Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
Incumbent
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
(1955-03-22) March 22, 1955 (age 69) 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
Pete Sessions's voice
Pete Sessions speaks in support of H.R.1492, the Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 Recorded July 11, 2017
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.
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