- See Sanford Bishop's sponsored bills →Sanford BishopDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$1.3M raised
- Matt DayRepublican✓ Verified$218K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Sanford Bishop supports access to quality healthcare in rural areas and improving telehealth, voting yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering premiums bills 12. He also supports providing law enforcement with resources and funding youth crime prevention, voting yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans 2nd amendment, bail, and violent offender bills 57. Matt Day opposes Pharmacy Benefit Managers, believing they bankrupt the healthcare system, and supports targeting them to reduce costs while linking illegal immigration to medical expenses 34. He supports eradicating criminal cartels and drugs to improve public safety and proposes a 'work-hab' program for non-violent offenders, opposing for-profit prisons 89.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Sanford BishopDemocratic | Matt DayRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Bishop supports agricultural prosperity and rural economic development through investments in farmers, broadband expansion, and disaster assistance. Bishop supports a responsible federal budget with fair and balanced tax revenue, investments in federal programs, and promotes education and workforce development to create good-paying jobs. Bishop votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access, privacy, and KIDS Act measures. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Healthcare | Bishop supports ensuring access to quality healthcare close to home, improving telehealth and broadband, and incentivizing health professionals to serve in rural and underserved communities. Bishop votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering premiums bills. | Matt Day opposes Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) because he believes they are bankrupting America's healthcare system. Day supports targeting Pharmacy Benefit Managers to reduce healthcare costs and says illegal immigration adds to medical costs. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Sanford Bishop supports ensuring access to quality healthcare close to home, improving telehealth and broadband, and incentivizing health professionals to serve in rural and underserved communities 1. He votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering premiums bills 2. Matt Day opposes Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) because he believes they are bankrupting America's healthcare system 3. He supports targeting Pharmacy Benefit Managers to reduce healthcare costs and says illegal immigration adds to medical costs 4. | ||
| Immigration | Bishop votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Bishop supports providing law enforcement and first responders with resources, funding youth crime prevention, and enhancing justice for all citizens. Bishop voted to support a combined funding bill providing full-year funding for departments supporting affordable housing, healthcare, medical research, workforce training, and national defense including public safety. Bishop votes yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans 2nd amendment, bail, and violent offender bills. | Matt Day supports eradicating criminal cartels and drugs to protect families and improve public safety. Day proposes a 'work-hab' program letting non-violent offenders work while getting off drugs instead of serving time, and opposes for-profit prisons. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Sanford Bishop supports providing law enforcement and first responders with resources, funding youth crime prevention, and enhancing justice for all citizens 1. He voted to support a combined funding bill that includes public safety among other areas 2 and votes yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans 2nd amendment, bail, and violent offender bills 3. Matt Day supports eradicating criminal cartels and drugs to protect families and improve public safety 4. He proposes a 'work-hab' program for non-violent offenders to work while getting off drugs instead of serving time and opposes for-profit prisons 5. | ||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Matt Day opposes abortion and vows to fight for the unborn, citing abortion deaths exceeding World War casualties. Day says he is anti-abortion. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Bishop votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension but nay on budget, continuing appropriations, and related appropriations bills. | Matt Day supports balancing the budget by cutting the size of the government. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Sanford Bishop votes in favor of tax relief and the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) but votes against the budget, continuing appropriations, and related appropriations bills 1. Matt Day supports balancing the budget by reducing the size of the government 2. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Bishop votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on EPA rule disapproval and HEATS Act. | Matt Day fights pollution by promoting farmers using nature's natural processes to protect the Earth. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Sanford Bishop votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on EPA rule disapproval and the HEATS Act 1. Matt Day fights pollution by promoting farmers using nature's natural processes to protect the Earth 2. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Bishop supports strong national defense and military readiness, ensuring troops have necessary equipment and family support, and advancing defense-related technology. Bishop supports legislation promoting human rights, foreign aid, security assistance to allies, and protecting religious freedom worldwide. Bishop votes yea on resolutions to remove forces from Iran and Lebanon and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA extension. | Matt Day supports maintaining the strongest military while simultaneously searching for peace and ending wasteful foreign aid. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Sanford Bishop supports strong national defense and military readiness, ensuring troops have necessary equipment and family support, and advancing defense-related technology 1. He also supports legislation promoting human rights, foreign aid, security assistance to allies, and protecting religious freedom worldwide 2. Bishop voted yea on resolutions to remove forces from Iran and Lebanon and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA extension 3. Matt Day supports maintaining the strongest military while simultaneously searching for peace and ending wasteful foreign aid 4. | ||