Pete Sessions makes it official: he's running for congressional seat held by retiring Bill Flores
Dallas Republican Pete Sessions, bounced from Congress by Democrat Colin Allred in 2018, formally announced Thursday he's running for the Central Texas congressional seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Bill Flores.
Sessions sent out a news release in advance of an afternoon announcement at the McLennan County Republican headquarters. The 17th Texas Congressional District is considered a safe Republican seat, stretching from Waco to suburban Austin to Bryan and College Station. Sessions is a Waco native but doesn't currently live in the district.
"My goal is to work together to restore the Republican majority in the House and maintain our control of the Senate and White House," Sessions said in the release. "My support for President Trump is unwavering and I will dedicate my time in office to help enact his conservative agenda."
Sessions represented District 32 in suburban Dallas from 2003 until last year, when he was ousted by Allred. He was first elected in 1996 in a different Dallas district and moved to District 32 following redistricting.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/10/01/pete-sessions-poised-run-congressional-seat-held-retiring-bill-flores/
Well, I live in that district and Sessions is a fellow Southwestern University alum, but I'm not going to vote for him.
