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Pete Sessions | |
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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, 1997 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Colin Allred |
| Constituency | 5th district (1997–2003) 32nd district (2003–2019) |
| Chair of the House Rules Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Dreier |
| Succeeded by | Jim McGovern |
| Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Leader | John Boehner |
| Preceded by | Tom Cole |
| Succeeded by | Greg Walden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Anderson Sessions March 22, 1955 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Juanita Diaz
(m. 1984; div. 2011)Karen Diebel (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | William S. Sessions (father) |
| Education | Southwestern University (BS) |
| Website | House website |
Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician from Texas who is the U.S. representative for Texas's 17th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for thirteen terms. He chaired the House Rules Committee from 2013 to 2019 and is a former chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee.[1] He was defeated for reelection by Democrat Colin Allred in 2018.[2] On October 3, 2019, Sessions announced that he was running for Congress again in 2020.[3][4] He was elected to the 17th district congressional seat on November 3, 2020.[5]
He is the son of former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) William S. Sessions.
- ^ "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". The Hill.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (October 3, 2019). "Former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions announces campaign for open Bill Flores seat". The Texas Tribune.
- ^ U.S. House District 17: Pete Sessions returns to Congress with win over Rick Kennedy, Austin American Statesman, November 3, 2020.