Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions is a Republican incumbent in Texas's 17th district. $1.1M raised, $557K spent, $934K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.1M raised
- $934K of the $1.1M raised is still unspent What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,050,237 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $557,216 |
| Cash on hand | $933,956 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 71 · 14 terms · votes right of 80% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.58 |
| Votes more conservative than | 80% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 572 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosurepartly read, filed 2026-04-28
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-04-28. We could read 159 of the 162 asset lines in this report, so we show those and no totals: a total from a partial read would mislead. Open the official report (PDF)
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock (GOOG) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| D : ET Invest Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| D : CS Invest American Funds Investment Co of America Cl F-1 Shs (AICFX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| D : ET Invest Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) | ST | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : CS Invest BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) | ST | self | $50K to $100K |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) | ST | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| INTRUST BANK CD WICHITA KS CD 4.30 DUE 07/01/2025 | BA | self | none |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| D : CS Invest Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | ST | self | $50K to $100K |
| D : ET Invest New York Whole Life Insurance | WU | self | $50K to $100K |
| North American Whole Life Insurance | WU | self | $100K to $250K |
| Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund- Select Shares (SWPPX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| , Dividends $201 - $1,000 Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF (HNDL) | EF | self | none |
| Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| D : ET Invest US Bank #1 | BA | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| US Bank #2 | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| US Bank #2 | BA | self | $50K to $100K |
| US bank #2 | BA | self | $50K to $100K |
| US Bank #3 | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Verizon Communications Inc. Common Stock (VZ) | ST | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| 529 1 ⇒ 529 1 [5P] SP $50,001 - $100,000 Tax-Deferred L : IA 529 1 ⇒ 529 1 Florida Prepaid [5P] SP $1,001 - $15,000 Tax-Deferred L : FL 529 | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| CS SEP ⇒ Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund Class C (CPCTX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| CS SEP ⇒ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| CS SEP ⇒ Love Field ARPT TX | CS | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Bond CS SEP ⇒ Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market ETF (FNDB) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| CS SEP ⇒ Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF (FNDX) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS SEP ⇒ Schwab Fundamental US Lg Company Index Fund Insti Shs (SFLNX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| CS SEP ⇒ Schwab International Equity ETF (SCHF) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| CS SEP ⇒ Schwab Prime Advantage Money Fund- Investor Shares (SWVXX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS SEP ⇒ Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund- Select Shares (SWPPX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| D : CS Invest CS SEP ⇒ Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS SEP ⇒ Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| CS SEP ⇒ Schwab Value Advantage Money Fund (SWVXX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS SEP ⇒ US Bank #1 | BA | self | none |
| CS SEP ⇒ US Bank #1 | BA | self | $100K to $250K |
| CS SEP ⇒ US bank #1 | BA | self | $100K to $250K |
| CS SEP ⇒ US bank #2 | BA | self | $15K to $50K |
| CS SEP ⇒ US Bank #2 | BA | self | $15K to $50K |
| CS SEP ⇒ US Bank #3 | BA | self | none |
Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.
Public attention4,546 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Pete Sessions on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $498,753 | 47.5% |
| PACs and other committees | $516,176 | 49.1% |
| Candidate's own money | $10 | 0.0% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $35,298 | 3.4% |
This raceTX-17, rank #1 of 2
Pete Sessions ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H2TX03126, committee C00303305. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.