Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Official portrait of Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Georgia’s 2nd district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Albany, GA
Born
1947
In Congress
House since 1993 · 33 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
BISHOP, SANFORD
Next election
Primary May 19, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Georgia with the current district highlighted

Georgia, District 2

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Georgia District 2IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2GA02031 · Principal campaign committee: SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Georgia District 2$1,309,237.48General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Georgia District 2$1,913,894.21Won the general election (56.3%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Georgia District 2$3,042,832.27Won the general election (55%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Georgia District 2$1,556,370.74Won the general election (59.1%)
Total raised$1,309,237.48
Total spent$1,103,208.52
Cash on hand$388,889.94
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $435,425.66PACs and other committees: $860,250.01Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $7,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $6,561.81
  • Individual contributions$435,425.6633%
  • PACs and other committees$860,250.0166%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$7,000.001%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,561.811%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$29,563.698%
  • Contributions over $200$354,339.9092%
  • Itemized from inside Georgia$244,627.8768%
  • Itemized from other states$114,977.0332%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Virginia $21,081.45 · District of Columbia $18,581.45 · Alabama $10,672.63 · Delaware $8,250.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$455K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $129,423.96APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $154,224.34JULY QUARTERLY: raised $287,800.67JULY QUARTERLY: spent $181,672.26OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $100,348.32OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $104,735.90YEAR-END: raised $134,845.00YEAR-END: spent $125,606.32APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $237,972.68APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $138,044.12PRE-PRIMARY: raised $114,239.06PRE-PRIMARY: spent $28,521.98JULY QUARTERLY: raised $121,900.27JULY QUARTERLY: spent $128,778.07OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $182,707.52OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $241,625.532025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea310
Voted nay350
Voted present1
Did not vote13 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored8
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored402

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.Res. 1546 Expressing support for the recognition of Nigerian Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage, culture, and contributions of Nigerians and Nigerian Americans in the United States.
    Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.Res. 1206 Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable David Scott.
    Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Latest action Apr 22, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • H.Res. 1157 Commending the American Chemical Society on the occasion of its 150th anniversary and recognizing its many years of service to the United States.
    Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · Latest action Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  • H.R. 7761 Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property Act
    Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Latest action Apr 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • H.R. 7762 Protecting Our Produce Act
    Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Latest action Apr 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  • H.R. 5422 Military Housing Performance Insight Act
    Introduced Sep 17, 2025 · Latest action Sep 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • H.R. 1369 President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act
    Introduced Feb 14, 2025 · Latest action Feb 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 333 Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act
    Introduced Jan 13, 2025 · Latest action Feb 11, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

  • House Committee on Appropriations
    • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ranking Member
    • Financial Services and General Government
    • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

196 committees reported giving $801,250.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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The race

Georgia U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Sanford Bishop (D)$1,309,237.48$388,889.942026-09-30
Matt Day (R)$217,631.83$0.002026-10-14
Arthur Wayne Johnson (R)$8,000.00$0.002026-03-31
Danny Dwayne Glover (D)$4,675.00$1,892.602025-06-30
Chuck Hand (R)$874.47$0.002026-03-05

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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