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==Political life==

==Political life==

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Even before it was clear that Bishop would run unopposed for the House seat, the candidate drew the endorsement of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, a statewide trade association founded by the late [[Ed Steimel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electstuartbishop.com/breaking-news-labi-endorses-bishop|title=LABI endorses Bishop|publisher=Electstuartbishop.com|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref> Bishop also held the support of the [[Tea Party movement]], which endorsed his candidacy based on Bishop's stated belief in smaller government and the desire to reduce regulations that hamper business growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402131152/http://www.teapartyoflafayette.com/dotnetnuke/Portals/0/JDwyer/Stuart%20Bishop1%20(2).pdf#||title=The TEA Party of Lafayette endorses Mr. Stuart Bishop for District 43 State Representative; revised title=Stuart Bishop: Your State Representative|publisher=Teapartyoflafayette.com|accessdate=September 16, 2011}}</ref>

Even before it was clear that Bishop would run unopposed for the House seat, the candidate drew the endorsement of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, a statewide trade association founded by the late [[Ed Steimel]].

 

<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teapartyoflafayette.com/dotnetnuke/Portals/0/JDwyer/Stuart Bishop1 (2).pdf|title=LABI endorses Bishop|publisher=Electstuartbishop.com|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref>  

 

Bishop also held the support of the [[Tea Party movement]], which endorsed his candidacy based on Bishop's stated belief in smaller government and the desire to reduce regulations that hamper business growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402131152/http://www.teapartyoflafayette.com/dotnetnuke/Portals/0/JDwyer/Stuart%20Bishop1%20(2).pdf#||title=The TEA Party of Lafayette endorses Mr. Stuart Bishop for District 43 State Representative; revised title=Stuart Bishop: Your State Representative|publisher=Teapartyoflafayette.com|accessdate=September 16, 2011}}</ref>

As he took his legislative seat in the second term of Republican [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]], Bishop declared that the state is moving in the right direction: "I believe that business is obviously the backbone of everything, and I'm going to be a pro-business politician by all means." Bishop is a member of the Concrete and Aggregate Association of Louisiana, the National Redi-Mix Concrete Association, Downtown Lafayette Unlimited, and the Lafayette Education Foundation.<ref name=indcom/>​

As he took his legislative seat in the second term of Republican [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]], Bishop declared that the state is moving in the right direction: "I believe that business is obviously the backbone of everything, and I'm going to be a pro-business politician by all means." Bishop is a member of the Concrete and Aggregate Association of Louisiana, the National Redi-Mix Concrete Association, Downtown Lafayette Unlimited, and the Lafayette Education Foundation.<ref name=indcom/>​