Bishop, Timothy H. (Timothy Howard), 1950-

Timothy Howard Bishop (born June 1, 1950) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. Representative for New York's 1st congressional district from 2003 to 2015.

Born in Southampton, New York, he graduated from Southampton High School before earning an A.B. from Holy Cross College and an M.A. from Long Island University. In his nearly 29 years at LIU's Southampton College, Bishop served in positions touching almost every aspect of college life, from institutional research and planning, financial aid, and enrollment services, to student activities, personnel, community relations, and fund raising. He served as director of financial aid, assistant director of admissions, registrar, director of institutional research and planning, dean for enrollment services, and dean for administrative and student services. In 1986, Bishop was appointed Provost of Southampton College. In this position, Bishop served as the chief executive officer in charge of the day-to-day management of the entire campus. Known as a strong and capable administrator, Congressman Bishop worked effectively with the college's diverse constituencies including students, alumni, staff, faculty, University officers, board members, government officials and community residents.

In 2002, Bishop ran as a Democrat against Republican incumbent Felix J. Grucci, Jr. in New York's 1st congressional district, winning the first of six consecutive terms. As a congressman, Mr. Bishop served on the Education and Workforce Committee and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, supported numerous pieces of landmark legislation and sponsored legislation that blocked a plan to dump twenty million cubic yards of contaminated dredge waste in the Long Island Sound. After leaving Congress, Bishop joined St. Joseph's College as a distinguished professor of Civic Engagement and Public Service. On March 20, 2018, Bishop was confirmed by the Suffolk County Legislature to a five-year term on the Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA).