D United States House · District 2 · Georgia On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

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Session

Total votes

2,818

all sessions

Attendance

99%

34 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

97%

of cast votes

Lower than 79% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

2%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 78% of chamber peers

Sponsored

1,324

bills & resolutions

Near the chamber average

Committees

4

assignments

Biography

About Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Rep. serving United States District 2 from Georgia. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 1 year · 8 months. Serves on 4 committees, including Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Appropriations Committee and Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee.

Sworn in

Jan 3, 2025

1 year · 8 months

Closest ally

-

no co-sponsorship data

Top topic

1,036 votes tracked

Campaign finance · FEC filings

Money behind the 2026 campaign

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Total receipts

$1,126,530

reported through Jun 30, 2026

From political committees

$738,750

PAC and other committee contributions received

Outside spending

$0 for

$0 against, spent independently and not received by the campaign

Voting record · by topic

How Sanford votes, broken down

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Environment 52% / 48%

178 support · 164 oppose

Budget & Taxes 27% / 73%

89 support · 244 oppose

Energy 44% / 56%

108 support · 138 oppose

Technology 41% / 59%

62 support · 91 oppose

Housing 38% / 62%

23 support · 37 oppose

Healthcare 64% / 36%

70 support · 39 oppose

Veterans 46% / 54%

30 support · 35 oppose

Criminal Justice 71% / 29%

60 support · 24 oppose

Education 56% / 44%

40 support · 32 oppose

Transportation 37% / 63%

45 support · 76 oppose

Labor & Employment 71% / 29%

49 support · 20 oppose

Immigration 65% / 35%

79 support · 42 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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Co-sponsor

HR 9340Ratepayer Protection Act in committee

6 days ago

Co-sponsor

HR 10298Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2026 in committee

1 week ago

Voted Nay

HR 4795Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026

1 week ago

Voted Nay

HR 1501Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

2 weeks ago

Voted Nay

HJRES 1Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

2 weeks ago

Voted Yea

HR 9436Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026

2 weeks ago

Co-sponsor

HR 1640HEIRS Act of 2025 in committee

2 weeks ago

Voted Nay

HRES 1499Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

2 weeks ago

Voted Nay

HRES 1499Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

2 weeks ago

Voted Yea

HR 6500Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

2 weeks ago