• 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
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
03/12/2007 H.R.1440 Men's Health Act of 2007
03/12/2007 H.R.1355 Scott Gardner Act
03/12/2007 H.Res.89 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a day should be established as Dutch-American Friendship Day to celebrate the historic ties of the United States and the Netherlands. Failed No
03/09/2007 H.R.1442 Zero Baseline Budget Act of 2007
03/09/2007 H.R.1398 Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007
03/09/2007 H.Con.Res.85 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
03/07/2007 H.R.1390 To require Senate confirmation of an individual appointed to serve as the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan.
03/07/2007 H.R.1366 Individual AMT Repeal Act of 2007
03/07/2007 H.R.1365 Corporate AMT Repeal
03/07/2007 H.R.577 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, as the "Sergeant Henry Ybarra III Post Office Building".
03/06/2007 H.R.1359 Enumerated Powers Act
03/05/2007 H.R.1279 Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2007
03/05/2007 H.R.1188 Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2007
03/02/2007 H.R.650 To provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's Disease.
03/02/2007 H.R.303 Retired Pay Restoration Act
03/01/2007 H.R.1307 Veterans Identity Protection Act
03/01/2007 H.R.1306 To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
03/01/2007 H.R.1304 Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act of 2007
03/01/2007 H.R.1295 Parental Notification and Intervention Act of 2007
03/01/2007 H.R.1261 Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007
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