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'''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 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.
Sessions 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.
==Early life and career==
Sessions was born on December 24, 1946,<ref name="CongBioGuide">[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=s001141 SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard, III (Jeff)]. ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref> in Selma, Alabama, and was raised in Hybart, Alabama.<ref name="WhatToKnow">[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/25/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-what-to-know.html Attorney General Jeff Sessions: What to know]. ''Fox News''. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref> He graduated from Huntingdon College in Montgomery in 1969 and received a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Alabama in 1973.<ref name="CongBioGuide"/><ref name="WhatToKnow"/> In the same year, 1973, Sessions was admitted to the Alabama Bar, and he practiced law in Russellville from 1973 to 1975.<ref name="CongBioGuide"/> He also served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1973 to 1986 and reached the rank of Captain.<ref name="CongBioGuide"/><ref name="WhatToKnow"/>
==Political career==
==Political career==
[[File:Sessions.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sessions as US Senator]]
[[File:Sessions.jpg|thumb|200px|Sessions as US Senator]]
===Early political career===
Sessions served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama from 1975 to 1977.<ref name="WhatToKnow"/> In 1981, President [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated him and the U.S. Senate confirmed him to serve as the United States Attorney for Alabama's Southern District, a position he held until 1993.<ref name="CongBioGuide"/><ref name="WhatToKnow"/> In 1986, Sessions was nominated for a federal judgeship by Reagan. However, the nomination was killed by Senate [[Democrat]]s.<ref name="WhatToKnow"/> Sessions was elected Alabama Attorney General in 1994 and served until 1996.<ref name="CongBioGuide"/>
===U.S. Senate===
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. Sessions served in the Senate from 1997 until 2017.<ref name="CongBioGuide"/><ref name="WhatToKnow"/> He served as the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was known for his role in defeating the "Gang of Eight" illegal immigrant amnesty bill in 2013. In his last election, in 2014, Sessions was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.<ref>Stinson, Jim (July 25, 2014). [http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/jeff_sessions_makes_history_by.html Jeff Sessions makes history by being unopposed for U.S. Senate, and re-election campaign is in no hurry]. ''AL.com''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2014/2014GeneralResults-WithWriteIn.pdf State of Alabama – Canvass of Results General Election, November 4, 2014]. ''Secretary of State of Alabama''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref>
===Support for Donald Trump===
Sessions became the first sitting U.S. Senator to endorse [[Donald Trump]] for U.S. President.<ref name="WhatToKnow"/><ref>Ferris, Sarah (February 28, 2016). [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/271109-gop-senator-expected-to-endorse-trump Trump gets first Senate endorsement]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref> He strongly supported Trump due to their policy agreements.<ref>Boyle, Matthew (July 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/25/jeff-sessions-a-man-who-embodies-the-movement-that-elected-donald-trump-president/ Jeff Sessions: A Man Who Embodies the Movement That Elected Donald Trump President]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref>
===United States Attorney General===
After winning the 2016 election, President Trump nominated, and the U.S. Senate subsequently confirmed, Sessions as [[United States Attorney General]].
For more information on Sessions's tenure at the DOJ, see [[Donald Trump achievements: Criminal justice, law enforcement, and other DOJ matters]] and [[Donald Trump achievements: Immigration, illegal immigration, and border security]].
==Political views==
==Political views==
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=s001141 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/s001141/ Voting Record]
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/s001141/ Voting Record]
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Jeff_Sessions.htm Sessions On the Issues]
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Jeff_Sessions.htm Sessions On the Issues]
*[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/300088_jefferson_sessions OpenCongress]
*[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/300088_jefferson_sessions OpenCongress]