Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas | |
| 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 March 22, 1955 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 |
Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician who serves in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 17th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. He chaired the House Rules Committee from 2013 to 2019 and is a former chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Sessions previously served in Congress from 1997 to 2019, representing districts based in Dallas. He was defeated for reelection by Democrat Colin Allred in 2018. On October 3, 2019, Sessions announced that he was running for Congress again in 2020. He was elected to the 17th district, based in Waco, on November 3, 2020.