Politician
Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2TX03126
Pete Sessions (Republican) raised $1.3M for the 2026 Texas 17th District race, $659K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $11K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.1M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
48%
$2.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$58K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
48% of Pete Sessions's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas 17th District | $1.3M | 50% | $11K / $0 | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Texas 17th District | $1.2M | 50% | $1K / $0 | – | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Texas 17th District | $1.0M | 57% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Texas 17th District | $1.5M | 39% | $45K / $0 | $9K | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $815KTrade group $679KMembership $325KOther $210KLeadership PAC $198KUnion $85KSuper PAC $43KParty $5K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$33K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$25K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$25K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$23K
- Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- Allied Pilots Association Political Action CommitteeUnion$20K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate$15K
- New Pioneers PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Texas Farm Bureau AgfundMembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 36 key votes where Pete Sessions had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 29 times (81%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $4.8M | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $129K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $19K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $291K$45K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $291K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $134K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $129K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $45K$253K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $253K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $253K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Present |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $147K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $129K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Present |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $19K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $76K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $45K$147K$253K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $19K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $19K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $147K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $19K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $129K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
218 stock trades, worth $4.8M–$13M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 50 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 96 buys, 122 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($1.1M+), agriculture, food and retail ($617K+), wall street and hedge funds ($506K+).
Most traded
- COST Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock$352K+4 trades
- AAPL Apple Inc. - Common Stock$351K+4 trades
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock$274K+11 trades
- BUI BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trus$267K+4 trades
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock$146K+5 trades
- MCD McDonald's Corporation Common Stock$117K+4 trades
- PG Procter & Gamble Company$101K+2 trades
- GOOG Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock$100K+1 trades
Latest trades
- buyIBM3031-04-30 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellDIS2026-10-28 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellAMZN2026-10-27 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellMCD2026-10-27 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellHD2026-10-22 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellLOW2026-10-22 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellPEP2026-10-21 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellREZI2026-10-21 · stock$344
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Pete Sessions's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Charles FrenchFormer congressional staff
Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House Committee on Homeland Security; Staff, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart; Staff, Rep…
Now lobbies for Lockheed Martin Corporation, Merck & Company, INC., International Franchise Association, Amgen INC. and 2 more · via Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Capitol Counsel LLC
Jennifer BelairFormer congressional staff
Continued: Rep. Jeb Hensarling; Parliamentarian-Rep. Pete Sessions; Legislative Director-Rep. Doug Collins; Legislative Director/Deputy Parliamentarian/Legis…
Now lobbies for The Cigna Group And Subsidiaries, Deterrence Defense INC., Live Earth Imaging, INC., Rivet Industries, INC. and 2 more · via Atlas Crossing LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Pete Sessions's 2026 campaign?
- Pete Sessions (Republican) raised $1.3M for the 2026 Texas 17th District race, $659K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $11K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Pete Sessions?
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($13K), National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($10K), Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Ernst & Young Political Action Committee ($10K), National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Pete Sessions's race?
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc. ($11K for) in 2026.
- How much has Pete Sessions raised across elections?
- $1.3M in 2026 (Texas 17th District), $1.2M in 2024 (Texas 17th District), $1.0M in 2022 (Texas 17th District), $1.5M in 2020 (Texas 17th District).