 2008)
Voted YES on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
(Department of Transportation appropriations; Bill HR 5576 Amendment 1008 ; vote number 2006-263 on Jun 13, 2006)
Voted YES on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
(Energy and water development appropriations bill; Bill HR 5427 Amendment 919 ; vote number 2006-200 on May 24, 2006)
Voted NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
(Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act; Bill HR 3824 ; vote number 2005-506 on Sep 29, 2005)
Voted NO on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
(Healthy Forests Restoration Act; Bill HR 1904 ; vote number 2003-656 on Nov 21, 2003)
Rated 100% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)<span style="font-family: Arial;" /> Promoted conservation of rare felids & canids. (Mar 2007)
(Great Cats and Rare Canids Act (H.R.1464) 07-H1464 on Mar 9, 2007)
Co-sponsored grants for beach water pollution under Clean Water Act. (Apr 2008)
Beach Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act) to include among eligible grant activities the development and implementation of programs for source tracking, sanitary surveys, and prevention efforts to address the identified sources of beach water pollution. Requires grant recipients to identify:
the use of a rapid testing method;
measures for communication within 24 hours of the results of a water sample concerning pollutants to specified officials with authority to require the prevention or treatment of the sources of beach water pollution;
measures to develop and implement a beach water pollution source identification and tracking program for the coastal recreation waters that are not meeting applicable water quality standards for pathogens; and
a publicly accessible and searchable global information system database with information updated within 24 hours of its availability, organized by beach and with defined standards, sampling plan, monitoring protocols, sampling results, and number and cause of beach closing and advisory days.
Legislative Outcome: Related bills: H.R.2537, S.1506. Senate Reports: 110-414.
(Beach Protection Act (S.2844) 08-S2844 on Apr 10, 2008)
Source: www.ontheissues.org
Energy Record
Climate Record
Technology/Innovation
Research & Development
Health
STEM Education
Bio
Bishop was born June 1, 1950 in Southampton, New York and graduated from The College of the Holy Cross. He served as the long-time Provost of Southampton College.
Congressional career
In his first political race in 2002, Bishop ran against Republican Congressman Felix Grucci. 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 Bishop won the election by under 3,000 votes.
Bishop's victory was one of only three turnovers of a Republican House seat to the Democrats in the 2002 midterm elections; the other two winners were Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Rodney Alexander of Louisiana (who has since changed his party affiliation to Republican).
2006 elections
In 2006, the Republicans nominated Italo Andres Zanzi to face Bishop in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Bishop retained his seat.
2008 elections
In the 2008 election, Congressman Tim Bishop will be challenged by the endorsed Republican candidate and military veteran Lee Zeldin.
Money in politics
This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.
| Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| Renaissance Technologies | $ 22,500 |
| Boies, Schiller & Flexner | $ 20,500 |
| Air Line Pilots Assn | $ 15,000 |
| AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America | $ 12,500 |
| Amgen Inc | $ 12,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $ 11,650 |
| Apple Honda | $ 11,500 |
| Operating Engineers Union | $ 11,250 |
| American Hospital Assn | $ 11,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | $ 11,000 |
| Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. | |
| Links to more campaign contribution information for Timothy Bishop from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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| Fundraising profile: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by organization/corporation: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by industry: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
- Revolving door profile for Timothy Bishop from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Timothy Bishop from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Timothy Bishop from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
- House Committee on Budget
- House Committee on Education and Labor
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
- House Committee on Education and Labor
- Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
- Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
- House Committee on Budget
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on Timothy Bishop. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
Contact
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Articles and Resources
References
External resources
- Official website
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
Local blogs and discussion sites
External articles
- All in the political family by J. Jioni Palmer, Newsday, 4/15/05.
- O Congress Person, Where Art Thou? by Gur, Room Eight, 5/09/06.
- The Phattest Bubble You've Ever Seen? by Gur, Room Eight, 5/12/06.
- The Hamptons Jipped-Me by Gur, Room Eight, 6/20/06.
- What Part Of "You Will Pimp My Pay to $168K" Did You Not Understand? by Gur, Room Eight, 6/30/06.
- Congressional Wire, "Earth to Congress - Come In!", Room Eight, July 11, 2006.
- Gur, "Why Bother?", Room Eight, July 12, 2006.
- Gur, "A NY Dem's Ocracy in Iraq", Room Eight, August 7, 2006.
Semantic data (Edit data)
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| Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives | |||
| Title: Rep | First name: Timothy | Middle name: H. | Last name: Bishop |
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| Party: D | State: NY | District:
01 District short: 1 |
Currently in office? True |
| Gender: M | |||
| Phone: 202-225-3826 | Fax: 202-225-3143 | Website: http://timbishop.house.gov | Webform email: http://timbishop.house.gov/?sectionid=96 Email address: |
| DC office: 306 Cannon House Office Building | |||
| Bioguide ID: B001242 | Votesmart ID: 44518 | FEC ID: H2NY01067 | Govtrack ID: 400031 |
| CRP ID: N00025413 | Eventful ID: | Old Sunlight ID: | Twitter ID: timbishopny |
| OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Timothy_Bishop | YouTubeID: http://youtube.com/timbishop01 | Senate class: | |
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| First Elected to Current Office: November 5, 2002 |
First Took Current Office: January 3, 2003 |
Next Election: November 2, 2010 |
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| Freshman Member? No |
Previous Political Work? None or not available |
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Date of Birth: June 1, 1950 November 5, 2002 | |||
