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Politician
Sanford Bishop
American politician
Politician
American politician
Total votes
643
Missed
13 (2.0%)
Committees
1
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Prioritizes strengthening and better preparing the U.S. healthcare system, and supported a bipartisan FY2026 funding bill protecting healthcare, job training, and related programs.
Supported select patient-focused and VA health measures yet opposed multiple broader appropriations bills that fund healthcare programs.
Supports maintaining a strong national defense with well-trained, well-equipped troops, often working across the aisle on defense policy.
Voted to recommit the NDAA and supported some veteran and Ukraine aid measures while opposing final defense appropriations.
🗳 Yea on HR8800 (2026-07-22)🗳 Yea on HR2913 (2026-06-04)🗳 Yea on HR8469 (2026-05-15)
Supports strong federal support for farmers and ranchers, including disaster assistance funding and Farm Bill provisions that expand food security programs and market access for Georgia agriculture.
Voted in favor of the Farm Bill and an emergency conservation program that aid farmers and rural needs.
Opposes budget reconciliation legislation that cuts Medicaid and SNAP funding while adding to the federal deficit to finance tax breaks, and calls for funding bills that restore affordable healthcare programs.
Consistently voted against budget resolutions and appropriations measures that expand deficits or cut safety-net programs.
🗳 Nay on HCONRES113 (2026-07-22)🗳 Nay on HR9770 (2026-07-21)🗳 Nay on HR8595 (2026-07-15)🗳 Nay on HR8646 (2026-06-04)
Supports expanding domestic energy production, including the Keystone XL pipeline, increased exploration on federal lands and offshore, renewable energy research, rural electric cooperatives, and nuclear energy.
No votes address Keystone XL, federal land exploration, or core domestic production expansions.
Advocates for comprehensive, compassionate immigration reform that strengthens border security and reflects the needs of economic sectors like agriculture, while opposing punitive measures that restrict programs such as DACA.
No votes directly concern comprehensive reform, DACA protections, or agriculture-linked border measures.
Opposed a Department of Homeland Security funding bill absent accountability measures for ICE, calling for judicial warrant requirements, restrictions on excessive force, and protections against detention of U.S. citizens.
No votes address DHS funding accountability, ICE warrants, or detention protections.
Applauded a federal court ruling blocking a proposed $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, citing its negative impact on hospitals and rural healthcare recruitment.
No votes relate to H-1B fees or hospital recruitment impacts.