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Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr., a Democrat, has represented the 2nd District of Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Junior Marshall Investigation 1.2 Iraq War 1.3 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 2006 elections 2.1.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 5 Contact 6 Articles and resources 6.1 References 6.1.1 Local blogs and discussion sites 7 More Background Data

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Junior Marshall Investigation

Bishop is under investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The investigation is looking into a youth program, in which Bishop earmarked $200,000 of federal funds. The Junior Marshal program employed Bishop's step-daughter and her husband. Bishop said he had no idea his stepdaughter, Aayesha Owens Reese, worked for the program and said he immediately told the marshal to terminate her when he learned of her employment.^[1] Bishop said he learned of his stepdaughter's employment on February 20, 2009, months after the earmark was proposed.

An internal audit was performed on the program and revealed more than $7,000 was deposited into Bishop's wife's account on behalf of her son-in-law, Stephen M. Reese. The audit also showed Bishop's stepdaughter received $7,575 from the program. In early 2009, Bishop paid $25,00 in legal fees and recently, a GBI agent claimed that while the FBI was aware of the situation, currently, there is not a criminal investigation.^[1]

Iraq War

Bishop voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Bishop was born February 4, 1947 in Mobile, Alabama, was educated at Morehouse College and Emory University, served in the United States Army, and was a lawyer and member of the Georgia House of Representatives and of the Georgia Senate before entering the House.

Bishop is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Arguably the most conservative African-American Democrat in Congress, Bishop is a member of the Blue Dog Democrats, a group of moderate to conservative Democrats in Congress whose goal is to move the Democratic party further to the right.

"Serving as a member of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations, Congressman Bishop has emerged as a leader among the fiscally moderate-to-conservative Democrats in Congress, championing policies in support of a strong defense, a sound infrastructure, and an efficient and secure social safety net, as well as tax relief that does not burden future generations. Congressman Bishop has authored and sponsored a wide range of bills, including the recent Farm bill and the Healthy Troops Act, which, if enacted, would ensure that all U.S. service members receive a "hands-on" physical both before and after they are deployed to combat."[1]

He has received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America, given to Eagle Scouts for career achievement.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Bradley Curtis Hughes to face Bishop in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Bishop retained his seat.

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Georgia superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Sanford Bishop, as a superdelegate, had endorsed Barack Obama for President.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
AFLAC Inc	$ 12,700
Hurt, Norton & Assoc	$ 12,700
General Electric	$ 11,000
Synovus Financial Corp	$ 11,000
Cornerstone Government Affairs	$ 10,500
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn	$ 10,250
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees	$ 10,000
American Peanut Shellers Assn	$ 10,000
AT&T Inc	$ 10,000
Blue Dog PAC	$ 10,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$ 10,000
Communications Workers of America	$ 10,000
General Dynamics	$ 10,000
Home Depot	$ 10,000
Honeywell International	$ 10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 10,000
Kellogg Co	$ 10,000
Lockheed Martin	$ 10,000
Majority PAC	$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors	$ 10,000
National Cotton Council	$ 10,000
National Peanut Buying Points Assn	$ 10,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$ 10,000
Southern Co	$ 10,000
Teamsters Union	$ 10,000
United Parcel Service	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Sanford Bishop from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Sanford Bishop from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Sanford Bishop from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Sanford Bishop from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Blue Dog Coalition
• Congressional Black Caucus

Contact

DC office
2429 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3631 Fax: 202-225-2203 Webform email
District offices
Albany Towers, Suite 114, 235 Roosevelt Avenue, Albany, GA 31701 Ph: 229-439-8067 Fax: (none entered) 18 Ninth Street, Suite 201, Columbus, GA 31901 Ph: 706-320-9477 Fax: (none entered) 101 South Main Street, Dawson, GA 31742 Ph: 229-995-3991 Fax: (none entered) Federal Building, Room 255, 401 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31601 Ph: 229-247-9705 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

References

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Georgia Unfiltered

More Background Data

• Background information on Sanford Bishop from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Sanford Bishop from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Sanford Bishop from the Washington Post database

• Information on Sanford Bishop from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Sanford Bishop. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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Committees: House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on Military Construction Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
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