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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

DemocratGA-2 · Representative
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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

DemocratGA-2 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (-0.289)
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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. is a Democrat Representative from GA, District 2. He has served 33 years in Congress across 17 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as moderate, voting with his party 94.8% of the time. This member has 1 misconduct entry in our database.

33
Years in Office
17
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

94.8%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
24 votes against party
1.9%
Missed Votesⓘ
470 total votes
2
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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1
Misconduct Entriesⓘ

How Sanford Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty-1.2% vs avg
94.8%
Avg: 96.0%
Missed Votes-1.7% vs avg
1.9%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-5.2 vs avg
2
Avg: 7.2

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeRanking MemberAppropriations CommitteeMemberFinancial Services and General Government SubcommitteeMemberMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeMember

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2025-12-31

$269,040
Cash on Handⓘ
$652,418
Total Receiptsⓘ
$566,239
Disbursementsⓘ
$227,856
Individual Donors
$418,000
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1993–2027House · GA-2 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

GA-2 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

757,600
Population
$50,799
Median Income
37.2
Median Age
21.4%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 40.9%Black 50.0%Hispanic 6.0%Asian 1.4%