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Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) [1] is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis .
Sanford Bishop: D Georgia 2: January 3, 1993 12 Ken Calvert: R California 41: 13 Jim Clyburn: D South Carolina 6: Assistant Democratic Leader until February 14, 2024 14 Anna Eshoo: D California 16 15 Bobby Scott: D Virginia 3: Ranking Member: Education and the Workforce: 16 Nydia Velázquez: D New York 7: Ranking Member: Small Business: 17 ...
Elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George W. B. Towns and served from January 2, 1837, to March 3, 1837; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses and served ...
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This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Last weekend, we commemorated Memorial Day to honor those who died in military service to this country. As a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, I work to ensure America provides ...
Mar. 5—WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., vice chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, supported the passage ...
Illinois's 1st congressional district has the longest continuous streak of electing African-American representatives, a tendency that has occurred from 1928 to the present. There currently are 57 African-American representatives and two African-American delegates in the United States House of Representatives , representing 29 states, plus the U ...