As a civil rights attorney, I handled a lawsuit against the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville on behalf of 6,000 African-American inmates who were experiencing constitutional violations of their rights. A federal judge decided the state had to improve conditions and end the constitutional violations that were occurring, but every time we had status conferences, we were told the legislature hadn’t appropriated the money to make the necessary changes.
After hearing that for three and a half years, I was beyond frustrated and decided to run for the Georgia legislature to help deliver real justice.
Since winning that first election, I’ve taken action to make progress. In Congress, I have fought hard to protect and expand voting rights at the federal level, spearhead the expansion of rural broadband, improve access to quality and affordable health care, and stand up for working Americans.
But in 2022, all of that work was put at risk. I was named a Frontline race, FiveThirtyEight said my race was the most competitive House race in Georgia, and the NRCC told me to “retire or lose.”
Congressman Sanford Bishop is serving his sixteenth term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the constituents of the Second Congressional District of Georgia. A consensus builder that works with members on both sides of the aisle, Congressman Bishop is uniquely dedicated to his constituents and has demonstrated himself as a leader inside of Congress.
