BISHOP, SANFORD D JR

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: Experience: House: District 2, 1993-Present; Home State: Georgia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $826,748Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Vivian; 1 Stepchild: Aayesha

Birth Date: 02/04/1947

Birth Place: Mobile, AL

Home City: Albany, GA

Religion: Christian

Education

JD, Emory University, 1971

BA, Political Science, Morehouse College, 1968

Political Experience

Senior Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2007-2008, present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-present

Senator, Georgia State Senate, 1991-1992

Representative, Georgia State State House of Representatives, 1977-1990

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Member

Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Army Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Taiwan, present

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Fraternal Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Glaucoma Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus, present

Co-Founder, Congressional Military Family Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Military Family Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Peanut Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Real Estate Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Rural Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Scouting Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sportsman's Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Steel Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sudan Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Vision Caucus, present

Member, Depot Caucus, present

Member, House Agriculture Energy Users Caucus, present

Member, House Army Caucus, present

Member, House Military Industrial Facilities Caucus, present

Member, International Conservation Caucus, present

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus, present

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus, present

Member, Rural Housing Caucus, present

Member, Textile Caucus, present

Member, Water Caucus, present

Former Member, Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Committee on Veterans Affairs, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Congressional Air Power Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on Coal

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on Community Health Centers

Former Member, Congressional Children's Working Group

Former Member, Congressional Federal Government Service Caucus

Former Member, Congressional HUBZone Coalition

Former Member, Congressional JOBS NOW! Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Motor Sports Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Pro-Sports Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Robotics Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Soy Bean Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus

Former Chair, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Former Member, Federal Government Service Caucus

Former Co-Chair, Forestry 2000 Task Force

Former Member, Friends of Job Corps Congressional Caucus

Former Member, Governor's Advisory Council on Drug Abuse

Former Member, House Biotechnology Caucus

Former Member, Impact Aid Coalition

Former Member, National Security Caucus

Former Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, USO Congressional Caucus

Professional Experience

Partner, Bishop and Buckner, Professional Corporation, 1978-1992

Partner, Bishop and Hudlin, 1972-1978

Attorney, Legal Defense Fund, 1971-1972

Served, United States Army, Reserve Officer Training Corps, 1969-1971

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Alabama State Bar

Shriner, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

Member, Blue Dog Coalition

Member, Boy Scouts of America

Member, Executive Board, Chattahoochee Council

Member, Council on Foreign Relations

Member, Fourth Street Baptist Church

Member, Georgia State Bar

Member, Impact Aid Coalition

Deacon/Trustee, Mount Zion Baptist Church

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization

Member, Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons

Member, Rural Working Group

Former Member, Southern Growth Policies Board

Additional Information

Awards:

Man of the Year, Men's Progressive Club of Columbus, Georgia; Spirit of Enterprise, United States Chamber of Commerce

Friend of the Children, Child Advocacy Coalition

Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Support Most gun owners can use them safely and responsibly, and it expresses the principle of self-defense against violence. So gun ownership should not be restricted.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Support We need to teach values in our schools and account for our religious values in providing social services. Exposing our children to prayer, the Ten Commandments will make them become better.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Oppose People have rights to choose their lifestyle, so they must live by the consequences of their choice. Society needs practical restrictions on gay rights to foster family development.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 98

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
08/10/2001	H.R.2097	Child Care Quality Incentive Act of 2001	08/10/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. (All Actions)
07/20/2001	H.R.2562	Minority Emergency Preparedness Act of 2001	07/20/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
03/02/2001	H.R.399	To authorize the President to present gold medals on behalf of the Congress to former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter in recognition of their service to the Nation.	03/02/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth. (All Actions)
06/30/2000	H.R.4730	Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia Recognition Act	06/30/2000 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. (All Actions)
04/13/2000	H.R.4289	To authorize the President to present a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter in recognition of their service to the Nation.	04/13/2000 Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services. (All Actions)
03/31/2000	H.R.4056	Agricultural Job Opportunity Benefits and Security Act of 2000	03/31/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
11/17/1999	H.R.3263	Peanut Labeling Act of 1999	11/17/1999 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions)
11/09/1999	H.R.3262	Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia Recognition Act	11/09/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. (All Actions)
09/24/1999	H.R.2943	Child Care Quality Incentive Act of 1999	09/24/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
08/05/1999	H.R.2699	To designate the United States courthouse located at 223 Broad Street in Albany, Georgia, as the "C.B. King United States Courthouse".	08/05/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation. (All Actions)
06/30/1999	H.R.2340	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 1999	06/30/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
10/13/1998	H.R.4661	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at Tall Timbers Village Square, United States Route 19 South, in Thomasville, Georgia, as the "Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station".	10/13/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service. (All Actions)
05/22/1998	H.R.2034	Tobacco Use by Minors Deterrence Act of 1997	05/22/1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
05/22/1998	H.R.2017	Tobacco Use by Minors Deterrence Act of 1997	05/22/1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
03/05/1998	H.R.1714	To provide for the acquisition of the Plains Railroad Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.	03/05/1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
08/08/1994	H.J.Res.399	Designating August 29, 1994, as "National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day".	08/08/1994 Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. (All Actions)
06/24/1994	H.R.4625	Egg Products Inspection Act Technical Amendments of 1994	06/24/1994 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions)
08/03/1993	H.R.2767	To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide veterans' preference eligibility with respect to individuals who served on active duty in the armed forces during the Persian Gulf War, and for other purposes.	08/03/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. (All Actions)

Total: 4355

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.R.558	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act
05/09/2017	H.R.267	Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2360	Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2351	Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/04/2017	H.R.2328	Low-Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2317	United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.Res.291	Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.
05/01/2017	H.R.2262	Free Credit Score Act of 2017
04/28/2017	H.R.2251	Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
04/27/2017	H.R.1135	To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
04/26/2017	H.Res.281	Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as "Second Chance Month".
04/25/2017	H.R.1907	Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.Res.187	Relating to efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan.	Passed	Not Voting

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