Sanford Bishop — Voting Record & Political Positions
U.S. Representative for GA's 2nd Congressional District · Democrat
Sanford Bishop is a Democrat U.S. Representative for GA's 2nd Congressional District. This page tracks Sanford Bishop's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 1993.
Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 90.29% of the time (9.71% of votes break with the party).
Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 5047 bills, 194 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Sanford Bishop Votes On
Taxation
Climate Change
Immigration
Health Insurance
Defense Spending
Infrastructure
How Sanford Bishop Voted on Recent Bills
Not Voting on “Clergy Act” (2026-04-27) — Passed
Yea on “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (2025-07-03) — Failed
Yea on “Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act” (2025-04-01) — Passed
Yea on “Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act” (2025-03-31) — Passed
Yea on “National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025” (2025-03-31) — Passed
Nay on “Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".” (2025-03-27) — Passed
When Sanford Bishop Broke With the Democrat Party
Sanford Bishop has voted against the Democrat majority on about 9.7% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:
Voted Yea on “Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025” (2026-05-13) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
Voted Yea on “Expressing support for law enforcement officers.” (2026-05-13) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
Voted No on “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted Yea — Agreed to.
Voted Aye on “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted No — Agreed to.
Voted Yea on “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.