Pete Sessions

Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. In 2021, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives representing Texas.

Pete Sessions
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, 2003 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Colin Allred
Constituency	32nd district
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	John Bryant
Succeeded by	Jeb Hensarling
Constituency	5th district
Chair of the House Rules Committee
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	David Dreier
Succeeded by	Jim McGovern
Personal details
Born	Peter Anderson Sessions (1955-03-22) March 22, 1955 (age 70) Waco, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Juanita Diaz ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 2011)​ Karen Diebel ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	2
Relatives	William S. Sessions (father)
Education	Southwestern University (BS)

He was the chairman of the House Rules Committee from 2013 to 2019 and is a former chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.^[1]

He lost his re-election to Democrat Colin Allred in the November 2018 election.^[2] On October 3, 2019, Sessions announced that he was running for Texas's 17th congressional district in the 2020 election.^[3][4]