On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (TX) - District 17
1512 Lake Air Drive, Suite 117
Waco, TX 76710
400 Austin Avenue
Suite 302
Waco, TX 76701
3034 Raguet Street
Nacogdoches, TX 75965
901 Normal Park Drive
Suite 208
Huntsville, TX 77320
300 East Shepherd Avenue
Suite 210
Lufkin, TX 75902
2204 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Peter 'Pete' A. Sessions
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Karen; 2 Children: Alex, Bill; 3 Stepchildren: Conor, Liam, Nicholas
Birth Date:
03/22/1955
Birth Place:
Waco, TX
Home City:
Waco, TX
Religion:
Methodist
BS, Political Science, Southwestern University, 1974-1978
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 17, 2021-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 17, 2024
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 32, 1997-2019
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 32, 2018
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1991, 1994
Member, Committee on Financial Services
Member, Committee on Oversight and Reform
Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Chair, Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce
Member, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets
Member, Subcommittee on National Security
Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services)
Member, Air Medical Caucus
Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education (C.A.R.E.)
Member, Congressional Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Boating Caucus
Member, Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
Member, Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
Member, Congressional Cement Caucus
Member, Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Friends of Switzerland Caucus
Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
Member, Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus
Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
Member, Congressional Military Mental Health Caucus
Member, Congressional Morocco Caucus
Member, Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
Member, Congressional Navy and Marine Corps Caucus
Member, Congressional Neurosciences Caucus
Member, Congressional Reclaim American Jobs Caucus
Member, Congressional Savings & Ownership Caucus
Member, Congressional Scouting Caucus
Member, Congressional Songwriters Caucus
Member, Congressional Sportsmens' Caucus
Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus
Member, Congressional United Kingdom Caucus
Member, Deadliest Cancers Caucus
Member, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus
Member, House General Aviation Caucus
Member, House Republican Israel Caucus
Former Member, House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Former Member, House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology
Member, Military Veterans Caucus
Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
Member, Republican Study Committee
Chair, Results Caucus
Former Chair, Rules Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair, Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process
Member, Special Operations Forces (SOF) Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House, United States House of Representatives
Member, Tea Party Caucus
Co-Chair, Yellow Pages Caucus
Member, Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives, 2023-Present
Principal, Sessions Partners, Limited Liability Company, 2019-present
District Manager for Marketing, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, retired
Vice President, Public Policy, National Center for Policy Analysis, 1994-1995
Team Leader, Adopt-A-Shoreline
Member, Board of Trustees, Southwestern University
Member, Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
Former Scout Master, Eagle Scouts, Boy Scouts of America
Secretary, East Dallas Rotary Club
Treasurer, East Dallas Rotary Club
Member, First United Methodist Church
Member, National Committee, National Eagle Scout Association
Chair, National Republican Congressional Committee
Adviser to the President, Special Olympics Texas
Member, Board, East Dallas Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 1989-2000
Chair, Northeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 1994
Astrological Sign:
Aries
Awards:
National Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America
Hero of the Taxpayer, Americans for Tax Reform, 2003
Friend of the Shareholder Award, American Shareholders Association, 2003
Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2003, 2004
Guardian of Senior's Rights Award, 60 Plus Association, 2003
True Blue Award, Family Research Council, 2003
Small Business Advocate Award, Small Business Survival Committee, 2004