Sanford D. Bishop

34 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1993

• Representative GA-2 1993–present

• background Born February 4, 1947; a lawyer before entering politics
• role A Democrat and member of the moderate Blue Dog Coalition
• role U.S. Representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district since 1993
• role Became dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

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• 100.0%
  Roll-call participation →

  voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

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• 8
  Bills sponsored →

  plus 392 cosponsored

  A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

• 0
  Sponsored bills enacted →

  of 8 bills sponsored

  Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

• 0
  Documented positions →

  no positions documented yet

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• 4
  Committee assignments →

  committees and subcommittees

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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Sanford D. Bishop. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

• Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Ranking Member
• Appropriations Committee
• Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · oversees Finance
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

• Economy & TaxesOppose from votes

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

Data from Congress.gov

The members Bishop most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Bishop connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

Data from Congress.gov