Pete Sessions | |
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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.[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]