Pete Sessions
U.S. Representative, TX-17 since 2021. Ran in 16 elections between 1994 and 2024, winning 14. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
U.S. Representative, TX-17Born 1955Business executive
- In office
- 5 yrs
- Since 2021
- Bills became law
- 0
- 20 sponsored, 119th Congress
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 2.1%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +7.1
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Committees
119th Congress.
- House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformGovernment Operations · ChairmanHealth Care and Financial Services
- House Committee on Financial ServicesNational Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial InstitutionsCapital Markets
Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.
Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET
Voting record
Where Sessions sits in the U.S. House
Sessions is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Joe Wilson, Tony Gonzales, Michael Rulli
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET
With Sessions’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Sessions’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Sessions | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 262–159 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to… | No | No | Yes | Failed 189–235 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | S 2: Secure America Act | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 214–212 |
| May 13, 2026 | HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 218–203 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 233–185 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Sessions was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | U.S. House, TX-17 | Won | R+7.1 | R+22.0 | −14.9 |
| 2024 | U.S. House, TX-17 | Won | R+32.7 | — | — |
| 2022 | U.S. House, TX-17 | Won | R+33.0 | — | — |
| 2020 | U.S. House, TX-17 | Won | R+14.9 | — | — |
| 2018 | U.S. House, TX-32 | Lost | D+6.5 | — | — |
| 2016 | U.S. House, TX-32 | Won | R+52.1 | — | — |
| 2014 | U.S. House, TX-32 | Won | R+26.4 | — | — |
| 2012 | U.S. House, TX-32 | Won | R+18.8 | — | — |
| 2010 | U.S. House, TX-32 | Won | R+27.7 | — | — |
| 2008 | U.S. House, TX-32 | Won | R+16.7 | — | — |
| 2006 | U.S. House, TX-32 | Won | R+15.2 | — | — |
| 2004 | U.S. House, TX-32 | Won | R+10.3 | — | — |
| 2002 | U.S. House, TX-32 | Won | R+37.4 | — | — |
| 2000 | U.S. House, TX-5 | Won | R+9.6 | — | — |
| 1998 | U.S. House, TX-5 | Won | R+12.3 | — | — |
| 1996 | U.S. House, TX-5 (special) | Won | R+6.1 | — | — |
| 1994 | U.S. House, TX-5 | Lost | D+2.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $1.3M
- Spent
- $730.8K
- Cash
- $1M
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Seats Sessions has held
- U.S. House, TX-17 · 2021–2027
- U.S. House, TX-32 · 2003–2019
- U.S. House, TX-5 · 1997–2003
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sessions has run against
- Casey Shepard (D) · 2026 election, won
- Mark Lorenzen (D) · 2024 election, won
- Mary Jo Woods (D) · 2022 election, won
- Rick Kennedy (D) · 2020 election, won
- Colin Allred (D) · 2018 election, lost
- Ed Rankin (L) · 2016 election, won
- Frank Perez (D) · 2014 election, won
- Katherine Savers McGovern (D) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 9 polls; Sessions’s best result was 50% (Texas's 32nd District, 2004).
Sessions’s polls in the database →How we know Sessions
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide S000250
- FEC H2TX03126
- Wikidata Q437852
- Ballotpedia Pete Sessions
- Vote Smart 288
- GovTrack 400367
- OpenSecrets N00005681
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET