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type: Person
title: "Sanford D. Bishop, Jr."
description: "U.S. House of Representatives - GA-2 — Congressional District 2"
role: "U.S. House of Representatives - GA-2"
party: "D"
level: "federal"
branch: "legislative"
state: "GA"
district: "Congressional District 2"
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committees:
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  - name: "House Committee on Appropriations - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies"
    role: "ranking-member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/agriculture-rural-development-food-and-drug-administration-and-related-agencies"
  - name: "House Committee on Appropriations - Financial Services and General Government"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/financial-services-and-general-government"
  - name: "House Committee on Appropriations - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/military-construction-veterans-affairs-and-related-agencies"
tenure:
  start: "2025-01-03"
  current: true
election:
  next: 2026
  term_length: 2
  term_limit: "none"
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sources:
  - field: tenure
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  - field: roles
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confidence: official
tags: [officeholder, federal, legislative, ga]
timestamp: "2026-07-04"
---

# Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Current U.S. House of Representatives - GA-2 (Congressional District 2).

Represents [Congressional District 2](/us/states/ga/districts/02.md).

## Committees

- [House Committee on Appropriations](/us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations.md)
- [House Committee on Appropriations - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/agriculture-rural-development-food-and-drug-administration-and-related-agencies.md) — **ranking-member**
- [House Committee on Appropriations - Financial Services and General Government](/us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/financial-services-and-general-government.md)
- [House Committee on Appropriations - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/military-construction-veterans-affairs-and-related-agencies.md)

## Sources

- tenure: House Clerk XML 2026-06-10
- jurisdiction: Census 119th CD 500k
- roles: congress-legislators (unitedstates project)

Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).