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Rep. Sanford Bishop

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Term Start Term End Role    State  Party 
2007 2008 Representative GA Democrat
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Recent Voting History

The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.
BillVoted
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 3: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Aye
May 15, 2008
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 2: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Aye
May 15, 2008
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 1: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Aye
May 15, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

The information below is an initial analysis of voting trends for this Member of Congress, calculated by cross-referencing all of this member's votes from the current 110th Congress (Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009). The results are intended to offer some helpful context for the place that this Member of Congress occupies in the Congressional landscape. In the next steps of site development, OpenCongress will incorporate more detailed analyses of voting trends to give you a comprehensive snapshot of every Member of Congress.

Sanford Bishop in the News feed

May 16, 2008 Bill includes $350M to rebuild Martin Army

"The quality of patient care remains high, but we want to make sure we don't have a Walter Reed situation," said US Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., referring to ...

Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA
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May 03, 2008 Johnson draws no opposition for Congress

Republicans, meanwhile, recruited a veteran of their own to run against Democratic incumbent US Rep. Sanford Bishop of Columbus. ...

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
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May 03, 2008 Few local politicians planned to attend

Jeremiah Wright had not canceled his plans to preach in Columbus, Rep. Sanford Bishop, a supporter of Sen. Barack Obama, said he wouldn't have attended. ...

Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA
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Sanford Bishop in the Blogs feed

May 10, 2008 Georgia Congress/Senate Election Candidates

DeKalb County CEO & Ex-State Rep. Rand Knight (D) Ecosystem Scientist & Businessman; Josh Lanier (D) Businessman, Ex-Congressional Aide & Vietnam War Veteran; Jim Martin (D) Ex-State Rep., Ex-State Human Resources Commissioner, ...

Source: blackatlanta.INFO
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May 02, 2008 No injuries in two-vehicle collision

The wife of US Rep. Sanford Bishop insists her support for a presidential candidate is sincere. Une maman extraordinaire : Sylvie mesure les cons�quences de sortir de l’ombre (papamamanbebe.net). Crime & punishment. Local News ...

Source: Kathryn Parker
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May 01, 2008 Keyword News: [shape]

Races begin to take shape http://www.albanyherald.com/stories/20080501n4.htm US Rep. Sanford Bishop, draws a Republican challenger to his re-election bid. AP via Yahoo! Philippines News, Thu, 01 May 2008 1:49 AM PDT ...

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Campaign Contributions

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Top Funding Industry: Misc Business
Top Contributor: Hurt, Norton & Assoc ($10,700)
IndustryDonation% of total
Misc Business $70,625 19.1 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists $63,150 17.1 %
Agribusiness $57,650 15.6 %
Labor $39,000 10.6 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst $29,700 8.0 %
Health $28,750 7.8 %
Defense $17,500 4.7 %
Transportation $16,500 4.5 %
Other $12,375 3.4 %
Communic/Electronics $10,500 2.8 %
Energy/Nat Resource $10,500 2.8 %
Ideology/Single-Issue $7,500 2.0 %
Construction $5,540 1.5 %
Total:$369,290

See more campaign contribution data by visiting Sanford Bishop's profile on OpenSecrets

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