David Sessions Explained

David Sessions
State Senate:Alabama
District:35th
Term Start:November 7, 2018
Predecessor:Bill Hightower
State House1:Alabama
District1:105th
Term Start1:May 24, 2011
Term End1:2018
Preceded1:Spencer Collier
Succeeded1:Chip Brown
Birth Place:Grand Bay, Alabama, U.S.
Spouse:Lisa
Profession:Farmer
Party:Republican

David R. Sessions is a Republican Party member of the Alabama Senate from the 35th district. He was previously a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from House District 105, which encompasses the southern portion of Mobile County, Alabama.[1]

Sessions was elected to office on May 10, 2011, in a special election held to fill the legislative seat left vacant by the appointment of Spencer Collier to the Alabama Department of Homeland Security.[2]

In 2012, Sessions was appointed to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies, and Commissions, the Committee on Education Policy, and the Committee on County and Municipal Government.For the 2014 legislative session he was named to the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee[3] and in 2015 became chairman of the committee.

Sessions is a lifelong resident of Grand Bay, Alabama, where he operates a farming business with his brother.[4] He is married to the former Lisa M. Driskell.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Alabama House District Map . Alabama Legislature . August 31, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090326185401/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/housemaps2001/house_districts_2001.pdf . March 26, 2009 . mdy .
  2. News: Sessions Thankful That We Survived . May 17, 2011 . Mobile Press.
  3. Web site: Speaker Hubbard Announces Committee Appointments for 2014 Legislative Session . Alabama House Republicans . August 29, 2014.
  4. Web site: 2017-09-20. Rep. David Sessions seeks Alabama state Senate seat. 2020-06-21. al. en.
  5. Web site: David Sessions. 2020-06-21. Ballotpedia. en.

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