
Pete Sessions
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Southwestern, Georgetown, Political Science, 1978
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
National Center for Policy Analysis, Vice-President
National Republican Congressional Committee, Chairman
Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout and Scout Master
Northeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Chairman
White Rock Council of the Boy Scouts of America, District Chairman
East Dallas YMCA, Board Member
First Methodist Church - Waco, Member
Southwestern University, Board of Trustees, 2006-2018
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
United States Congressman
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2025-2026
100%
2023-2024
100%
2017-18
100%
2015-16
100%
2024
100%
2025-2026
100%
2017-18
100%, 100% (cum.)†
2025
100%
2025-26
100%
2025-26
100%
2025
A+
2024
74%, 92%†
2025
96%, 88%†
2021
88%
2024
87%
2025-2026
94%, 76%†
2023
75%
2022
63% (cum.)†
2024
C
2025-2026
|100%
2023-2024
|100%
2017-18
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2024
|100%
2025-2026
|100%
2017-18
|100%, 100% (cum.)†
2025
|100%
2025-26
|100%
2025-26
|100%
2025
|A+
2024
|74%, 92%†
2025
|96%, 88%†
2021
|88%
2024
|87%
2025-2026
|94%, 76%†
2023
|75%
2022
|63% (cum.)†
2024
|C
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2018
C
2024
43%
2021-2022
38%
2024
27%, 20%†
2024
10%
2019
9%
2024
15%, 7%†
2024
11%, 6% (cum.)†
2023
5%
2025
3%, 3%†
2025
0%, 2% (cum.)†
2025
0%
2025-2026
0%
2022
0%
2026
F
2024
0%
2017-18
0%
2024
0%
2024
F
2022
F
2025-26
0%
2022
F
2024
0%
2018
|C
2024
|43%
2021-2022
|38%
2024
|27%, 20%†
2024
|11%, 6% (cum.)†
2023
|5%
2025
|3%, 3%†
2025
|0%, 2% (cum.)†
2025-2026
|0%
2022
|0%
2026
|F
2024
|0%
2017-18
|0%
2024
|F
2025-26
|0%
2022
|F
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (5)
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
National Right To Life
Life PAC
National Women's Prayer and Voting Army NWPVA
Terry Lowry The LINK Letter
OTHER (2)
President Donald J. Trump
*Texas Alliance for Life TAL PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
President Donald J. Trump
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (228)
Eric Flores (2026)
Joe Mitchell (2026)
Juan Ciscomani (2026)
Ken Calvert (2026)
Kevin J. Lincoln II (2026)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (245)
ACE Cash Express (2026)
Buckeye Liberty PAC (2026)
Defending the American Dream PAC (2026)
House Conservatives Fund (2026)
In The Arena PAC (2026)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
David Jolly (2014)
Robert Dold (2014)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (11)
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (2026)
National Association of Letter Carriers (2026)
National Coalition of Turkish American Women (2025)
American Maritime Officers (2021)
John Turner (2018)
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate graded F by pro-marijuana group NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws).
This candidate voted for H.R. 485, the Protecting Care for All Patients Act, which would prohibit federal health programs from using discriminatory measures known as Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs.) A vote for the bill is a pro-life position that indicates opposition to reducing or eliminating care for people with various disabilities and chronic conditions.
This candidate voted against HR 8404. This vote indicates the candidate holds a position that supports traditional marriage.
Voted no on H.R.4350, a bill which would have expanded Selective Service registration to include women.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
As prescribed by the patient physician and the law.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Disagree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Agree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
Disagree
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Choose not to answer
Freeze government spending.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Return all government workers to work. Eliminate duplicate funding sources for unemployment. Require verification of status every 5 years for government benefits Require verification of citizenship
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
We will have no national religion
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
America should move to a voluntary system whereby the government provides a subsidy for all Americans to buy into employer provided healthcare, which is the best model of healthcare in the world.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
B
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes. Israel is a part of the civilized world and a corresponding democracy.
Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
Strongly Agree
IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
The United States should have a more stringent immigration policy that allows for skilled workers and agricultural workers based upon the country's needs.
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Neutral
It depends upon who they are.
VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a committed Christian who knows that God created the universe, our world, and life itself.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None
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