Michael D. Bishop is a Republican Party politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He is a former member and majority leader of the Michigan Senate. He is the 2014 Republican nominee for Congress in Michigan's 8th congressional district. Bishop, of Rochester, Michigan, was elected to the Senate after two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. He was sworn into office in January 2003 to represent the 12th District constituency, a seat which was previously held by his father, Donald Bishop. The 12th District encompasses the communities of Auburn Hills, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Sylvan Lake, Pontiac, Rochester and Rochester Hills, and the townships of Addison, Independence, Oakland, Orion and Oxford. Before his time as majority leader, Bishop served as assistant majority leader. He was chosen to be chairman of the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee and vice chairman of both the Gaming and Casino Oversight Committee and Judiciary Committee. During his four-year tenure in the Michigan House, he served as vice chairman of the Commerce Committee. 

March 18th, 1967 in Almont (Age 57)