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Questions about Pete Sessions
U.S. Representative for Texas’s 17th District · Republican · from roll-call votes in the 119th Congress
How often does Pete Sessions vote with his party?
Pete Sessions voted with Republicans on 99% of party-line votes in the 119th Congress (House median 98%), as of Nov 2, 2026.
| Party-line votes cast | 471 |
|---|---|
| With Republicans | 464 (99%) |
| Against Republicans | 7 |
| House median | 98% |
| House Republicans, median | 98% |
Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · How we measure · Who breaks with party most · Updated Nov 2, 2026
How bipartisan is Pete Sessions?
Pete Sessions voted the same way as Democrats on 13% of shared contested votes in the 119th Congress (House median 12%), tied for 136th most of 430 House members, as of Nov 2, 2026.
| Contested votes cast | 527 |
|---|---|
| Same vote as Democrats | 13% |
| House median | 12% |
| Rank in the chamber | tied for 136th of 430 |
Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · How we measure · Updated Nov 2, 2026
Which members vote most like Pete Sessions?
Mike Johnson voted the same way as Pete Sessions most often: 99% of 432 shared contested votes in the 119th Congress (median for two House members of the same party 95%), as of Nov 2, 2026.
Median for two House members of the same party: 95%; of different parties: 11%.
| Member | Same vote |
|---|---|
| RMike Johnson | 99% |
| RMatt Van Epps | 99% |
| RNeal P. Dunn | 98% |
| RRudy Yakym III | 98% |
| RAugust Pfluger | 98% |
| DHenry Cuellar Closest of the Democrats | 42% |
Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · How we measure · Updated Nov 2, 2026
How much of Pete Sessions’s PAC money came from PACs whose organizations lobbied on bills he voted on?
Of the 112 PACs that gave to Pete Sessions in 2025–26 and have a lobbying organization behind them, 61 belong to organizations that lobbied on bills that came to a vote with him in the chamber or that he cosponsored or sponsored (54%; House median 58%); together they gave $210K of the $576K in PAC money he received (37%; House median 41%), as of Nov 3, 2026.
Largest PACs this cycle: Allied Pilots Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. What each gave is part of Pro.
| PACs that gave in 2025–26 | 169 |
|---|---|
| With a lobbying organization behind them | 112 |
| Of those, their organizations lobbied on these bills | 61 (54%) |
| House median | 58% |
| Their gifts, together | $210K of $576K |
Source: FEC PAC gifts · Senate LDA lobbying filings · Bill by bill on the profile · How we measure · Updated Nov 3, 2026
Who is running against Pete Sessions in 2026?
Ballot not yet checked. Pete Sessions has filed with the FEC to run for re-election to Texas’s 17th District, and 2 other candidates have filed for the seat; Oathstar has not compiled who won the primaries there.
Source: FEC candidate filings · The full race