Robert William Bishop (born July 13, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 1st congressional district from 2003 to 2021.

A member of the Republican Party, he became the dean of Utah's congressional delegation after the retirement of Orrin Hatch from the U.S. Senate in 2019.

Bishop received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in 1974.

[9] He defeated Garn in that primary with 59.8 percent of the vote, all but assuring him of being the next congressman from this heavily Republican district.

[14] Bishop supports repeal of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, saying it has been "hijacked" to control land and block economic development, and that he "would love to invalidate" the law.

[18] Despite this, Bishop sponsored a successful amendment to the 2006 National Defense Authorization Act to create the Cedar Mountain Wilderness, specifically to block transportation access to the Private Fuel Storage nuclear storage facility on Goshute's Skull Valley Indian Reservation land in Tooele County.

On April 10, 2013, Bishop introduced the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act.

[24] Bishop argued that "the American people deserve the opportunity to participate in land-use decisions regardless of whether they are made in Congress or by the President".

"[26] Bishop was chairman of the Utah Republican Party when the decision was made to close primaries to nonparty members in the late 1990s.

[36] He joined Thomas Wright's ticket as a candidate for lieutenant governor in the 2020 Utah gubernatorial election but later lost the primary.

[37][38] Bishop is married to Jeralynn Hansen, a former Miss Peach Queen for Brigham City, Utah.