Rep. Peter A. Sessions

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Pete" Birthdate: b. 03/22/1955 Birthplace: Waco, TX District: represents TX-32 Political Party: Republican Religion: Methodist Education: BS, Southwestern University, 1978. Last elected in 2006 receiving 71,461 (56.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $1,011,330 (#164) Spent 69% (#305) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 58% (#194) From PACs 37% (#328) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks No information available.
Voting Analysis Ideology 73% right-wing (#31) Predictable 95% (#199) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 13 times (#100) Avg. length 1,478 words (#78) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,732 (#110) Introduced 78 (#211) Debated 11 (#188) Enacted 2 (#283) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 85% (12/14 votes) National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) Public Citizen 40% (4/10 votes) National Association of Realtors 37% (3/8 votes) NAACP 28% (2/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 28% (2/7 votes) American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 16% (1/6 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Gail Patterson $14,800 from May 4, 2002 to August 9, 2007 2 Jack Knox $12,800 from June 23, 2004 to June 30, 2007 3 Christina Crain $12,800 from March 8, 2004 to December 25, 2007 4 Dan Patterson $12,500 from March 19, 2001 to April 5, 2007 5 James Lindsey $12,400 from October 15, 2001 to August 31, 2007 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $733,076 2 Barrett Burke Wilson Law Firm $25,150 3 Stanford Financial $22,275 4 National Freight $20,500 5 Contran $19,600 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Mr. Martin Feuer - Zurich $5,000 2 Katherine O. Orrico - American Association Of Neurological Surgeons $5,000 3 Mr. Paul A. Markowski, Cae - American Academy Of Otolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery $5,000 4 Anthony L. Hadley - Experian North America $5,000 5 Anthony L. Hadley - Experian North America $5,000 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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