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| | |religion=[[Methodist]] | | |religion=[[Methodist]] |
| | |offices= | | |offices= |
| | + | {{Officeholder/attorneygeneral |
| | + | |jurisdiction=United States |
| | + | |number=84th |
| | + | |president=[[Donald Trump]] |
| | + | |terms=February 9, 2017 – |
| | + | |preceded=[[Loretta Lynch]] |
| | + | |former=n |
| | + | |succeeded= |
| | + | }} |
| | {{Officeholder/senator | | {{Officeholder/senator |
| | |state=Alabama | | |state=Alabama |
| − | |terms=January 7, 1997 – Present | + | |terms=January 7, 1997 – February 8, 2017 |
| | |preceded=Howell T. Heflin | | |preceded=Howell T. Heflin |
| − | |former=n
| + | |succeeded=[[Luther Strange]] |
| − | |succeeded= | |
| | }} | | }} |
| | }} | | }} |
| − | | + | '''Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III''' (born December 24, 1946) is the 84th [[United States Attorney General]], serving under Republican President [[Donald Trump]]. Previously, he served under a variety of government positions, most notably as the junior United States Senator from [[Alabama]] from 1997 to 2017. He is a strongly [[conservative]] member of the [[Republican Party]]. After attending school in nearby Camden, Sessions worked his way through Huntingdon College in Montgomery, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969. He received a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Alabama in 1973. As a United States senator, Sessions has focused his energies on opposing illegal [[immigration]], protecting the American worker against harmful "[[free trade]]" agreements, maintaining a strong military, upholding the [[rule of law]], limiting the role of government, and providing tax relief to stimulate economic growth and empower Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money. |
| − | '''Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III''' (born December 24, 1946) is the junior United States Senator from [[Alabama]]. He is a strongly [[conservative]] member of the [[Republican Party]]. After attending school in nearby Camden, Sessions worked his way through Huntingdon College in Montgomery, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969. He received a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Alabama in 1973. As a United States senator, Sessions has focused his energies on opposing illegal [[immigration]], protecting the American worker against harmful "[[free trade]]" agreements, maintaining a strong military, upholding the [[rule of law]], limiting the role of government, and providing tax relief to stimulate economic growth and empower Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money. | |
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| | ==Political career== | | ==Political career== |