Sanford Bishop
Sanford Bishop is a Democratic incumbent in Georgia's 2nd district. $1.1M raised, $862K spent, $448K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.1M raised
- 66% of receipts came from PACs and other committees ($739K) What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,126,530 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $861,583 |
| Cash on hand | $447,808 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 79 · 17 terms · votes right of 39% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | -0.29 |
| Votes more conservative than | 39% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 562 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosureassets $117K to $280K
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-05-14.
Assets minus liabilities: between -$283K and $100K Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| L : Hartwell, GA, US New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corp. Whole Life | WU | self | $50K to $100K |
| Prudential Investment Portfolio Muni High Income Fund Class A | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| D : Held at Wells Fargo SunTrust/Truist Bank | BA | self | $15K to $50K |
| Congressional Federal Credit Union | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Lot 24A, Lakemont Heights | RP | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Columbus Consolidated Gov't Employee Pension Plan | PE | SP | none |
| Georgia Legislative Retirement System | PE | self | none |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| Congressional Federal Credit Union December 2017 Credit Card | $15K to $50K |
| Congressional Federal Credit Union January 17, 2023 Mortgage | $50K to $100K |
| American Express January 2023 Credit Card | $15K to $50K |
| SP GMAC May 2006 Mortgage | $50K to $100K |
| Truist Bank (Formerly Suntrust Mortgage) June 2005 Mortgage on personal residence (Washington, DC) | $50K to $100K |
Earned income
| Earned income source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Georgia Legislative Retirement System Pension | $6,734 |
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention2,939 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Sanford Bishop on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $377,718 | 33.5% |
| PACs and other committees | $738,750 | 65.6% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $10,062 | 0.9% |
This raceGA-02, rank #1 of 2
Sanford Bishop ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H2GA02031, committee C00266940. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.