# Sanford Bishop Jr.

Sanford Bishop Jr. is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Georgia’s 2nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Georgia’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 1993-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B000490
- FEC candidate IDs: H2GA02031

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B000490 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.6% of Bishop’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 6.6%).

## What Jr. says (119th Congress (2025–27))

487 classified statements: 285 posts on X, 117 Congressional Record speeches, 83 press releases, 2 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jr. | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 6.6% | 208 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 17.0% | 27.5% | 174 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 77.8% | 73.2% | 64 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 22.0% | 9.8% | 10 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 33.9% | 22.7% | 23 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.9% | 180 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 25% (House Democrats 16%); Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Education 23% (House Democrats 9.8%); Agriculture and Food 23% (House Democrats 8.8%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.01), from 1,736 donors and 7,372 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 93.0% (96.4%). 35 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 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 · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 402. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 23 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1546
- H.Res. 1206: Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable David Scott. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1206
- 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. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1157
- H.R. 7761: Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property Act (in committee, 2026-04-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7761
- H.R. 7762: Protecting Our Produce Act (in committee, 2026-04-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7762
- H.R. 5422: Military Housing Performance Insight Act (in committee, 2025-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5422
- H.R. 1369: President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act (in committee, 2025-02-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1369
- H.R. 333: Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act (in committee, 2025-02-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/333
- H.R. 9647: President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act (in committee, 2024-09-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9647
- H.R. 9600: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, as the "Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office". (became law, 2025-01-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9600

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.4M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 5.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 69% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SanfordBishop/status/2113361600472363139
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SanfordBishop/status/2113361602577678577
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SanfordBishop/status/2112641340152414608
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SanfordBishop/status/2112641344594145567
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SanfordBishop/status/2112195771881734254
- 2026-10-19 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-19
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SanfordBishop/status/2111015162257809432
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SanfordBishop/status/2110745390790443305
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SanfordBishop/status/2110479168165024203

## Links

- Official site: https://bishop.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/SanfordBishop
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sanfordbishop
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepSanfordBishop
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000490

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B000490