Sep 7, 2026 · 23 min · 12 segments
Sen. John Johnson sits down with former U.S. Congressman and current Utah State Representative Rob Bishop to discuss why he returned to the Legislature nearly 50 years after his public-service career…
Rob BishopGuestJohn D. JohnsonHost
I realized I kind of wanted a somewhat romantic feeling of going back and ending where I started 50 years ago in the House.
And then he went to Congress for about six years and then went back to the Senate for one term.
It is still the legislature I think has much more impact on Utahns and their lives than even Washington does.
In Washington, I really thought the bulk of my job as a congressman was to try and protect my constituents from the overreach of the bureaucrats back there.
But Utah does have the chance of actually making legislation that has a direct impact on people, and we can do it faster, and I think fairer and more effectively than any other level can.
I realized I kind of wanted a somewhat romantic feeling of going back and ending where I started 50 years ago in the House.
And then he went to Congress for about six years and then went back to the Senate for one term.
It is still the legislature I think has much more impact on Utahns and their lives than even Washington does.
In Washington, I really thought the bulk of my job as a congressman was to try and protect my constituents from the overreach of the bureaucrats back there.
But Utah does have the chance of actually making legislation that has a direct impact on people, and we can do it faster, and I think fairer and more effectively than any other level can.
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