SESSIONS, Pete, a Representative from Texas; born in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., March 22, 1955; B.S., Southwestern University, Georgetown, Tex., 1978; business executive; professional advocate; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2019); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018; chair, Committee on Rules (One Hundred Thirteenth through One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses); elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021–present).