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Representative Sanford Bishop (D)

Current Office: Representative
District: GA-2
First Elected: 11/03/1992
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Vivian; 1 Stepchild: Aayesha
Birth date: 02/04/1947
Birthplace: Mobile, AL
Home City: Albany GA
Religion: Baptist

Profession

Partner, Bishop and Buckner, Professional Corporation, 1978-1992 Partner, Bishop and Hudlin, 1972-1978 Attorney, Legal Defense Fund, 1971-1972 United States Army, Reserve Officer Training Corps, 1969-1971

Education

JD, Emory University, 1971 BA, Political Science, Morehouse College, 1968

Committees

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

Recent Votes

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 1140 Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

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