Sanford Bishop

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Sanford Bishop is a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia known for his work on agriculture, military, and appropriations issues.

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instanceOf Democratic Party politician
human
politician
areaOfWork agricultural policy
federal appropriations
military and veterans affairs
birthName Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. NERFINISHED
committeeMembership House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies NERFINISHED
House Committee on Agriculture NERFINISHED
House Committee on Appropriations NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryRepresented United States of America
dateOfBirth 1947-02-04
degree Bachelor of Arts
Juris Doctor
educatedAt Emory University School of Law NERFINISHED
Morehouse College NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Bishop NERFINISHED
givenName Sanford NERFINISHED
hasGender male
languageSpoken English
legislativeBody United States Congress
memberOf United States House of Representatives
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank First Lieutenant
name Sanford Bishop NERFINISHED
notableFor long-serving Democratic representative from Georgia
work on agriculture, military, and appropriations issues
occupation lawyer
legislator
partOfCaucus Blue Dog Coalition NERFINISHED
Congressional Black Caucus NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Mobile, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED
politicalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies NERFINISHED
previousPositionHeld Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Member of the Georgia State Senate
religion Baptist
represents Georgia's 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED
residence Albany, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
servedIn United States Army Reserve NERFINISHED
spouse Vivian Creighton Bishop NERFINISHED
startTimeInOffice 1993-01-03
stateRepresented Georgia NERFINISHED

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Georgia’s 2nd congressional district currentRepresentative Sanford Bishop
subject surface form: Georgia's 2nd congressional district