Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

U.S. Representative, GA-2

Democratic Georgia since Jan 3, 2025

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, GA-2 current Georgia	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 4, 2007	Jan 3, 2009	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 3, 2007	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 7, 2003	Jan 3, 2005	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 3, 2001	Jan 3, 2003	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2001	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 3, 1999	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 4, 1995	Jan 3, 1997	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, GA-2 Georgia	Democratic	Jan 5, 1993	Jan 3, 1995	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations — Financial Services and General Government unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.289, social dim. 0.447. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HRES 873 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year…	Nay	Nov 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 873 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year…	Nay	Nov 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 719 — Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk.	Nay	Sep 19, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026	Nay	Sep 19, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026	Yea	Sep 19, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1047 — GRID Power Act	Nay	Sep 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3015 — National Coal Council Reestablishment Act	Yea	Sep 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3062 — Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act	Yea	Sep 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 713 — Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the…	Yea	Sep 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5143 — District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025	Nay	Sep 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5125 — District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025	Nay	Sep 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 722 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other…	Nay	Sep 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 722 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other…	Nay	Sep 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5140 — To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age.	Nay	Sep 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4922 — D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025	Nay	Sep 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2721 — Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025	Yea	Sep 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 707 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of…	Nay	Sep 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 707 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of…	Nay	Sep 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3400 — TRAVEL Act of 2025	Yea	Sep 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 117 — Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.	Nay	Sep 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3486 — Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025	Nay	Sep 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Sep 11, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	Nay	Sep 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	Yea	Sep 10, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	Yea	Sep 10, 2025	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,008 recorded contributions totalling $2,101,090. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 126 of 1008 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Big donor	118	$347,381	17%
Super PAC	8	$29,763	1%
Unclassified	882	$1,723,945	82%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$14,340	—	UNITED WE CAN	Super PAC	Mar 21, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$5,000	HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Oct 16, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Aug 22, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	THE NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN & PUBLIC EDUCATION	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Aug 15, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jul 12, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	NC FARM BUREAU PAC	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jul 3, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PAC	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Oct 11, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF USA POL. FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Aug 15, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Sep 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Sep 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	COCA-COLA COMPANY NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVT	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Sep 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC PAC	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Aug 5, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Sep 27, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POL. LEAGUE OF THE INT. ASSOC. OF MACHINISTS	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Aug 23, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Sep 27, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.