Pete Sessions
Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. In 2021, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives representing Texas.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Flores |
| Constituency | 17th district |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Colin Allred |
| Constituency | 32nd district |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | John Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Jeb Hensarling |
| Constituency | 5th district |
| Chair of the House Rules Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Dreier |
| Succeeded by | Jim McGovern |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Anderson Sessions March 22, 1955 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Juanita Diaz (m. 1984; div. 2011) Karen Diebel (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | William S. Sessions (father) |
| Education | Southwestern University (BS) |
He was the chairman of the House Rules Committee from 2013 to 2019 and is a former chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.[1]
He lost his re-election to Democrat Colin Allred in the November 2018 election.[2] On October 3, 2019, Sessions announced that he was running for Texas's 17th congressional district in the 2020 election.[3][4]
References
- "NRCC Leadership". Archived from the original on June 1, 2011.
- "2008 Election Results Update". Anthropology News. 49 (7): 18. October 2008. doi:10.1111/an.2008.49.7.18.3. ISSN 1541-6151.
- Greenwood, Max (October 3, 2019). "Pete Sessions announces bid for Bill Flores's Texas House seat". TheHill.
- Svitek, Patrick (October 3, 2019). "Former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions announces campaign for open Bill Flores seat". The Texas Tribune.
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