Mark Everette Harris (born April 24, 1966) is an American pastor and political candidate from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he is the member-elect for North Carolina’s 8th congressional district.

Harris first ran for the United States Senate in 2014, placing third in the Republican primary. He then ran to represent North Carolina’s 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in the 2016 election, but he was defeated in the Republican primary by incumbent Robert Pittenger.

Current Position: US Representative of NC District 9 since 2020
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Senator from 2017 – 2019; State Delegate from 2015 – 2017
District:   large portion of the southern Piedmont area of North Carolina from Concord to Spring Lake, including China Grove, Albemarle, Troy, and Raeford 
Upcoming Election:  Running for attorney general in 2024

Bishop was the lead author of North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, commonly called the bathroom bill, which prohibited transgender people from using public restrooms other than those of their biological sex as defined on their birth certificates.

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Can you imagine @SpeakerPelosi’s reaction if Donald Trump had sent a letter like this? Pelosi is out of her damn mind if she thinks the Capitol Police are her own private army.

Dan Bishop credits Trump for special election win in North Carolina