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| − | '''Jefferson "Jeff" Sessions''' (born 24 December 1946) is the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s [[United States Senate|US Senator]] from Alabama.<ref>''[http://gawker.com/hardline-anti-immigration-reform-senator-jeff-sessions-1761845361 "Hardline Anti-Immigration Reform Senator Jeff Sessions Endorses Trump"]''</ref> | + | '''Jefferson "Jeff" Sessions''' (born 24 December 1946) is the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s [[United States Senate|US Senator]] from Alabama.<ref>''[http://gawker.com/hardline-anti-immigration-reform-senator-jeff-sessions-1761845361 "Hardline Anti-Immigration Reform Senator Jeff Sessions Endorses Trump"]''</ref> In 2009, ''[[The Guardian]]'' said he was "known to be one of the most consistently conservative legislators on Capitol Hill."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/05/jeff-sessions-arlen-specter-judiciary-committee</ref> |
On 18 November 2016, the Presidential transition team announced via a press release that [[President-elect Trump]] had picked Sessions as his designee for [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]].<ref>''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38027519 "Trump election: Jeff Sessions picked for top law job"]''</ref> | On 18 November 2016, the Presidential transition team announced via a press release that [[President-elect Trump]] had picked Sessions as his designee for [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]].<ref>''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38027519 "Trump election: Jeff Sessions picked for top law job"]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 19 November 2016
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| Born | Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III 24 December 1946 Selma, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Huntingdon College, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa |
| Religion | United Methodist |
| Children | 3 |
| Spouse | Mary Blackshear |
| Member of | House and Senate Taiwan Caucus |
| Party | Republican |
Jefferson "Jeff" Sessions (born 24 December 1946) is the Republican Party's US Senator from Alabama.[1] In 2009, The Guardian said he was "known to be one of the most consistently conservative legislators on Capitol Hill."[2]
On 18 November 2016, the Presidential transition team announced via a press release that President-elect Trump had picked Sessions as his designee for Attorney General.[3]
