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 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the…	Not voting	Apr 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1156 — Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.	Nay	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1689 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 965 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary…	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6398 — RED Tape Act	Nay	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6398 — RED Tape Act	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6409 — FENCES Act	Nay	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6409 — FENCES Act	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 40 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with…	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 965 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary…	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1174 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and…	Nay	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1174 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and…	Nay	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7613 — ALERT Act	Yea	Apr 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1011 — Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025	Yea	Apr 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1142 — Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1142 — Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Adjourn	Not voting	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7084 — Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026	Yea	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8029 — Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act	Nay	Mar 26, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8029 — Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act	Yea	Mar 26, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1128 — Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security.	Nay	Mar 26, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5103 — Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025	Nay	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5103 — Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1131 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1131 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	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.