Politician
Sanford Bishop
Democrat · Georgia · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2GA02031
Sanford Bishop (Democrat) raised $1.4M for the 2026 Georgia 2nd District race, $879K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$7.9M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
62%
$4.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$541K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
62% of Sanford Bishop's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia 2nd District | $1.4M | 64% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Georgia 2nd District | $1.9M | 63% | $5K / $0 | $12K | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Georgia 2nd District | $3.0M | 56% | $527K / $0 | $11K | $3.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Georgia 2nd District | $1.6M | 71% | $9K / $0 | $900 | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.7MTrade group $1.2MUnion $602KOther $373KMembership $357KLeadership PAC $290KSuper PAC $50KParty $17K
- Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$40K
- Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$40K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Peanut Buying Points Association Peanut Buying Point PACMembership$20K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Southeast Cotton Committee (Secc) Southern Cottongrowers Inc/Se Cotton Ginners AssnTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- DCCCParty$12K
- Delta Air Lines PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Rural Broadband PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Cox Enterprises PAC (Coxpac) Inc.CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Working Families Advocacy Projectfor $205K
- Congressional Black Caucus PACfor $137K
- DCCCfor $81K
- Center Forward Committeefor $75K
- United We Canfor $28K
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $9K
- With Honor Fund II, Inc.for $5K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 31 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 11 times (35%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $122K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $654K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $836K$47K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $836K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $81K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $654K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $122K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $47K$144K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $144K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $144K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $122K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $147K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $654K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $122K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $59K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $47K$147K$144K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $147K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $654K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Sanford Bishop's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Robert RobilliardFormer congressional staff
Policy Advisor, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA); Legislative Intern, Rep David Scott (D-GA); Legislative Intern, Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
Now lobbies for Crypto Council For Innovation, Norton Rose Fullbright Obo Ateliere Creative Technologies · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Sanford Bishop's 2026 campaign?
- Sanford Bishop (Democrat) raised $1.4M for the 2026 Georgia 2nd District race, $879K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Sanford Bishop?
- Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political Committee ($10K), Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) ($10K), Delta Air Lines PAC ($10K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), National Peanut Buying Points Association Peanut Buying Point PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Sanford Bishop raised across elections?
- $1.4M in 2026, $1.9M in 2024, $3.0M in 2022, $1.6M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.