Vivian Bishop Takes Helm

Bishop receives gavel as president of Washington, D.C. service club

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Georgia) today congratulated his wife, Vivian Bishop, on the occasion of her becoming President of the Washington D.C.-based Congressional Club. Mrs. Bishop formally received the gavel from the former president, Mrs. Vicki Tiahrt, wife of Congressman Todd Tiahrt, Republican of Kansas. Mrs. Bishop will be the first African American president of The Congressional Club.

In her role as President, Bishop will oversee a vast membership of spouses of Members of Congress, Ambassadors, Supreme Court justices and cabinet secretaries. In addition, she will coordinate luncheons and other special events.

During the 60th Congress, in May 1908, H.R. 22029 was passed by both the House and the Senate that incorporated the Congressional Club. The Congressional Club is the only club in the world to be incorporated by an Act of Congress. The Club nurtures and encourages bipartisan friendships among Congressional spouses