Heather Bishoff
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Representative
| name = Heather Bishoff
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| state_house = Ohio
| district = 20th
| term_start = January 5, 2013
| term_end = May 21, 2017
| predecessor = Nancy Garland
| successor = Richard Brown
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| birth_place = Ohio, U.S.
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| nationality = American
| spouse = Eric Bishoff
| party = Democratic
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| children = 4
| residence = Blacklick, Ohio
| alma_mater = Franklin University
| occupation = Finance/U.S. Army (retired)
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| website = http://www.heatherbishoff.com/
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Heather Bishoff is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 20th district.{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiohouse.gov/heather-bishoff|title=Representative Heather Bishoff (D)|publisher=Ohio House of Representatives|accessdate=28 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006155045/http://www.ohiohouse.gov/heather-bishoff|archive-date=6 October 2013|url-status=dead}} She was elected in 2012, defeating Republican Nathan Burd with 59.28% of the vote.{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/public/2012/11/ohio-legislature.html|title=Democrats hold ground in Ohio House|last=Siegel|first=Jim|date=7 November 2012|work=The Columbus Dispatch|accessdate=28 July 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2012Results.aspx|title=2012 Elections Results|work=Ohio Secretary of State Homepage - Election Results|accessdate=2 October 2014}} Previously she defeated Marco Miller to win the Democratic primary. Bishoff has served on the Gahanna-Jefferson Board of Education, has founded a financial company with her husband and is a veteran of the US Army.{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/03/07/bishoff-wins-new-20th.html|title=Bishoff wins new 20th Ohio House district|last=Siegel|first=Jim|date=7 March 2012|work=The Columbus Dispatch|accessdate=28 July 2013}}
Ohio House of Representatives
Heather Bishoff was a part of the 130th and 131st Ohio General Assembly and was elected to the 132nd on November 8, 2016. During her tenure, she served on the Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety Committee as well as the Health and Aging Committee. During the 131st General Assembly, she was named as a Ranking Member on the House Insurance Committee because of her experience in the financial industry.
Bishoff was the sponsor of several bills throughout her terms. Most notably, House Bill 229, which was passed by both the House and Senate and signed off by the governor in June 2016, allows Ohio families to create their own private trust companies so they can manage their own trust's investments.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-status?id=GA131-HB-229|title = House Bill 229 - Status | the Ohio Legislature}}
Bishoff resigned from the House on April 23, 2017, to move to San Diego to be closer to family.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-25 |title=Central Ohio Lawmaker Resigns To Move To California |url=https://news.wosu.org/news/2017-04-25/central-ohio-lawmaker-resigns-to-move-to-california |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=WOSU News |language=en}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change | title= Ohio House of Representatives, 2016}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Heather Bishoff (inc.)
|votes = 27,626
|percentage = 53.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Lisa Schacht
|votes = 24,144
|percentage = 46.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= Ohio House of Representatives, 2014}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Heather Bishoff (inc.)
|votes = 16,436
|percentage = 57.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Dan Mefford
|votes = 12,319
|percentage = 42.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= Ohio House of Representatives, 2012}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Heather Bishoff
|votes = 31,284
|percentage = 59.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Nathan Burd
|votes = 21,492
|percentage = 40.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= Ohio House of Representatives Democratic Primary, 2012}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Heather Bishoff
|votes = 2,549
|percentage = 56.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Marco Miller
|votes = 1,971
|percentage = 43.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= Gahanna-Jefferson City School Board, 2011}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Heather Bishoff
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 7,728
|percentage = 32.9
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Carol J. McKenna
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 6,413
|percentage = 27.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jason Phillips
|votes = 3,705
|percentage = 15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mark V. Shaffer
|votes = 3,120
|percentage = 13.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ken Granville
|votes = 2,513
|percentage = 10.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
Category:Franklin University alumni
Category:United States Army soldiers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Women state legislators in Ohio