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1. Sanford Bishop
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 1993
Preceded by Charles Hatcher
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by ???
Succeeded by Ed Harbison
Member of the
Georgia House of Representatives
from the 94th district
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by ???
Succeeded by Bill Lee
Personal details
Sanford Bishop
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. (born February 4, 1947) is the
U.S. Representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district,
serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district is located in the southwestern part of the state and
includes Albany, Thomasville and most of Columbus and
Macon.
Contents
1 Early life, education, and law career
2 Georgia legislature
3 U.S. House of Representatives
3.1 Elections
3.2 Tenure
3.3 Controversies
3.4 Committee assignments
3.5 Caucus memberships
4 Honors
5 References
6 External links
Early life, education, and law career
Bishop was born in Mobile, Alabama to Minnie B. Slade and
Sanford Dixon Bishop,[1] who was the first president of
Bishop State Community College. He was educated at
Morehouse College and Emory University School of Law,
and served in the United States Army.[2] While at Morehouse,
he was a classmate of Herman Cain. After receiving his
honorable discharge, Bishop operated a law firm in
Columbus, Georgia.
He has received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from
the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), given to Eagle Scouts for
distinguished career achievement.[3][4] He is a member of
BSA's Order of the Arrow (OA) and as a youth was on the
OA ceremonies team.[3] He is a resident of Albany, Georgia,
where he is a member of the Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Bishop is a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity
initiated at Morehouse College's Pi chapter.[5] Bishop is a
Shriner and 33° Mason.[6]
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2. Born Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
February 4, 1947
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Vivian Creighton
Residence Albany, Georgia
Alma mater Morehouse College
Emory University
Occupation Attorney
Religion Baptist
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1968–1971
In October 2013, Bishop announced he was diagnosed as
having lymph node cancer after discovering a lump in near
the base of his neck. By January 2014, Bishop said that he
was cancer free.[7][8]
Georgia legislature
He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in
1977, where he remained until being elected to the Georgia
Senate in 1990.
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
1992
After only one term in the state senate, he ran for the 2nd District in 1992, which was held by six-term U.S.
Congressman Charles Hatcher, a white moderate Democrat. The 2nd had been reconfigured as a black-majority
district during congressional apportionment following the 1990 Census. Bishop finished second behind Hatcher
in a crowded six-way primary. Hatcher failed to reach the 50% threshold, and was forced into a runoff election.
During the campaign Bishop attacked Hatcher for bouncing 819 checks in the House banking scandal. Bishop
defeated him 53%-47%.[9] In the general election, he defeated Republican Jim Dudley 64%-36%.[10]
1994
In the Democratic primary, he defeated James Bush 67%-33%.[11] In the general election, he won re-election to
a second term with 66%.[12]
1996
In 1995, a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court ruled that the redistricting of Georgia had violated the equal
protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The 2nd district was thus
redrawn. The newly redrawn district was 60% white. Nonetheless he won re-election to a third term with 54% of
the vote.[13]
1998
Bishop won re-election to a fourth term against Republican Joseph F. McCormick with 57% of the vote.[14]
During the campaign, Bishop received twice the campaign financing that his opponent raised. [15][16]
2000
Bishop defeated Dylan Glenn, a young black Republican who received strong backing from many national
Republican leaders. The vote was 53%-47%.[17]
2002
Bishop won re-election to a sixth term unopposed.[18]
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3. 2004
Bishop won re-election to a seventh term with 67% of the vote.[19]
2006
He won re-election to an eighth term with 68% of the vote.[20]
2008
Bishop won re-election to a ninth term with 69% of the vote.[21]
2010
Bishop won re-election to a tenth term against Republican State Representative Mike Keown, 51%-49%,[22] the
closest margin of his career. In a year where the Democrats lost the majority in the house, the New York Times
noted that Bishop's re-election possibilities seemed slim as an "incumbent in an anti-Washington year", his
identity as a black man in a majority white district (49% White,47% Black), and the scholarship scandal
surrounding his non-profit.[23]
2012
After redistricting, the 2nd district has once again become a black majority district. Notably, it added most of
Macon, previously the heart of the 8th District. Bishop was heavily favored in the general election as a result.[24]
As expected, he defeated Republican John House with 63 percent of the vote.
