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| − | [[Sessions.jpg|thumb|200px|Sessions as U.S. Senator]] | + | [[Sessions.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Sessions as US Senator]] |
| − | Following a two-year stint as Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (1975–1977), Sessions was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1981 and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the United States Attorney for Alabama's Southern District, a position he held for 12 years. In 1986, Sessions was nominated for a federal judgeship by Reagan. However, the nomination was killed by Senate [[Democrat]]s. Sessions was elected Alabama Attorney General in November 1994. In 1996, Sessions won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, after a runoff, and then defeated Democrat Roger Bedford, 52%-46% in the November general election. He currently serves as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. | + | |
| | + | Following a two-year stint Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (1975–1977), Sessions was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1981 and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the United States Attorney for Alabama's Southern District, a position he held for 12 years. In 1986, Sessions was nominated for a federal judgeship by Reagan. However, the nomination was killed by Senate [[Democrat]]s. Sessions was elected Alabama Attorney General in November 1994. In 1996, Sessions won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, after a runoff, and then defeated Democrat Roger Bedford, 52%-46% in the November general election. He currently serves as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. |
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| | ==Political views== | | ==Political views== |