Candidate · November 3, 2026
Sanford Bishop
On the ballot for U.S. House · Georgia's 2nd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $1.4M
- cash on hand
- $432K
- issues with public statements
- 11
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Georgia's 2nd District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Democrat1, |
| Status | Incumbent — Currently represents Georgia's 2nd District in the U.S. House.6 |
| How it's decided | If no candidate wins a majority (more than half of the votes), the top two finishers meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026.5 |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Sanford Bishop graduated from Morehouse College and Emory Law School.7 He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1969 and received an honorable discharge in 1971.7 He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1977 to 1990 and in the Georgia Senate from 1991 to 1992, and was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992.7,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says the people of Georgia’s Second District put their faith in him over 30 years ago, that his work is far from over, and that he wants to keep fighting to build a better Georgia and keep the American Dream accessible to all.9
Service in Congress since 2023
Websites and accounts
- Official websitebishop.house.gov6
- X (Twitter)x.com/SanfordBishop10
- Facebookfacebook.com/sanfordbishop10
- YouTubeyoutube.com/RepSanfordBishop10
- Campaign websitesanfordbishop.com9,
11 - Facebookfacebook.com/sanfordbishopforcongress9
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/Bishop4Congress9
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he has supported a Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment.7
- Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
- No amendment; limit spending by law instead, such as with spending caps
- No constitutional requirement or new spending limits
His campaign website says he has supported legislation requiring any new spending by Congress to be offset by spending cuts or higher revenues, and caps on discretionary spending, and says the most important way to reduce the deficit and grow the economy is to ensure all Americans have the opportunity to work.7
His campaign website says he strongly supported extending the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, which it says lowered tax rates across the board for all Americans.12
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says that on the House Appropriations Committee he ensures funding and access for Small Business Administration lending programs, and that he voted for legislation to increase the SBA’s loan guarantee limits for 7(a) and 504/CDC loans.12
- Expand SBA loans, research awards and contracting help for small businesses
- Keep the programs near their current size
- Shrink the SBA or close it, leaving small business lending to private lenders
His campaign website says he voted for the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights, which it says applies regulations to ban unfair rate increases and forbid abusive fees and penalties.12
- Strengthen rules and consumer protections, such as limits on overdraft fees and tougher oversight of large banks
- Keep current rules
- Ease rules on how companies raise money from investors, and let more people invest in private companies
- Ease rules further, including closing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
His campaign website says he supported legislation allowing the Department of Commerce to keep applying countervailing duties in cases involving non-market economies such as China and Vietnam, and says Congress should keep passing measures that protect American businesses and workers from unfair global trade practices.12
Health Care
His campaign website says he strongly supports the Affordable Care Act.12
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Technology, Privacy and AI
His campaign website lists extending broadband and wireless services to rural communities among his priorities, and says he supported and helped pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which it says provided $7.2 billion for extending broadband and wireless services to underserved communities across the country.12
Agriculture and Rural Life
His campaign website says he fought against a budget proposal that would have ended compensation to cotton and peanut farmers for storage costs, says balancing the budget should not come at the expense of farmers, and lists fighting for strong emergency federal disaster assistance for Southwest Georgia farm communities among his priorities.12
Infrastructure and Transportation
His campaign website says he spearheaded billions of dollars in disaster relief funding for rural communities, farmers and small towns affected by tornadoes, floods and hurricanes.7
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he supports providing law enforcement officials, firefighters and first responders with the resources they need to keep communities safe, and funding programs that deter youths from gang and criminal activity.12
§4Popular bills that never got a vote
Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.
While Sanford Bishop served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Sanford Bishop sponsored or cosponsored 43 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.
