Sanford Bishop

ALBANY — Congressman Sanford Bishop issued the following statement at the conclusion of the Republican Primary Runoff for the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia:. “I congratulate Chris West on winning the Republican nomination for the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia and look forward to the race. I have always looked at elections as an opportunity to present my background and resume to the voters and have asked them to weigh my proven record against that of my opponents so that they might decide who is best-suited to fight for their needs, causes and to best represent their interests in Washington.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga., supported S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The legislation was the product of intense bipartisan negotiation in the United States Senate. The U.S. Senate approved the bill on a bipartisan vote of 65 to 33. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 234 to 193 to send the measure to President Biden for his signature into law.

Chris West on Tuesday beat Jeremy Hunt in a Republican runoff election for a southwest Georgia House seat the GOP believes it can wrestle away from a 30-year Democratic incumbent. West will meet Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr. in a November matchup. The race to represent newly reconfigured Georgia's 2nd Congressional...

Despite being outspent at least 11-to-1, Chris West defeated Jeremy Hunt in the Republican primary runoff in Georgia's 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday night, per AP. Why it matters: West, an attorney and officer in Georgia's Air National Guard, will take on Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) in what is considered Georgia's only competitive congressional race in November.

On Thursday afternoon, Congressman Sanford Bishop along with FRA Administrator Amit Bose announced recent funding granted to the Cordele Inland Port Corridor. Bishop said the corridor is vital when it comes to moving goods to and from South, GA and to the Port of Savannah. Two Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and...

Today, June 15, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies, introduced and led the subcommittee in approving its Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill. The funds in this bill will support a wide range...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The stakes are high as two Georgia Republicans battle in a primary runoff for the right to challenge longtime Democratic Congressman Sanford Bishop. West Point graduate and Yale law school student Jeremy Hunt and Thomasville lawyer Chris West are on the Second District June 21st ballot. The two men — both […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R.7910 Friday, the Protect our Kids Act and will soon consider H.R. 2377, the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. Both bills are legislative efforts to address the ongoing problem of mass shootings in America. In the past month, mass...

Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District has been represented by Democrat Sanford Bishop since 1993. But Republicans are hoping to change that this November. In fact, many predict that this could be one of the state’s most closely contested congressional election in the upcoming General Election. And even the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has identified Bishop as one of its most vulnerable incumbents ahead of the midterms.