Representative Sanford D., Jr. Bishop

District 2 Georgia, Democrat
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Name
Sanford D., Jr. D. Bishop
 
Birth Place
Mobile, AL
 
Birth Date
02/04/1947
 
Education
JD, Emory University, 1971
BA, Political Science, Morehouse College, 1968.

 
Religion
Baptist
 
Family
Wife: Vivian Creighton
1 Stepchild: Aayesha J. Reese.
 
 
 
 
Professional Experience
Partner, Bishop and Buckner, P.C., 1978-1992
Partner, Bishop and Hudlin, 1972-1978
Attorney, Legal Defense Fund, 1971-1972
United States Army, Reserve Officer Training Corps, 1969-1971.

 
Political Experience
Senior Whip, 110th Congress
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-present
Senator, Georgia State Senate, 1991-1992
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 1977-1990.

 
Organizations
Member, Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons, 1990-present
Alabama State Bar, 1973-present
Member, Georgia State Bar, 1971-present
Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, 1966-present
Boy Scouts of America
Executive Board, Chattahoochee Council
Council on Foreign Relations
Fourth Street Baptist Church
Impact Aid Coalition
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Memeber, Mount Zion Baptist Church
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Shriner
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity.

 
Current Office
House of Representatives
 
State
Georgia
 
District
2
 
Party
Democrat
 
First Elected
11/03/1992
 
Next Election
2008
 
County
Baker, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Colquitt (part), Crisp, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Lowndes (part), Miller, Mitchell, Muscogee (part), Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Webster, Worth. Population (2000), 629,735.
 
Zipcodes
30150, 30290, 31010, 31015, 31039, 31068-69, 31072, 31092, 31201, 31204, 31211, 31217, 31328, 31601-03, 31605-06, 31625-26, 31629, 31636-38, 31641, 31643, 31698, 31701-12, 31714, 31716, 31719-22, 31727, 31730, 31733, 31735, 31738-39, 31743-44, 31747, 31749, 31753, 31756-58, 31763-65, 31768, 31771-72, 31775-76, 31778-84, 31787-96, 31799, 31803, 31805, 31814-15, 31821, 31824- 25, 31832, 31901-07, 31914, 31995, 31997-99, 39813, 39815, 39817-19, 39823-29, 39832, 39834, 39836-37, 39840-42, 39845-46, 39851-52, 39854, 39859, 39861-62, 39866-67, 39870, 39877, 39885-86, 39897 [[Page 72]] THIRD DISTRICT JIM MARSHALL, Democrat, of Macon, GA; born in Ithaca, NY, March 31, 1948; education: graduated from high school in Mobile, AL, in 1966; received a National Merit Scholarship to attend Princeton University, and graduated in 1972; military service: U.S. Army; infantry combat in Vietnam; served as an Airborne-Ranger reconnaissance platoon sergeant; decorated for heroism; received Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars; professional: graduated from Boston University Law School, 1977; joined the Mercer University Law School faculty in 1979; public service: participates in numerous community service activities; elected Mayor of Macon, GA, in 1995; married: Camille; children: Mary and Robert; committees: Agriculture; Armed Services; elected to the 108th Congress on November 5, 2002; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings http://jimmarshall.house.gov 515 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. (202) 225-6531 Chief of Staff.--John Kirincich. FAX: 225-3013 Legislative Director.--Bradley Edgell. Communications Director.--Doug Moore. 682 Cherry Street, Suite 300, Macon, GA 31201.......... (478) 464-0255 503 Bellevue Avenue, Suite C, Dublin, GA 31021......... (478) 296-2023 Counties: Baldwin, Bibb (part), Bleckley, Candler, Crawford, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Evans, Hancock, Houston (part), Johnson, Jones (part), Laurens, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pulaski (part), Schley, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Twiggs, Washington, Wheeler, Wilcox (part), Wilkinson. Population (2000), 629,748. ZIP Codes: 30204, 30233, 30401, 30410-14, 30417, 30420-21, 30423, 30425, 30427-29, 30436, 30438-39, 30441, 30445, 30447-48, 30450-54, 30457, 30464, 30470-71, 30473-75, 30477, 30499, 30678, 30820, 31001-03, 31006-09, 31011-23, 31025, 31027-42, 31044-46, 31049-52, 31054-55, 31057- 63, 31065-72, 31075-78, 31081-84, 31086-99, 31201-13, 31216-17, 31220, 31294-97, 31328, 31544, 31549, 31601-02, 31632, 31711, 31735, 31801, 31803, 31806, 31812, 31824
 
Washington, D.C. Address
2429 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1002
Phone: 202-225-3631
Fax: 202-225-2203
 
District Address
Hobby Stripland
District Director
235 Roosevelt Avenue Albany Towers, Suite 114
Albany, GA 31701
Phone: 229-439-8067
Fax: 229-436-2099
 
District Address
18 Ninth Street, Suite 201
Columbus, GA 31901
Phone: 706-320-9477
Fax: 706-320-9479
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Committees
Agriculture
Armed Services
 
 
 
 
Caucuses:
Army Caucus
Blue Dog Coalition
Congressional Air Power Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Children's Working Group
Congressional Federal Government Service Caucus
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Motor Sports Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Peanut Caucus
Congressional Rural Caucus
Congressional Soy Bean Caucus
Congressional Sportsman's Caucus
Congressional Steel Caucus
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus
Council on Foreign Relations
Chair, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Depot Caucus
Federal Government Service Caucus
Co-Chair, Forestry 2000 Task Force
Governor's Advisory Council on Drug Abuse
House Veteran's Affairs' Committee
Impact Aid Coalition
Law Enforcement Caucus
National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
National Security Caucus
Rural Health Care Coalition
Georgia Representative, Southern Growth Policies Board
Chair, Working Group on Defense of Physical Infrastructure and Natural Resources.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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