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Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions.jpg
U.S. House, Texas, District 32
Incumbent
In office
January 3, 2003-present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position 10
PartyRepublican
PredecessorN/A
Compensation
Base salary$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 5, 2002
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Campaign $$14,911,484
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
U.S. House of Representatives, Texas, 5th District
1997-2003
Education
Bachelor'sSouthwestern University
Personal
BirthdayMarch 22, 1955
Place of birthWaco, TX
Professionbusiness executive
Net worth$1,249,508
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Contents

Pete Sessions (b. March 22, 1955) is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Texas. Sessions represents the 32nd congressional district of Texas and was first elected to the House in 1996. He represented the Texas's 5th district from 1997 to 2003. He won re-election to the 32nd district on November 6, 2012.[1]

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Sessions is a "far-right Republican leader".[2]

Biography

After earning his bachelor's degree, Sessions worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company, working his way up to district manager for marketing. He was also chairman of the Northeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce.[3]

Career

  • 2003-present: U.S. House of Representatives, Texas, 32nd District
  • 1997-2003: U.S. House of Representatives, Texas, 5th District

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Sessions serves on the following committees:[4]

2011-12

Sessions was a member of the following House committees[3]:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Pete Sessions endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [5]

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Voted "Yes" Sessions voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[6]

Elections

2012

See also: Texas' 32nd congressional district elections, 2012

Sessions ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Texas' 32nd District. He ran unopposed in the May 29, 2012, Republican primary. He defeated Katherine Savers McGovern (D) and Seth Hollist (L) in the November 6, 2012, general election.[7][8]

U.S. House, Texas, District 32 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgPete Sessions Incumbent 58.3% 146,653
     Democratic Katherine Savers McGovern 39.5% 99,288
     Libertarian Seth Hollist 2.3% 5,695
Total Votes 251,636
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Full history


Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Sessions is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Sessions raised a total of $14,911,484 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 25, 2013.[14]

Pete Sessions's Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 US House (Texas, District 32) Won $1,836,551
2010 US House (Texas, District 32) Won $2,153,120
2008 US House (Texas, District 32) Won $1,808,588
2006 US House (Texas, District 32) Won $1,891,843
2004 US House (Texas, District 32) Won $4,504,380
2002 US House (Texas, District 32) Won $730,537
2000 US House (Texas, District 5) Won $1,986,465
Grand Total Raised $14,911,484

2012

Breakdown of the source of Sessions' campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Sessions won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Sessions' campaign committee raised a total of $1,836,552 and spent $1,716,843.[15]

2010

Breakdown of the source of Sessions's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Sessions won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Sessions's campaign committee raised a total of $2,153,120 and spent $1,932,339.[16]

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Sessions missed 551 of 11,052 roll call votes from January 1997 to March 2013. This amounts to 5.0%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[17]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Sessions paid his congressional staff a total of $992,714 in 2011. Overall, Texas ranks 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[18]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Sessions' net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $706,017 to $1,793,000. That averages to $1,249,508, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232. His average net worth decreased by 71.73% from 2010.[19]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Sessions' net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $2,657,050 to $6,184,000. That averages to $4,420,525 which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[20]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Sessions ranked 30th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[21]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Sessions was tied with three other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 11th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[22]

Political positions

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Sessions voted with the Republican Party 93.3% of the time, which ranked 98 among the 242 House Republican members in November 2011.[23]

Personal

Sessions lives in Dallas, TX, and is active in the charities Adopt-A-Shoreline and Special Olympics.[3]

Recent news

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Pete Sessions News Feed


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External links


References

  1. ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, Texas"
  2. ↑ Gov Track "Sessions" Accessed May 24, 2012
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Official House website "About Pete," Accessed November 2, 2011
  4. ↑ CQ.com, House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress
  5. ↑ Texas Tribune, “Texas Congressman Will Back Romney,” April 5, 2012
  6. ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ Republican candidate list
  8. ↑ Unofficial Republican primary results
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"
  13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"
  14. ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Pete Sessions," Accessed March 25, 2013
  15. ↑ Open Secrets "Pete Sessions 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed March 5, 2013
  16. ↑ Open Secrets "Pete Sessions 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 2, 2011
  17. ↑ GovTrack, "Pete Sessions," Accessed April 2, 2013
  18. ↑ LegiStorm, "Pete Sessions," Accessed September 17, 2012
  19. ↑ OpenSecrets.org "Pete Sessions (R-Texas), 2011," accessed February 25, 2013
  20. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Pete Sessions (R-Texas), 2010," Accessed September 17, 2012
  21. ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013
  22. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
  23. ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
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