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- Lets combat-disabled veterans get full military retirement pay plus disability pay (H.R. 2102, 119th Congress · 340 cosponsors)13Cosponsored
- Ends pay reductions for combat-disabled military retirees with under 20 years of service (H.R. 1282, 118th Congress · 326 cosponsors)14Cosponsored
- Allows Medicare to cover multi-cancer early detection screening tests (H.R. 2407, 118th Congress · 319 cosponsors)15Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 3514, 119th Congress · 308 cosponsors)16Cosponsored
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rental housing (H.R. 3238, 118th Congress · 273 cosponsors)17Cosponsored
- Ends waiting periods for disability benefits and Medicare for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 549, 118th Congress · 272 cosponsors)18Cosponsored
- Ends disability benefit and Medicare waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 2048, 119th Congress · 271 cosponsors)19Cosponsored
- Requires new vehicles to include AM radio as standard equipment (H.R. 3413, 118th Congress · 270 cosponsors)20Cosponsored
- Extends the parks maintenance fund and adds higher park fees for foreign visitors (H.R. 9250, 119th Congress · 263 cosponsors)21Cosponsored
- Expands federal anti-soring rules for show horses and raises penalties (H.R. 3090, 118th Congress · 248 cosponsors)22Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare telehealth coverage by removing location limits and other restrictions (H.R. 4206, 119th Congress · 248 cosponsors)23Cosponsored
- Bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 1661, 119th Congress · 238 cosponsors)24Cosponsored
- Sets new federal care standards for dogs kept by commercial dog dealers and breeders (H.R. 1624, 118th Congress · 237 cosponsors)25Cosponsored
- Permanently bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 3475, 118th Congress · 236 cosponsors)26Cosponsored
- Requires employer health plans to allow exceptions to step-therapy drug rules (H.R. 2630, 118th Congress · 235 cosponsors)27Cosponsored
- Targets crimes against postal workers; authorizes money for more secure mailboxes and keys (H.R. 1065, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)28Cosponsored
- Adds Medicare coverage of blood tests to screen for early Alzheimer's disease (H.R. 6130, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)29Cosponsored
- Bans most animal testing of cosmetics and sales of cosmetics developed with it (H.R. 5399, 118th Congress · 227 cosponsors)30Cosponsored
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 2923, 118th Congress · 225 cosponsors)31Cosponsored
- Lets businesses deduct research costs right away instead of over five years (H.R. 2673, 118th Congress · 223 cosponsors)32Cosponsored
- Restores fines for charging veterans unauthorized fees for help with VA claims (H.R. 1139, 118th Congress · 221 cosponsors)33Cosponsored
- Requires health plans to cover birth defect care for the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth or jaw (H.R. 3277, 119th Congress · 214 cosponsors)34Cosponsored
- Sends False Claims Act fraud recoveries to the Crime Victims Fund through 2029 (H.R. 8061, 118th Congress · 210 cosponsors)35Cosponsored
- Keeps paying military members and support staff during a shutdown in fiscal 2026 (H.R. 5401, 119th Congress · 210 cosponsors)36Cosponsored
- Raises Medicare physician fee schedule payments by 6.62% for April through December 2025 (H.R. 879, 119th Congress · 198 cosponsors)37Cosponsored
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses keep benefits after remarrying (H.R. 1004, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)38Cosponsored
- Raises the tax credit for maintaining short line railroad track (H.R. 516, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)39Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors provide (H.R. 1610, 118th Congress · 180 cosponsors)40Cosponsored
- Expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation on counter-drone and emerging technology (H.R. 1229, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)41Cosponsored
- Authorizes CIA payments to former Air America employees and survivors for 1950-1976 work (H.R. 2192, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)42Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors are licensed to provide (H.R. 539, 119th Congress · 174 cosponsors)43Cosponsored
- Ties yearly Medicare physician payment increases to the Medicare Economic Index (H.R. 2474, 118th Congress · 172 cosponsors)44Cosponsored
- Adds military spouses to a tax credit for employers who hire from certain groups (H.R. 1277, 118th Congress · 170 cosponsors)45Cosponsored
- Requires FHA mortgage notices to compare costs with VA home loans (H.R. 4335, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)46Cosponsored
- Gives new-car dealers through 2025 to restock 2020-21 inventory without triggering tax (H.R. 700, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)47Cosponsored
- Requires employer health plans to offer exceptions to step therapy drug rules (H.R. 5509, 119th Congress · 169 cosponsors)48Cosponsored
- Extends U.S.-Israel defense, energy and development cooperation programs (H.R. 3792, 118th Congress · 163 cosponsors)49Cosponsored
- Lets 529 education savings plans pay for aviation mechanic and pilot training (H.R. 1818, 118th Congress · 162 cosponsors)50Cosponsored
- Requires annual VA reports and studies on preventing veteran suicide (H.R. 4157, 118th Congress · 159 cosponsors)51Cosponsored
- Doubles the amount of profit from selling a primary home that is exempt from tax (H.R. 1340, 119th Congress · 159 cosponsors)52Cosponsored
- No-down-payment, federally insured mortgages for first responders and teachers (H.R. 2094, 119th Congress · 154 cosponsors)53Cosponsored
- Lets 529 education savings pay for job certifications and other credentials (H.R. 1477, 118th Congress · 150 cosponsors)54Cosponsored
- Bans betting on animal fights and allows private lawsuits over animal fighting (H.R. 3946, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)55Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 8702, 118th Congress · 231 cosponsors)56Did not cosponsor
- Orders a study of Holocaust education in public schools across the states (H.R. 603, 118th Congress · 183 cosponsors)57Did not cosponsor
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rentals (H.R. 2725, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)58Did not cosponsor
- Counts recovery from organ donation surgery as a serious health condition for family leave (H.R. 4582, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)59Did not cosponsor
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 4583, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)60Did not cosponsor
- Requires nursing homes and similar facilities to let essential caregivers see residents (H.R. 6766, 119th Congress · 160 cosponsors)61Did not cosponsor
- Requires VA clinicians to certify a veteran's death within 48 hours (H.R. 4398, 119th Congress · 158 cosponsors)62Did not cosponsor
- Directs a Justice Department grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (H.R. 3381, 118th Congress · 156 cosponsors)63Did not cosponsor
- Funds research on firefighter protective gear made without PFAS chemicals (H.R. 3184, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)64Did not cosponsor
§5Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.65
| Raised | $1,362,149 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $1,113,485 |
| Cash on hand | $431,525 |
Where the money came from
§6Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Annual financial disclosure report66filed May 14, 2026
- Annual financial disclosure report67filed May 14, 2025