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Georgia · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Georgia District 02 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Georgia District 02 House race

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. has raised more than 9 times the next candidate.

Democrat Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. has raised about $1.1M, more than 9 times any rival.

Danny Glover reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 66% from PACs and 34% from individuals.

34% individuals66% PACs0% other
$1.1M
raised
MD

Matt Day

R
R · challenger

8% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 92% from other sources.

8% individuals0% PACs92% other
$130K
raised
AJ

Arthur Johnson

R
R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$8K
raised
DG

Danny Glover

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$5K
raised
CH

Chuck Hand

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$874
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$84K
Insurance$47K
Transportation$30K
Agriculture$30K
Law & Lobbying$24K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Health & Pharma$14K
Banking & Financial$6K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AFLAC, INC. · company$37K
  • THE STONE LAW GROUP - TRIAL LAWYERS, L · company$14K
  • PHOEBE PUTNEY HOSPITAL · company$14K
  • AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) · pac$10K
  • ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

58%31%
58% PACs31% individuals11% other

The incumbent's record

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
−$27K
−$83K - $30K. down $362K since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Appropriations

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$84K
Insurance$47K
Transportation$30K
Agriculture$30K
Law & Lobbying$24K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
D · incumbent
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
vs
MD
Matt Day
R · challenger
$1.1M
Raised
$130K
$448K
Cash on hand
$2K
66%
From PACs
0%
34%
From individuals
8%
Insurance
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No