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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

U.S. Representative, GA-2

Democratic Georgia since Jan 3, 2025

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
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

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)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
HJRES 42
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-59 Mar 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll59 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 61
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-58 Mar 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll58 US-GOV-PD
HRES 177
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-57 Mar 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll57 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-56 Mar 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll56 US-GOV-PD
HR 758
Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-55 Mar 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll55 US-GOV-PD
HR 856
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-54 Mar 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll54 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 20
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-53 Feb 27, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll53 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 35
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-52 Feb 26, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll52 US-GOV-PD
HR 695
Medal of Honor Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-51 Feb 26, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll51 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and…
On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-50 Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll50 US-GOV-PD
HR 804
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-49 Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll49 US-GOV-PD
HR 788
DOE and SBA Research Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-48 Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll48 US-GOV-PD
HRES 161
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-47 Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll47 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-46 Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll46 US-GOV-PD
HR 818
SPUR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-45 Feb 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll45 US-GOV-PD
HR 832
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-44 Feb 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll44 US-GOV-PD
HR 825
Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-43 Feb 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll43 US-GOV-PD
HR 35
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
On Passage Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-42 Feb 13, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll42 US-GOV-PD
HR 77
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-41 Feb 12, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll41 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Recommit Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-40 Feb 12, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll40 US-GOV-PD
HRES 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-39 Feb 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll39 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Not voting house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-38 Feb 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll38 US-GOV-PD
HR 736
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-37 Feb 10, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll37 US-GOV-PD
HR 692
China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-36 Feb 10, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll36 US-GOV-PD
HR 26
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Passage Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-35 Feb 7, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll35 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

ReceiptsSpendingCashDebtRefundsSelf-fundingNet receipts
$1,913,894$1,785,250 $182,861$0 $20,818 $1,893,077

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 14, 2023–Dec 26, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 6:02 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loadedRefunds/reversals loadedNet receipts loaded
$2,071,327$0$2,071,327

Largest itemized receipts

CycleAmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateCoverageSource
2024 $5,000 JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 28, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC INC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 31, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC; AKA DFA-PAC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 UNITED EGG ASSOCIATION EGGPAC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC (NCBA-PAC) SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 10, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC PAC (ENDO PAC) SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS PAC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 29, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 29, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 AMERICAN FRUIT & VEGETABLE PAC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified Apr 18, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified Apr 23, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 CONCORDIA PAC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified Apr 18, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 GLOBAL PAYMENTS, INC. PAC SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified Apr 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POL. LEAGUE OF THE INT. ASSOC. OF MACHINISTS SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 1, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

CyclePositionItemized spending loadedPeriod / as ofCoverageSource
2024Support $29,763 (8 records) Mar 21, 2024–Oct 2, 2024 · as of Oct 2, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Social media

Recent posts

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  • June 1st marked the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. It lasts through the end of November. I have federal & Georgia information on how to be prepared on my website: bishop.house.gov/resources-se...
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  • Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee debated the Fiscal Year 2027 bill that funds the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.
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  • On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee debated funding that affects every American, but the bill on which we ended up voting would make healthcare more expensive as well as education and job training less accessible.
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  • Rep. Bishop calls for oversight during USHR Approp. Cmte. FY27 Homeland Security Funding Bill Markup
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  • Rep. Bishop Supports Job Corps during USHR Approp. Cmte. FY27 LHHS Funding Bill Markup
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  • Rep. Bishop Remarks during USHR Approp. Cmte. FY27 Homeland Security Funding Bill Markup
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  • Congratulations to Narendra Modi on being the longest serving Prime Minister of India! Georgia and India have a thriving economic partnership based on bilateral trade, deep corporate investments, strong diplomatic relations, and a historic commitment to social justice.
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  • Rep. Bishop Remarks during USHR Approp. Cmte. FY27 LHHS Funding Bill Markup
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  • Today, a federal judge issued a ruling that blocks the Administration's $100,000 H-1B visa fee declaring “the substance and application of the $100,000 payment reveal that it is a tax” and that Congress had not delegated that power to the executive branch.
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  • This week, Rep. Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) joined me as co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus.
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  • As the appropriations process continues, Democrats & Republicans in the House & Senate must put aside partisanship to craft a better ag, rural development, & FDA funding bill which ensures that Americans can produce the highest quality, safest, most abundant, & affordable, food…
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