U.S. House candidate · Georgia 2nd District
Sanford Bishop
Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.13M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
2%
Small-dollar share
69%
In-state share
6
Flags
Sanford Bishop is a Democratic Representative from GA (District 02). Bishop's campaign has raised $1.1 million from 214 donors. Funding includes 1.8% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 48.0% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Finance & Investment. Campaign committees include SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Marc Andreessen gave $833 (2024)
- Ben Horowitz gave $1,666 (2024)
Backed by the Winklevoss twins
- Cameron Winklevoss gave $3,300 (2024)
- Tyler Winklevoss gave $3,300 (2024)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $5,025 (2024)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $7,500 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $6,000 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $3,500 (2026)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $7,500 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $9,000 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $10,000 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- CWA COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 2 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.13M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$378K
From individuals
$20K unitemized
$739K
From PACs
214
Donors
avg $890
34%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2008 534 donors$1.06M
- 2010 801 donors$1.49M
- 2012 644 donors$1.29M
- 2014 558 donors$1.24M
- 2016 446 donors$1.12M
- 2018 410 donors$1.17M
- 2020 660 donors$1.56M
- 2022 1,330 donors$3.04M
- 2024 692 donors$1.91M
- 2026 403 donors$1.13M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 119 gifts · 1%$5K
- $200-$499 62 gifts · 4%$16K
- $500-$999 75 gifts · 11%$41K
- $1,000-$2,899 109 gifts · 46%$164K
- $2,900+ 38 gifts · 37%$132K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 16 gifts$29K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 38 gifts$28K
- Finance & Investment 6 gifts$11K
- Education 16 gifts$8K
- Insurance 6 gifts$7K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 4 gifts$6K
- Manufacturing 2 gifts$6K
- Real Estate 4 gifts$5K
- Technology & Internet 5 gifts$4K
- Retail & Consumer Goods 1 gifts$3K
- Agriculture 5 gifts$3K
- Construction 1 gifts$1K
- Communications & Media 1 gifts$1K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 1 gifts$500
- Government & Public Administration 1 gifts$500
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROYDRICK, WILLIAM B. | individual | DE | $8,250 | — | 12 |
| STONE, JAMES | individual | HI | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| WILLIAMS, PAMELA | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| AMOS, DANIEL P. | individual | GA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| STONE, WILLIAM S. | individual | GA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| DESAI, HARSHADAKU | individual | GA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LOCKHART, LARETHA | individual | GA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BROWN, ERIC | individual | MO | $6,000 | — | 2 |
| THOMPSON, DARREL | individual | DC | $5,581 | — | 3 |
| BLANCHARD, JAMES H. | individual | GA | $5,500 | — | 2 |
| KARSH, MARTHA | individual | CA | $5,500 | — | 2 |
| WOOTEN, JOEL O | individual | GA | $5,250 | — | 3 |
| JOHNSON, GARY | individual | FL | $5,000 | — | 3 |
| Thomas, Michael R. | individual | GA | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| COLLINS, ARTHUR | individual | VA | $5,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. | GA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | GA | $10,000 | 2 |
| WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | WA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) | GA | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON | TN | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FRUIT & VEGETABLE PAC | GA | $10,000 | 2 |
| CONCORDIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. | GA | $10,000 | 2 |
| THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- GA 69% · home state$245K
- VA 6%$21K
- DC 5%$19K
- TX 3%$12K
- AL 3%$11K
- DE 2%$9K
- NY 2%$7K
- CA 2%$6K
- FL 1%$5K
- IN 98%$4K
- PR 98%$4K
- NC 96%$3K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,865 roll calls on record: 888 yea, 348 nay, 30 not voting.
797 of 797
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2555 | Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Education | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 1476 | Supporting the designation of the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week". | cosponsor | Agriculture and Food | Aug 3, 2026 | — |
| 8205 | Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 6006 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 6610 | Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act] | cosponsor | Health | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 9849 | Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 9827 | Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Energy | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 5362 | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 3747 | Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 9340 | Ratepayer Protection Act | cosponsor | Energy | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 1427 | Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 13, 2026 | — |
| 9416 | Ocmulgee Mounds National Park Redesignation Act | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jul 1, 2026 | — |
| 1640 | HEIRS Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Housing and Community Development | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9473 | Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jun 25, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS | C00266940 | H / P | principal | $17.2M |
Terms in Congress
| end | type | party | start | state | district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 1993-01-05 | GA | 2 |
| 1997-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 1995-01-04 | GA | 2 |
| 1999-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 1997-01-07 | GA | 2 |
| 2001-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 1999-01-06 | GA | 2 |
| 2003-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2001-01-03 | GA | 2 |
| 2005-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2003-01-07 | GA | 2 |
| 2007-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2005-01-04 | GA | 2 |
| 2009-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2007-01-04 | GA | 2 |
| 2011-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2009-01-06 | GA | 2 |
| 2013-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2011-01-05 | GA | 2 |
| 2015-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2013-01-03 | GA | 2 |
| 2017-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2015-01-06 | GA | 2 |
| 2019-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2017-01-03 | GA | 2 |
| 2021-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2019-01-03 | GA | 2 |
| 2023-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2021-01-03 | GA | 2 |
| 2025-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2023-01-03 | GA | 2 |
| 2027-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2025-01-03 | GA | 2 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Finance & Investment, Education, Insurance. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | GA | 02 | H2GA02031 | $1.13M |
| 2024 | House | GA | 02 | H2GA02031 | $1.91M |
| 2022 | House | GA | 02 | H2GA02031 | $3.04M |
| 2020 | House | GA | 02 | H2GA02031 | $1.56M |
| 2018 | House | GA | 02 | H2GA02031 | $1.17M |
| 2016 | House | GA | 02 | H2GA02031 | $1.12M |
| 2014 | House | GA | 02 | H2GA02031 | $1.24M |
| 2012 | House | GA | 02 | H2GA02031 | $1.29M |
| 2010 | House | GA | 02 | H2GA02031 | $1.49M |
| 2008 | House | GA | 02 | H2GA02031 | $1.06M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.