Tag Archives: Dan Bishop

Freedom Caucus Rep To Run For North Carolina AG

The Charlotte Observer reports: U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop, a Charlotte Republican, announced Thursday morning he will run for the N.C. attorney general instead of seeking reelection to the 8th Congressional District seat. “To have the news break that, in fact, I’m going to be a candidate, to come home in North Carolina and seek the spot of attorney general, and …

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GOP Rep Calls For Ousting McCarthy Over Debt Deal

The Hill reports: Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) on Tuesday became the first Republican to publicly support ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) over the debt ceiling deal he struck with President Biden as conservative criticism of the agreement ramps up. At a House Freedom Caucus press conference on Tuesday, Bishop was the sole Republican to raise his hand signifying he would …

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NORTH CAROLINA: Trump To Rally For “Bathroom Bill” US House Candidate On Night Before Special Election

The Charlotte Observer reports: President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Fayetteville on Sept. 9, the night before a special congressional election in the 9th District. The Trump campaign announced the rally Tuesday, fulfilling a promise he made in a tweet last week to return to the state to campaign for Republican Dan Bishop. Trump will rally at the …

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NORTH CAROLINA: “Bathroom Bill” Author Wins GOP Primary In Election Fraud Do-Over Of US House Race

The Charlotte Observer reports: State Sen. Dan Bishop easily won Tuesday’s 9th District Republican primary, three months after state officials took the unprecedented step of throwing out a 2018 election marred by fraud allegations. Bishop will face Democrat Dan McCready and two third-party candidates on Sept. 10 in what’s expected to be the nation’s most closely watched special election. In …

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NORTH CAROLINA: Dems Pounce After Anti-LGBT State GOP Rep Revealed As Investor In Site Favored By Nazis

The Daily Mail reports: A Republican politician is an investor in Gab, the now-shuttered social media network used by the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman, DailyMail.com can disclose. Dan Bishop, a state senator in North Carolina who is up for re-election next week, boasted in August 2017 that he had backed the site because he was “about done with SF thought police …

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