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  Sessions, Jeff
CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationRepublican  
<-  2017-02-01  
 
NameJeff Sessions
Address
Mobile, Alabama , United States
Emailsenator@sessions.senate.gov
Website [Link]
Born December 24, 1946 (77 years)
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifedRBH
Jan 31, 2020 02:01am
Tags Married - Methodist -
InfoJefferson Beauregard Sessions III
Jeff Sessions was born in Hybart, Alabama, on December 24, 1946, the son of a country store owner. He attended school in nearby Camden. He became an Eagle Scout in 1964 and recently received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Huntingdon College in 1969 and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Alabama in 1973. Sessions first practiced law in Russellville, Alabama, and then in Mobile, which he now calls home. Jeff Sessions served as an officer in the United States Army Reserves from 1973 until 1986, reaching the rank of Captain. Currently, he is a member of the Huntingdon College Board of Trustees as well as the Samford University Board of Overseers.

Jeff Sessions has served as lay leader and as a Sunday school teacher at his family's church, Ashland Place United Methodist Church, in Mobile. In 1983, he served as the Chairman of his church's Administrative Board. Every year since 1987, Sessions has been selected as a delegate to the annual Alabama Methodist Conference.

Sessions has served as Alabama's Attorney General (1995-1997), as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (1981-1993), and as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (1975-1977). Senator Sessions began serving in the U.S. Senate in January of 1997.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
03/27/2010-03/29/2010 Public Policy Polling 41.00% ( 0.0) 34.00% ( 0.0) 25.00% ( 0.0)
12/11/2009-12/13/2009 Survey USA 54.00% ( 8.0) 35.00% ( 3.0) 11.00% ( 4.0)
09/27/2009-09/28/2009 Survey USA 62.00% ( 0.0) 32.00% ( 1.0) 7.00% ( 2.0)
07/17/2009-07/19/2009 Survey USA 62.00% ( 0.0) 33.00% ( 2.0) 5.00% ( 3.0)
06/12/2009-06/14/2009 Survey USA 62.00% ( 2.0) 31.00% ( 2.0) 8.00% ( 4.0)
01/20/2009-02/21/2009 Survey USA 60.00% ( 0.0) 29.00% ( 3.0) 12.00% ( 4.0)
03/14/2008-03/16/2008 Survey USA 60.00% ( 0.0) 32.00% ( 0.0) 8.00% ( 0.0)
02/15/2008-02/17/2008 Survey USA 60.00% ( 6.0) 32.00% ( 5.0) 8.00% ( 1.0)
10/12/2007-10/14/2007 Survey USA 54.00% ( 4.0) 37.00% ( 4.0) 9.00% ( 1.0)
07/13/2007-07/15/2007 Survey USA 58.00% ( 0.0) 33.00% ( 1.0) 10.00% ( 0.0)
FAVORABILITY POLLS
DateFirmFavorableUnfavorableDon't Know
06/08/2018-06/10/2018 Public Policy Polling 15.00% ( 0.0) 50.00% ( 0.0) 35.00% ( 0.0)

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 31, 2018 11:10am Announcement Jeff Sessions announces a religious liberty task force to combat “dangerous” secularism  Article RP 
Feb 12, 2018 07:00am News Left Blasts Jeff Sessions for ‘Anglo-American’ Reference That Barack Obama Also Used  Article Scott³ 
Mar 26, 2013 02:35am News Ala. Senator Jeff Sessions Clarifies: I'm Not for Gay Marriage  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jul 16, 2009 06:00pm Amusing Sessions to do that 'crack cocaine' thing?  Article COSDem 

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INFORMATION LINKS
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RACES
  07/14/2020 AL US Senate - R Runoff Lost 39.27% (-21.45%)
  03/03/2020 AL US Senate - R Primary Won 31.64% (+0.00%)
  12/12/2017 AL US Senate - Special Election Lost 0.03% (-49.94%)
  02/08/2017 US Attorney General Won 52.53% (+5.05%)
  01/06/2015 US House Speaker Lost 0.24% (-52.57%)
  01/03/2015 US Senate Armed Services Committee - Majority Members Won 13.19% (+0.00%)
  11/04/2014 AL US Senate Won 97.25% (+94.50%)
  06/03/2014 AL US Senate - R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/2012 Budget Chairperson Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
  01/03/2011 Budget Chairperson Lost 47.83% (-4.35%)
  01/03/2009 Judiciary Chairperson Lost 36.84% (-26.32%)
  11/04/2008 AL US Senate Won 63.36% (+26.84%)
  06/03/2008 AL US Senate - R Primary Won 92.28% (+84.55%)
  11/05/2002 AL US Senate Won 58.58% (+18.75%)
  11/05/1996 AL US Senate Won 52.45% (+6.99%)
  06/25/1996 AL US Senate - R Runoff Won 59.26% (+18.52%)
  06/04/1996 AL US Senate - R Primary Won 37.81% (+16.09%)
  11/08/1994 AL Attorney General Won 56.90% (+13.80%)
  07/31/1981 US Attorney - AL Southern District Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
ENTERED, DROPPED OUT
  01/03/2015 Budget Chairman Lost 0.00% (-54.55%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  12/05/2017 US Secretary of Homeland Security Lost 0.00% (-62.63%)
  02/01/2017 US Secretary of State Lost 0.00% (-56.57%)
  01/20/2017 US Secretary of Homeland Security Lost 0.00% (-88.89%)
  01/20/2017 US Secretary of Defense Lost 0.00% (-98.99%)
ENDORSEMENTS
FL District 02 - R Primary - Aug 30, 2016 R Kent Sukhia
AL US President - R Primary - Mar 01, 2016 R Donald J. Trump
Third Circuit Court Judge - Jan 11, 2016 NPA Reject
US Attorney General - Apr 23, 2015 NPA Reject
First Circuit Court Judge - Feb 13, 2013 NPA Reject
US Senate Republican Conference Vice Chairman - Dec 13, 2011 R Ron Johnson
US Secretary of Commerce - Oct 20, 2011 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 05, 2010 NPA Reject
AL Attorney General - R Primary - Jun 01, 2010 R Luther Strange
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board - Jan 28, 2010 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 06, 2009 NPA Reject
VA Attorney General - R Convention - May 30, 2009 R John L. Brownlee
Solicitor General of the United States - Mar 19, 2009 NPA Reject
US Secretary of Labor - Feb 24, 2009 NPA Reject
US Attorney General - Feb 02, 2009 D Eric Holder
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jan 31, 2006 R Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 29, 2005 R John G. Roberts Jr.
Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 NPA Reject