Member brief No. TX-17
Reviewed October 31, 2026
TX-17 · Texas
Pete Sessions
Republican. Trump won Texas in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.
- Age on Election Day 2028
- 73
- Born March 22, 1955.
- Lean
- R+10
- Solidly Republican. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
- In the House since
- 2021
- Served since January 3, 2021. Earlier service: 1997 to 2019.
- Cash on hand
- $1.03M
- $1,033,567. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026
The 2026 race
- November 3, 2026
- Re-elected
Over Casey Shepard (D). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.
- Primary
- Unopposed
The only name on the ballot, March 3.
Endorsements, 2026
Endorsed: Donald Trump.
None on record: Club for Growth, Turning Point Action, MAHA PAC.
What a race here costs
TV: Waco–Temple–Bryan, 420,000 homes. The district is 34% of the market; 3 markets in all.
2026 primary: $371K spent, $6.21 a vote
2024 general: $271K spent, $0.93 a vote
In the House, 119th Congress
- Chair of the Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Government Operations
Committees: Financial Services · Oversight and Government Reform
General-election outcomes
- 2024 vote share
- 66.35%
- Victory margin
- +32.70 pts
- Trump, 2024
- 64.10% · +29.24 pts
Margin 3.46 points above Trump. Vote share 2.25 points above.
2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Mark Lorenzen. Returns · Trump baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.
Money, past cycles
| Cycle | Raised | From individuals | Cash at year end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.5M | 48% | $166K |
| 2022 | $1.0M | 41% | $88K |
| 2024 | $1.2M | 48% | $441K |
Scorecards and grades
- Conservative average, out of 100
- 80.3
- Progressive average, out of 100
- 8.2 (LCV 3, Progressive Punch 2, Stop Corruption Now 20)
- IAP Action score, immigration
- 117, rank 88 of 431
- Gun Owners of America grade, 2024
- A-
Read October 4, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.