Tenure
Bishop is one of the more conservative black Democrats in the House. He is a member of the Congressional
Black Caucus, as well as the Blue Dog Democrats, a group of moderate to conservative House Democrats. Due
to his willingness to work across the aisle, Congressman Bishop was ranked the 13th most bipartisan member of
the 114th Congress, which is made up of 435 total members. This ranking was part of the Bipartisan Index put
forth by The Lugar Center in collaboration with Georgetown University.[25] Serving a primarily agricultural
district, Bishop has fought to preserve the federal price supports for peanuts, southwest Georgia's most important
crop. The New York Times quoted Mr. Adams, chairman of the agency that administers Federal farm programs in
Georgia saying "It's questionable whether it would have survived without the votes he brought to it".[26] In 1997,
he caused considerable controversy within his own party by cosponsoring a bill by U.S. Representative Ernest
Istook (R-Oklahoma) to introduce a constitutional amendment to protect religious expression on public property,
known as the H. J. Res, 78, the Religious Freedom Amendment. The specific wording of the amendment
allowing the practice of religion on public property, most notably public schools, reads as follows:
"To secure the people's fight to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience: The
people's right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage and traditions shall not be
infringed. The Government shall not require any person to join in prayer or other religious activity,
prescribe school prayers, discriminate- against religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on account
of religion...The people's right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, or traditions
on public property, including schools, shall not be infringed."[27]
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4. On October 10, 2002, Sanford Bishop was one of only four of 36 Congressional Black Caucus members who
voted for the joint resolution authorizing the Iraq War. The other three Congressional Black Caucus members
who voted for the resolution authorizing the Iraq War are no longer members of Congress: Bill Jefferson of
Louisiana, Albert Wynn of Maryland, and Harold Ford, Jr. of Tennessee.[28][29][30]
On September 10, 2007, Sanford Bishop endorsed Barack Obama for President and was co-chair of Georgia for
Obama campaign; Bishop's wife, Vivian Creighton Bishop, a municipal court clerk in Columbus, was co-chair
of the Georgia Women for Hillary committee.[31] However, he joined with other pro-life Democrats who voted
no on President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act because of wording in the bill that permits
federal funding for Abortions.[32]
Controversies
In September, 2010, the Associated Press reported that Bishop had, between 2003 and 2005, directed
scholarships and awards funded by the Congressional Black Caucus to ineligible persons, including his
stepdaughter, Aayesha Owens Reese, his niece, Emmaundia J. Whitaker, and other people with close ties to the
family, threatening to turn the program into a larger political problem for the party. Ashton McRae released a
statement by Bishop's office, "It is our understanding that the CBC Foundation in 2008 revisited the guidelines
and processes for its scholarship programs, and as such, included language to clarify that CBC family members
are not eligible to receive the scholarships. These scholarships… were awarded prior to 2008.”[33] Ultimately,
Tim Turner, Rep. Bishop's spokesman, said the congressman would repay the scholarship fund for any awards
he made in violation of the rules.[34] Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington mentioned Bishop in
its annual Most Corrupt Members of Congress report in 2011.[35]
In 1997, the Pigford v. Glickman lawsuit came out of legislative discrimination of black farmers, the case was
led by Timothy Pigford and 400 black farmers. The Washington Times reported that by the end of the case in
1999, over 94,000 claims were filed in conjuncture with the original case, "even though the U.S. Census Bureau
never counted more than 33,000 black farmers in America during the years in question."[36] In 2007, then
Senator Barack Obama passed legislation to increase the amount of money given via Pigford II. Since then
reports from multiple news sources have reported on the growing reports of fraud within the program. In
February 2011, three farmers brought these allegations of fraud to Mr. Bishop, including Eddie Slaughter, vice
president of the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, Bishop responded with "yes, I am aware that
there is fraud in the program, that's why anti-fraud provisions were written into the settlement...It's not my job to
monitor fraud in the program."[36][37] Interviews with Mr. Slaughter have circulated the internet and criticism
has been raised regarding his comments about fraud allegations leading the end of the program.[38]
Committee assignments
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member)
Caucus memberships
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
International Conservation Caucus
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5. Sportsmen's Caucus
Congressional Cement Caucus
Honors
2015 - Bishop was appointed as a Member of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of
Jerusalem by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom[39]
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"Veterans in the US House of Representatives 109th Congress" (PDF). Navy League. Archived from the original (PDF)
on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
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Townley, Alvin. Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts. New York: St. Martin's Press.
pp. 165–72. ISBN 0-312-36653-1. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
3.
"Distinguished Eagle Scouts" (PDF). Scouting.org. Retrieved 2010-11-04.4.
[1] (http://bishop.house.gov/Bishop-photogallery.cfm?CD=21&ImgID=34&StartRow=4)5.
[2] (http://bishop.house.gov/display.cfm?content_id=3)6.
