• SESSIONS, PETE MR.
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%
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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
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 333
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/24/1999 H.Res.43 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to reduce waste, fraud, and error in Government programs by making improvements with respect to Federal management and debt collection practices, Federal payment systems, Federal benefit programs, and for other purposes. 02/24/1999 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
02/23/1999 H.Res.73 Designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House. 02/23/1999 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
02/11/1999 H.Res.44 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 437) to provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Office of the President. 02/11/1999 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/16/1998 H.Res.585 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Health Care Financing Administration should adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of the prospective payment system for home health services furnished under the Medicare Program. 10/16/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
09/22/1998 H.R.4603 To establish a portable retirement option for political appointees and congressional employees. 09/22/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.  (All Actions)
09/16/1998 H.R.3898 Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act of 1998 09/16/1998 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
08/05/1998 H.R.4348 Bank Investment in Subsurface Rights Act 08/05/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
06/11/1998 H.R.4056 Bosnia Force Realignment Act 06/11/1998 Referred to House International Relations  (All Actions)
04/09/1998 H.R.3683 Savings Account for Every American Act of 1998 04/09/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.  (All Actions)
03/11/1998 H.R.3398 Volunteer Organization Safety Act of 1998 03/11/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
02/26/1998 H.R.3238 NPDES Permit Gap Prevention Act of 1998 02/26/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
08/08/1997 H.R.2363 Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act of 1997 08/08/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
05/22/1997 H.R.1746 To provide that, in any year in which the Congress does not timely adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget that eliminates the deficit by fiscal year 2002, Members of Congress shall forfeit their right to be paid for the remainder of that year. 05/22/1997 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.  (All Actions)
Total: 3563
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.2372 VETERAN Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2823 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/22/2017 H.R.1973 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/22/2017 H.R.1761 Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017
05/22/2017 H.R.953 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.188 Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
05/18/2017 H.R.1222 Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017 H.R.1616 Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 Passed Yea
05/17/2017 H.J.Res.66 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. Passed Yea
05/16/2017 H.R.2465 Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
05/16/2017 H.R.2432 Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2017
05/16/2017 H.R.2431 Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act
05/10/2017 H.J.Res.36 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation". Passed Yea
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.1180 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Passed Aye
05/02/2017 H.Con.Res.52 Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
04/28/2017 H.R.1694 Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017 Passed Yea
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