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Pete Sessions

U.S. Representative, Texas 17th Congressional District · Republican

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Texas 17th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — 2026 November General Election candidate list (Candidate Bio Portal, status 'Candidate in the General Election'; certified 2026-08-28): U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17 · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Texas 17th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 1 other candidate, 3 certified results. See the race

The District

What Texas 17th Congressional District covers

Covers all of McLennan County, Milam County, Bosque County, Hill County, Limestone County, Freestone County, Robertson County and Falls County; parts of Williamson County, Bell County and Johnson County.

Map of Texas 17th Congressional District with 294 precincts

294 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "PLANC2333 (Texas congressional plan, 2025)" (H.B. 4, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025); signed by Gov. Abbott Aug 29, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections: a three-judge district court's preliminary injunction (Nov 18, 2025) was stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec 4, 2025; used for the Mar 3, 2026 primary. Official file https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/planc2333 · Precinct lines: no contest override (the 2020-2024 House contests were on the prior lines); no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people; no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Texas 17th District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as S000250. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act · voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act · voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 · voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act · voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act · voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score 0.5830 over 572 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Scorecards

  • Club for Growth scorecard, 2025: 95%

    95% on the Club for Growth's 2025 congressional scorecard; lifetime score 83%. The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · Club for Growth · source

  • AFL-CIO Legislative Scorecard, 2025: 0%

    0% on the AFL-CIO's 2025 Legislative Scorecard; lifetime score 7%. The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · AFL-CIO · source

  • League of Conservation Voters scorecard, 2025: 3%

    3% on LCV's 2025 National Environmental Scorecard; lifetime score 3%. The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · League of Conservation Voters · source

  • Heritage Action for America scorecard, 119th Congress: 94%

    94% on Heritage Action's 119th Congress scorecard (key votes and co-sponsorships, updated weekly while Congress is in session). The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · Heritage Action for America · source

Committees and Appointments

  • Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Member

    U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: Government Operations (Chair); Health Care and Financial Services

    Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

  • Committee on Financial Services · Member

    U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions; Capital Markets

    Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$1,058,748cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$933,956cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$616,597cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • The Stanton Group$78,506.35
  • Aristotle International Inc$15,770.25
  • The Mcintosh Co$11,733.01
  • Texas Tape And Label$8,470.56
  • Williamson County Republican Party$8,040.00

Campaign finance · Pete Sessions For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Stock trades · periodic transaction reports 2024–2026

    17 periodic transaction reports filed with the House Clerk, 2024–2026; 31 transactions transcribed from 17 electronic reports.

    Sep 22, 2026 · Official · U.S. House Clerk

  • Campaign finance · Pete Sessions For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $1,058,747.91 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $616,597.16 · cash on hand $933,956.23 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $503,122.98 (48%); PACs and other political committees $517,126.27 (49%); Candidate contributions $10.00 (0%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $38,488.66 (4%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): other $173,689.96; fundraising $92,903.26; staff, contractors and reimbursements $38,636.25; digital $22,353.37; direct mail $20,000.00; general consulting $1,088.36.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Pete

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $0 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $54. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Feb 18, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • X (Twitter) spend · proxy · Texas Alliance for Life Fed PAC (supporting)

    Texas Alliance for Life Fed PAC — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 1 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $7–$7 (FEC Schedule E lines, payee X Corp (proxy)); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Feb 18, 2026 · Official · FEC Schedule E lines with payee X Corp — proxy; X publishes no US political-ad library · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $53 supporting, $0 opposing, across 5 reports.

  • Texas Alliance for Life Fed PACSupporting · $53

    5 reports, newest Mar 17, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I was shocked and saddened to learn about the passing of my good friend Senator Lindsey Graham. Lindsey dedicated his life to serving the people of South Carolina and was one of our greatest Republican senators. I send my heartfelt condolences to his family.”
Statement on the Passing of Senator Lindsey GrahamJul 12, 2026 · Self-published · petesessions.com · source
“Thank you TX-17! I am honored to have President Trump's support and grateful for the voters who continue to stand for strong leadership and America First policies.”
Thank You TX-17Mar 4, 2026 · Self-published · petesessions.com · source
“I am a deeply committed Christian with Texas principles who understands that America as one nation under God seeks and expects to lead with moral character and clarity.”
Pete Sessions for Congress -- AboutSelf-published · petesessions.com · source
“As a conservative member of Congress, I strongly support an agenda that puts more money into American's Pockets. This is produced by a conservative agenda through capitalism that uses the rule of law and investment that creates American jobs as the centerpiece of its goals.”
Pete Sessions for Congress -- AboutSelf-published · petesessions.com · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://www.petesessions.com/ captured 2026-09-24T19:46:16Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://www.petesessions.com/

    Source: petesessions.com retrieved Sep 2026 with media page updated Sep 14 2026

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Texas 17th District · November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "PETE SESSIONS" (REP) on the Texas Secretary of State (Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election) certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of 2026-08-28). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State (Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election) · source

  • U.S. Representative · TX-17

    Republican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State

  • Sponsored travel · Aspen Institute, Inc. and the Commonwealth Fund

    New York, NY, 6/5/2026 to 6/8/2026. Original filing, filed by Pete Sessions.

    Jun 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Heritage Foundation

    Cambridge, MD, 3/12/2026 to 3/13/2026. Original filing, filed by Rafaello Carone.

    Mar 12, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Congressional Institute

    Virginia Beach, VA, 9/22/2025 to 9/24/2025. Original filing, filed by Luis Vega.

    Sep 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange

    Switzerland, 8/1/2025 to 8/9/2025. Original filing, filed by Pete Sessions.

    Aug 1, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Aspen Institute, Inc., and Center for Responsible Innovation

    Spain, 5/23/2025 to 5/31/2025. Original filing, filed by Pete Sessions.

    May 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Congressional Institute

    Cambridge, MD, 8/15/2024 to 8/16/2024. Original filing, filed by Alexandra Broughton.

    Aug 15, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Aspen Institute, Inc., Breakthrough Energy Foundation, and Climate Imperative Foundation

    Australia, 5/25/2024 to 6/2/2024. Original filing, filed by Pete Sessions.

    May 25, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Steamboat Institute

    Beaver Creek, CO, 8/25/2023 to 8/26/2023. Original filing, filed by Cody Patterson.

    Aug 25, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Steamboat Institute

    Beaver Creek, CO, 8/25/2023 to 8/26/2023. Original filing, filed by Pete Sessions.

    Aug 25, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Aspen Institute, Inc., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Kenya, 8/12/2023 to 8/19/2023. Original filing, filed by Pete Sessions.

    Aug 12, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce

    Cyprus, Turkey, 7/29/2023 to 8/4/2023. Original filing, filed by Pete Sessions.

    Jul 29, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Aspen Institute

    Italy, 4/10/2023 to 4/15/2023. Amendment filing, filed by Pete Sessions.

    Apr 10, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Aspen Institute, Inc., and the Rockefeller Foundation

    Italy, 4/10/2023 to 4/15/2023. Original filing, filed by Pete Sessions.

    Apr 10, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Aspen Institute, Inc., Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Carnegie Corporation of New York

    Colombia, 2/21/2023 to 2/25/2023. Original filing, filed by Pete Sessions.

    Feb 21, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_s1476jx88.

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