This district usually votes Democratic. Sanford Bishop, a Democrat, has taken $49,501 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Matt Day, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
Key issues in Georgia
Major issues facing Georgia, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Cost of living — Inflation and cost of living rank as the top concern for Georgia voters.
Economy and jobs — Polls show Georgians divided over whether the state economy is improving or declining.
Data center utility costs — Most older voters worry data centers will drive up residential utility bills.
Healthcare costs — Healthcare and prescription drug costs weigh heavily on Georgia's older voters.
Voter roll maintenance — A state audit flagged thousands of voter registrations with unverified citizenship status.
Candidates & funding
Sanford Bishop DemocratNominee
AIPAC-linked $49,501FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2024. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,126,530 raised · $861,583 spent · $447,808 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Voting rights, farmers, and civil rights for Middle and Southwest Georgia
FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Sanford Bishop D
Matt Day R
Raised
$1.1M
$217K
Individuals
$378K34%
$11K5%
PACs & parties
$739K66%
$0
Self-funded
$0
$191K88%
Other
$10K1%
$15K7%
AIPAC-linked*
$50K
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Sanford Bishop404 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.1M
Campaign spent$862K
Cash on hand$448K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals34%
PACs / committees66%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$9K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Corporate PAC$6K
Trade association PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Labor PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Membership PAC$6K
Showing the 50 biggest of 404 donors. The other 354 gave $659K combined.
Plus $33K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.