Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, TX-17
Pete Sessions
American politician (born 1955)
- Over
- Casey Shepard (Democratic), 46.4%
- Votes
- 143,524 (19,091 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. 100% reporting. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +15.4, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Peter Anderson Sessions 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.
More
He chaired the House Rules Committee from 2013 to 2019 and is a former chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- March 22, 1955 (age 71)
- Education
- Southwestern University, Bachelor of Science, 1978
- Winston Churchill High School
- Occupation
- business executive, advocate, businessperson
- In Congress
- 14 House terms, since January 7, 1997
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, TX-17. Won with 53.6%, 7.1 points ahead over Casey Shepard.
- Pete Sessions Republican · winner53.6%
- Pete Sessions Republican · winnern/a
- Casey Shepard Democratic46.4%
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +15.4, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +7.1
- Difference
- 8.3 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
0.9% of the $620,688 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)0.4%$5,583
- Individuals, itemized46.5%$615,105
- Other political committees (PACs)49.8%$659,162
- The candidate (own money and loans)0.0%$10
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts3.3%$43,560
Employers donors listed
- BANKERS LIFE$7,5004 contributions
- SUGAR & SPICE BAKERY$7,5004 contributions
- US ENERGY STREAM, INC.$7,5009 contributions
- ABC$7,0002 contributions
- AKIN GUMP$7,0002 contributions
- ASCENSION BIOLOGICS LLC$7,0002 contributions
- BEAL BANK$7,0002 contributions
- CYTOGENESIS INC$7,0002 contributions
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$7,0002 contributions
- FISHER INVESTMENTS$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash 0a1b5c27f687
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
2 subcommittees
- National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
- Capital Markets
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
2 subcommittees
- Government Operations (Chairman)
- Health Care and Financial Services
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 21 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 275 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 9972: American Patients First Act of 2026Introduced July 27, 2026. Latest action July 27, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.Con.Res. 111: Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to defend freedom and never forget.Introduced June 30, 2026. Latest action June 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.Res. 1350: Expressing support of the goal of celebrating a "National Day of Honor and Respect" in conjunction with "Constitution Day and Citizenship Day".Introduced June 9, 2026. Latest action June 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 8312: Fraud Prevention and Accountability ActIntroduced April 15, 2026. Latest action June 11, 2026: Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 8290: China Exchange Rate Accountability Act of 2026Introduced April 15, 2026. Latest action June 18, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 611.
- H.R. 7953: FAIR ACTIntroduced March 17, 2026. Latest action March 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-08 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 771c8b536765
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- sessions.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-6105
- Washington office
- 2204 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4317
- Campaign email
- info@petesessions.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 9:58 AM ET
- 2026State House / Assembly, TX District U_S_17 · primary · won · 59,724 votes (100.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2024U.S. House, TX-17 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, TX-17 · General · won · 144,408 votes (66.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2021 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2020U.S. House, TX-17 · General · won · 171,390 votes (55.9%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, TX-32 · General · lost · 126,101 votes (45.8%) Vugol.Me record
- 1997 to 2019United States representative Wikidata
- Dates not givenUnited States representative Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q437852). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- Texas Rep. Pete Sessions: GOP 'failed to talk to the people in the middle'
- Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in prison for secret Venezuela lobbying
- ‘Tough road’ seen for Waters’ rivals at Financial Services
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All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/api-ivis-system/api/s3/enr/election/53815
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 9:58 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Sessions
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437852
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2TX03126/
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
- photo_action https://sessions.house.gov/about
- photo_full_body https://sessions.house.gov
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