SESSIONS, PETE MR.

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: Experience: House: District 32, 1997-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,914,444Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

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: Dallas, TX

Religion: Methodist

Education

BS, Southwestern University, 1978

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present

Chair, National Republican Congressional Committee

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1991, 1994

Current Legislative Committees

Rules, Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Results Caucus

Former Chair, Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

District Manager for Marketing, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, retired

Vice President, Public Policy, National Center for Policy Analysis, 1994-1995

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Team Leader, Adopt-A-Shoreline

Member, Board of Trustees, Southwestern University

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Member, Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America

Former Scout Master, Eagle Scouts, Boy Scouts of America

Secretary, East Dallas Rotary Club

Treasurer, East Dallas Rotary Club

Member, National Committee, National Eagle Scout Association

Adviser to the President, Special Olympics Texas

Member, United Methodist Church

Member, Board, East Dallas Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 1989-2000

Chair, Northeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 1994

Additional Information

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

Total: 1

Pete Sessions: Obama Accountable For Murders 'Every Day' By Undocumented Immigrants

02/27/2015

The Huffington Post

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 333

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/28/2017	H.Res.289	Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 99) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.	04/28/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/26/2017	H.Res.254	Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1628) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.	04/26/2017 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 275, H. Res. 254 is laid on the table. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	H.R.2117	Multi-Employer Pension Plan Partnership Act of 2017	04/25/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.Con.Res.48	Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.	04/06/2017 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.Res.228	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1628) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.	03/24/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.Res.221	Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.	03/23/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/21/2017	H.R.1492	Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017	03/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/03/2017	H.R.1275	World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017	03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/01/2017	H.Res.156	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1004) to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of information relating to pending agency regulatory actions, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1009) to amend title 44, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to review regulations, and for other purposes.	03/01/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/17/2017	H.R.1200	Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017	02/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/13/2017	H.Res.115	Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Rules in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.	02/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
01/31/2017	H.Res.50	Recognizing the historical importance of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.	01/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
01/13/2017	H.R.575	Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2017	01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
01/04/2017	H.Con.Res.1	Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government.	01/04/2017 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.Res.9	Fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.	01/03/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
12/22/2016	H.Res.942	Recognizing the historical importance of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.	12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
10/21/2016	H.R.6283	Truth in Regulations Act of 2016	10/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5284	World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
09/08/2016	H.Res.844	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2357) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Form S-3 so as to add listing and registration of a class of common equity securities on a national securities exchange as an additional basis for satisfying the requirements of General Instruction I.B.1. of such form and to remove such listing and registration as a requirement of General Instruction I.B.6. of such form, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5424) to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to amend its rules to modernize certain requirements relating to investment advisers, and for other purposes.	09/08/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/22/2016	H.Con.Res.148	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense and that the Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the States.	07/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)

Total: 3563

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
10/22/2003	H.R.3307	Stop Terrorism of Property Act of 2003
10/22/2003	H.R.3294	Financial Literacy Enhancement Act
10/14/2003	H.R.3178	Health and Education Access for Students with Diabetes Act
10/10/2003	H.R.3208	To ensure that the travel and transportation allowances provided in connection with rest and recuperative leave granted to a member of the Armed Forces serving in Iraq or Afghanistan cover travel to and from the permanent duty station or home of record of the member, not simply to and from a port of entry in the United States.
10/06/2003	H.R.3130	To amend the Head Start Act to require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations.
10/03/2003	H.R.3240	To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor in the State of Texas as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.
10/03/2003	H.R.3109	Celia Cruz Commemorative Coin Act
10/02/2003	H.R.3246	Mobile Machinery Tax Fairness Act
10/01/2003	H.R.3215	Tax Reform Action Commission Act of 2003
10/01/2003	H.Res.385	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the U.S.-R.O.K (South Korea) Mutual Defense Treaty as a momentous occasion and as an excellent opportunity to reaffirm a mutual commitment and to continue to deepen cooperation and friendship between the United States and the Republic of Korea.
10/01/2003	H.R.2671	Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2003
09/23/2003	H.Res.362	Recognizing the importance and contributions of sportsmen to American society, supporting the traditions and values of sportsmen, and recognizing the many economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities.
09/18/2003	H.R.49	Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act
09/17/2003	H.R.3125	Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2003
09/09/2003	H.R.3042	Clean Air and Water Investment and Infrastructure Security Act of 2003
09/09/2003	H.R.2743	Government Accountability and Streamlining Act of 2003
09/09/2003	H.Con.Res.190	To establish a joint committee to review House and Senate rules, joint rules, and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations for the American people.
09/04/2003	H.R.2906	To clarify that federally licensed firerarms dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed firearms dealers at places other than the business premises specified on the license of the transferor dealer.
09/03/2003	H.Res.350	Congratulating Lance Armstrong for winning the 2003 Tour de France.	Agreed to	No
08/25/2003	H.R.2868	To award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.

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