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Jeff Sessions

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · AlabamaSenate 1997–2017

Jeff Sessions was a Republican U.S. senator from Alabama, first elected to Congress in 1997, who voted with most Republicans on 90% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.

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18Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–115th Congress (excludes amendments)
0Passed a chamberof 5 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)
0Became law113th–115th Congress
26Broke with partyof 249 yes/no votes, 112th (10.4%)
2Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (0.8%)
—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

5 most recent votes

5 most recent bills

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Sessions has won

Sen. Sessions has won 4 U.S. Senate elections (1996, 2002, 2008, 2014). Of the contested races, margins ran from 7.0 to 26.8 points.

010204060Margin of victory, points (axis starts at 0)1996, AL Senate: won by 7.0 points1996AL Senate2002, AL Senate: won by 18.7 points20022008, AL Senate: won by 26.8 points20082014: unopposed2014
Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed
Elections won4 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed
Closest win: 7.0 points1996, AL Senate
Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 4 elections (open seat or changed party)
Seat history, Alabama Senate (class 2)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Howell Heflin (D) 1978–1990 → Jeff Sessions (R) 1996–2014 → Tommy Tuberville (R) 2020. The seat is next on the ballot in 2026.

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

How has Alabama done while Sen. Sessions served?

2005 to 2016 in Alabama: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 0.8 points.

Typical household income · after inflationU.S. $75.5KAlabama $60.6K
Alabama: $59.6K in 2005 → $60.6K in 2016
Alabama about the sameU.S. up 1%
Share of people below the poverty lineAlabama 17.1%U.S. 14.0%
Alabama: 17.0% in 2005 → 17.1% in 2016
Alabama about the sameU.S. up 0.7 points
Share of workers looking for a jobAlabama 6.4%U.S. 5.8%
Alabama: 7.2% in 2005 → 6.4% in 2016
Alabama down 0.8 pointsU.S. down 1.2 points

Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Alabama during Sessions’s time representing it (1997 to 2017). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Alabama begin in 2005, so 1997 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.