Feb 08, 2017 · The one Democrat who voted in support of Sessions was Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Sessions, a senator from Alabama, voted present.
Sessions was an early supporter of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign; he was nominated by Trump for the post of U.S. Attorney General. He was confirmed and sworn in as Attorney General in February 2017.
In August 2012, Sessions married Karen Diebel, a 2010 congressional candidate in Florida and a Trump Administration appointee to the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Pete Sessions is not related to former Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Mary Blackshear SessionsJeff Sessions / Wife (m. 1969)
5′ 5″Jeff Sessions / Height
Representative (R-TX 17th District) since 2021Pete Sessions / Office
Texas's 17th congressional districtTexas's 17th congressional district – since January 3, 2013.RepresentativePete Sessions R–WacoDistribution75.28% urban 24.72% ruralPopulation (2019)786,0233 more rows
William BarrPresidentGeorge H. W. BushPreceded byDonald B. AyerSucceeded byGeorge J. Terwilliger IIIUnited States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel30 more rows
Richard Shelby (Republican Party)Tommy Tuberville (Republican Party)Alabama/Senators
List of U.S. attorneys generalAttorney GeneralYears of serviceMerrick Garland2021-PresentCharles Lee1795-1801William Bradford1794-1795Edmund Jennings Randolph1789-179482 more rows
the president of the United StatesThe attorney general is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States. Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, the officeholder is nominated by the president of the United States, then appointed with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.