Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

U.S. Representative · GA-2 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 11, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.12· expected 0.51

Below expectations

Rank 401 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Bishop’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

5 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 4 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Bishop’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Bishop.

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 13 missed of 676

Voted on 663 of 676 roll calls; missed 13. Lower than 51% of House members.

15%100%

93/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 180 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 463 votes that split the parties. Lower than 89% of House members.

45%100%

16/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 84% of House members.

0%70%

−0.29

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Bishop’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 7761 Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property ActProvides education and investment assistance to heirs resolving agricultural property succession. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Apr 3, 2026Substantive1.2k words In committee
H.R. 7762 Protecting Our Produce ActEstablishes requirements or protections for domestic produce production and sales. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Apr 3, 2026Substantive892 words In committee
H.R. 333 Disabled Veterans Tax Termination ActAllows veterans with less than 50% service-connected disability to receive both retired pay and disability compensation. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Feb 11, 2025Substantive474 words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.