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U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 2nd District

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Democrat 17th term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.4M raised · top PACs: Aflac, Altria Group, American Crystal Sugar Compay Breaks with Democrats most onCrime and Law Enforcement: broke on 7 of 24 party-line votes (29%; most Democrats: 5%)
93LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
16BipartMed 12
32BreaksMed 7
In office
House 1993–now
33 years in CongressMore senior than 97% of the House
Committees
  • Appropriations 5th minority
Age
79

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date1038040467432
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—1014371,23530

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 21% 13%
Armed Forces and National Security 20% 25%
Agriculture and Food 2% 25%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Health; bills go to Agriculture and Food and Armed Forces and National Security.

  • He talks most about: Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Health Care Coverage (Health), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration).
  • 8 bills sponsored, most on Agriculture and Food.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeAppropriations
MemberAppropriations Committee5th minority

Ranking member on the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, more senior than 97% of the House, in the minority.

  • 33 years in Congress: more senior than 97% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills: not measured yet (it needs five sponsored bills and a cosponsorship).

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Bishop.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

His share of cosponsorships across the aisle is not measured yet; closest in his party: Plaskett and Norton.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 5 · expected 18
Action in committee 3 · expected 3
Beyond committee 0 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 401 of 433 in the House

0.12expected 0.34 · average member 1.00

0 of 5 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.12 against a peer median of 0.34.

  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.29
Environmental Protection5 of 26
Energy4 of 35

With his party on the other 10 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 7 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 93% of party-line votes, breaks 32 times (peer median 5), most on Environmental Protection.

  • Position: −0.29, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 7 of 24, Environmental Protection 5 of 26, Energy 4 of 35.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Bishop$1.4M raised32%64%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

35% of what he raised came from individuals; 2% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.4M raised, 64% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 12.7 points.

84 PACs of the 151 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Trade.

  1. Aflac47% D
  2. Altria Group23% D
  3. American Crystal Sugar Compay56% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

166 bills

Bishop voted Yea on 26, Nay on 52, and sponsored or cosponsored 88 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.