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Jeff Sessions

Republican · Senate · Alabama · 1997–2017

Jeff Sessions was a Republican U.S. senator from Alabama, serving 1997–2017. Sponsored 107 bills, 7 of which became law. Cast 6,118 votes and missed 2.8%.

Years in Congress
20
Bills sponsored
107
Became law
7
Votes missed
2.8%
Raised (all campaigns)
$21.3M
Born
1946

Biography

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States attorney general from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United States senator from Alabama from 1997 to 2017 before resigning that position to serve as attorney general in the first administration of President Donald Trump.

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Terms in office

  • Senate, Alabama1997–2017 · Republican

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Capitol Receipts, “Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Senate 1997–2017,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/S001141/jeff-sessions (accessed 2026-10-13).

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