Hannah Hess (October 11, 2013). "Sanford Bishop Announces Cancer Diagnosis, Treatments". Roll Call. Retrieved
14 March 2014.
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Larry Gierer (January 9, 2014). "Sanford Bishop now cancer free". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 14 March
2014.
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"GA District 2 - D Runoff Race - Aug 11, 1992". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.9.
"GA District 2 Race - Nov 03, 1992". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.10.
"GA District 2 - D Primary Race - Jul 19, 1994". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.11.
"GA District 2 Race - Nov 08, 1994". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.12.
"GA District 2 Race - Nov 05, 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.13.
"GA District 2 Race - Nov 03, 1998". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.14.
"Campaign Finance: Joseph F McCormick". Influenceexplorer.com. Retrieved 2 May 2012.15.
"Cycle Fundraising, 1997 - 1998, Campaign Cmte". OpenSecrets.org. Retrieved 2 May 2012.16.
"GA District 2 Race - Nov 07, 2000". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.17.
"GA District 2 Race - Nov 05, 2002". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.18.
"GA District 2 Race - Nov 02, 2004". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.19.
"GA District 2 Race - Nov 07, 2006". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.20.
"GA District 2 Race - Nov 04, 2008". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.21.
"GA District 2 Race - Nov 02, 2010". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-12-31.22.
Robbie Brown (November 4, 2010). "Rare Winner for Southern Democrats". The New York TImes. Retrieved
16 April 2012.
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"House members most helped by redistricting". TheHill. Retrieved 2016-12-31.24.
"The Lugar Center - McCourt School Bipartisan Index". Washington, D.C.: The Lugar Center. March 7, 2015.
Retrieved June 30, 2016.
25.
Kevin Sack (December 30, 1998). "In the Rural White South, Seeds of a Biracial Politics". The New York Times.
Retrieved 2 May 2012.
26.
Sanford Bishop (July 22, 1997). "Testimony of Representative Sanford Bishop 2nd District, Georgia". House of
Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
27.
"Final vote results for roll call 455". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. October 10, 2002.28.
"H.J.RES.114 To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq". THOMAS. October 16, 2002.29.
Eversley, Melanie (October 10, 2002). "Georgians in House divided on Iraq". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
p. A1. "Democrat Sanford Bishop unabashedly announced his support of the current Republican president."
30.
Dewan, Shaila (January 18, 2008). "Southern Blacks Are Split on Clinton vs. Obama". The New York Times. p. A1.31.
Carl Cameron (March 10, 2010). "Senate Health Care Bill Dead on Arrival, Pro-Life House Democrats Say". Fox
News. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
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media related to Sanford
Bishop.
Scher, Bill. "Bishop steered scholarships to family". Politico.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.33.
"Representative Sanford D Bishop Jr Awarded Scholarships to Family", by the Associated Press, New York Times 11
September 2010
34.
"Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) Earned Dishonorable Mention in CREW's Annual Most Corrupt Report". Citizens for
Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Associated Press. September 19, 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
35.
"EDITORIAL: USDA's Pigford fraud Obama initiative ignores corruption to redistribute wealth". The Washington
Times. February 2, 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
36.
Lee Stranahan (January 24, 2011). "Blue Dog Congressman Sanford Bishop Knew About Pigford Fraud". The
Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
37.
Bob Keefe (January 20, 2011). "Rep. Bishop takes heat over Breitbart videos about black farmers settlement". Atlanta
Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
38.
The London Gazette: no. 61305. pp. 13771–13773 (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61305/page/13771).
24 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
39.
External links
Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (http://bishop.house.gov/)
official U.S. House site
Sanford Bishop for Congress (http://www.sanfordbishop.com)
Sanford Bishop (http://dmoztools.net/Regional/North_America
/United_States/Georgia/Government/Federal/US_House_of_Representatives
/Sanford_Bishop_%5BD-2%5D) at DMOZ
Biography (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b000490) at the Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress
Profile (https://www.votesmart.org/candidate/26817) at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (federal office) (http://www.fec.gov/fecviewer
/CandidateCommitteeDetail.do?&tabIndex=1&candidateCommitteeId=H2GA02031) at the Federal
Election Commission
Legislation sponsored (https://www.congress.gov/member/sanford-bishop/91) at The Library of Congress
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Charles Hatcher
Member of the U.S. House of
Representatives
from Georgia's 2nd congressional district
1993–present
Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Jim Cooper
D-Tennessee
United States Representatives by seniority
32nd
Succeeded by
Ken Calvert
R-California
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