Republican Jeff Sessions is the junior United States Senator from Alabama. CNN is projecting that, in the 2008 election, he has successfully defended his Senate seat against Democratic challenger Vivian Davis Figures, winning by a margin of about 10 points.CNN: Senate Race: Alabama
Fast Facts:
- Born: December 24, 1946 in Selma, Alabama
- Assumed office: January 7, 1997
- Party: Republican
- Spouse: Mary Blackshear Sessions
- Alma mater: Huntingdon College, University of Alabama
- Previous occupation: Lawyer
- Three children: Mary Abigail, Ruth Walk, and Sam
- Became a captain in the Army Reserve
- Named by National Journal as the fifth-most conservative Senator
Early Life
An Eagle Scout as a child, Sessions would later receive the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts. He was the student body president of Huntingdon College before studying law and earning his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama.
Political Career
- 1981-1994: United States Attorney for Alabama's Southern District
- 1995-1997: 44th Attorney General of Alabama
- 1997-present: Junior Senator of Alabama
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