Ex-Rep. Dan Bishop, R-NC, confirms new role as a top US prosecutor in the state
While there has been no official announcement by the Trump administration, former Charlotte-area U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop has confirmed his new job as a top U.S. prosecutor in North Carolina.
“Thank you, Congressman,” Bishop said late Thursday, Nov. 6, on social media site X, in response to U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-NC, congratulating him “on his appointment” as U.S. attorney for the Greensboro-based Middle District of North Carolina.
“I’m eager for this new assignment,” Bishop told Harrigan.
Democrat Jeff Jackson defeated Bishop, who lives in the Union County town of Waxhaw, for N.C. attorney general in the Nov. 4, 2024, election.
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis confirmed the possibility of Bishop’s new role in an exclusive interview with McClatchy at the Capitol.
Bishop, 61, serves in the Trump administration as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. He has served in the federal government since 2019 and previously was a litigator for three decades.
For Bishop to become U.S. attorney, President Donald Trump would need to make the nomination, which then would require Senate approval.
He was a congressman from September 2019 to Jan. 3, 2025, representing a district near Charlotte. He aligned with the far-right House Freedom Caucus that helped oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
This story was originally published November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM.