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Sanford D. Bishop

US Representative (D-GA-2)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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Sanford D. Bishop is the Democratic U.S. Representative (GA's 2nd congressional district). The platform has 3 voting records on file (2015-2023) and 31 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record26
Connections mapped53
Sources cited18
✦ Thin coverage gap +182 connected to 53 entities · only 26 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Key Connections
← Henry Cuellar person
donor
Cuellar and Rep. Sanford Bishop each received $21,000 from private prison companies — more than any other sitting member of Congress.
→ US Army institution
employment
Fort Moore (U.S. Army) is the top employer in Bishop's district with 37,000 employees.
→ Ilhan Omar elected official
oversight
Bishop voted yea on H.Res.76 (Removing Ilhan Omar from Committee on Foreign Affairs) on 2023-02-02, breaking with party leadership.
← Build PAC Of The National Association Of Home Builders organization
donor
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000901/
← Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners organization
donor
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
← Dairy Farmers Of America, Inc. PAC; Aka Dfa-PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001388/
← Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers organization
donor
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
← United Auto Workers (Uaw V Cap) organization
donor
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002840/
Facts (26)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 166d ago · Avg age: 186d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (26)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+), 2022: 17.1%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population White alone, not Hispanic or Latino (2022): 39.9%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population Black or African American alone (2022): 51.6%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate (2022): 24.5%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2022): $41,500
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Georgia Amendment 2 (2022) - Authorize local-option homestead property tax exemptions for unimproved real property (2022) — passed, margin 62% yes - 38% no
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Georgia Amendment 1 (2022) - Suspension of compensation for officials indicted for a felony (2022) — passed, margin 87% yes - 13% no
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.12)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.17)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 - Public Administration (share 0.18)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (share 0.14)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: MillerCoors (Albany brewery) (500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Tyson Foods (processing) (1500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Dougherty County School System (2800 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (3000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Fort Moore (U.S. Army) (37000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: Georgia's 2nd Congressional District spans southwestern Georgia, including Albany, Americus, and parts of Columbus and Macon. It is a majority-minority district with a large African American population and a significant agricultural base centered on peanuts, cotton, and pecans. Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) anchors the local economy, making military and defense a dominant sector. The district has a median household income well below the national average and higher poverty rates, especially in rural areas.
Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R.3755 (Women's Health Protection Act of 2021) on 2021-09-24: This vote reverses Bishop's 2009 vote for the Stupak Amendment (roll call 884), which restricted federal abortion funding. The shift from supporting abortion funding restrictions to voting for broad abortion-rights legislation represents a high-profile reversal.
Date: 2021-09-24 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R.3755
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R.1314 (Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Trade Promotion Authority)) on 2015-06-12: Bishop sided with corporate donors who pushed for fast-track trade authority, while labor unions and many local advocates argued the measure would harm workers in his high-poverty, manufacturing-reliant district — placing donor and constituent pressures in opposing directions.
Date: 2015-06-12 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R.1314
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.Res.76 (Removing Ilhan Omar from Committee on Foreign Affairs) on 2023-02-02: Bishop joined only a handful of Democrats breaking with party leadership; the Democratic majority voted overwhelmingly against the resolution, making this a clear party defection.
Date: 2023-02-02 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.Res.76
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] Bishop voted in favor of the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R.3755), which would prohibit governmental restrictions on the provision of abortion services and repeal prior restrictions on federal funding.
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] Bishop voted in favor of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment to H.R.3962, which prohibited federal funding for abortion services in health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act.
✓ verified Primary Source American Crystal Sugar PAC has contributed $15,000 to Bishop over multiple cycles, with a $5,000 contribution on 2017-03-28.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated In the 2022 cycle, Bishop received $20,500 from Lockheed Martin's PAC, according to OpenSecrets data compiled from FEC reports.
✓ verified Primary Source The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund contributed $1,000 to Bishop's campaign on 2018-05-09, as shown in FEC filing #1267027.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated In the 2024 election cycle, Bishop's top contributing industries were crop production & basic processing ($129,950), health professionals ($127,100), and real estate ($106,250), according to OpenSecrets.
All Connections (53)
→ US Army institution
employment primary since 2022
Fort Moore (U.S. Army) is the top employer in Bishop's district with 37,000 employees.
constituent interest secondary since 2022
Fort Moore and military/defense dominate the district economy; Bishop's votes on defense-related matters affect this sector.
→ Ilhan Omar elected official
oversight primary since 2023
Bishop voted yea on H.Res.76 (Removing Ilhan Omar from Committee on Foreign Affairs) on 2023-02-02, breaking with party leadership.
← Henry Cuellar person
donor primary since 2001
Cuellar and Rep. Sanford Bishop each received $21,000 from private prison companies — more than any other sitting member of Congress.
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000901/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001388/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002840/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002881/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (8 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003251/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004473/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007542/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007922/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007948/
← Norfolk Southern Corp. organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009282/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009936/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011114/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012468/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00023028/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00023580/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027342/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028787/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029447/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029504/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor primary since 2024
$8,500 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032607/
donor primary since 2024
$8,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032698/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032979/
← Aflac PAC (Aflac PAC) organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034157/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/
donor primary since 2024
$9,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00042002/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00064766/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076182/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076299/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00078451/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00081414/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00084491/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00088591/
← Altria Group, Inc PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00089136/
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00093054/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00093963/
donor primary since 2026
$6,500 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097568/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00104299/
← At&T Inc. Federal PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$8,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109017/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'s principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00111302/
Sources (18)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sanford D. Bishop — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
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2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sanford D. Bishop — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sanford D. Bishop — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
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— ↗ Constituency baseline: Ballot measure congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Constituency baseline: Top employer congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R.3755 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R.1314 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.Res.76 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Bishop voted in favor of the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R.3755), wh… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Bishop voted in favor of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment to H.R.3962, which pr… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Silence evidence: Gaza ceasefire / Israel-Hamas war (October 2023–April 2024) congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: American Crystal Sugar PAC has contributed $15,000 to Bi… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: In the 2022 cycle, Bishop received $20,500 from Lockheed… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund co… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: In the 2024 election cycle, Bishop's top contributing in… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Sanford D. Bishop not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt