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Jeff Sessions

Former US Attorney General under Donald Trump

A Senator from Alabama; born in Hybart, Ala., December 24, 1946; attended the public schools; graduated from Huntingdon College, Montgomery 1969; graduated from University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa 1973; admitted to the Alabama bar in 1973, and engaged in the practice of law in Russellville 1973-1975; served in the U.S. Army reserves, attaining the rank of captain 1973-1977; practiced law in Mobile 1977-1981; United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama 1981-1993; Alabama Attorney General 1994-1996; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002, and again in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

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Gene P Hamilton Atty; America First Legal VP. Former DHS senior counsel, counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee; Trump Transition Team 2016

• Aide

Sarah Isgur CNN 2020 election coverage coordinator, former DOJ spokesperson

• Position

Garrison Payne Griffin Deputy Legislative Director for Senator Mike Braun; Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

• legislative assistant (Jan '15→Jan '17)

Bradley Weinsheimer Associate Deputy Attorney General

• Position

Stephen Miller Senior Advisor to Trump

• Former Top Aide (past)*

Rick Dearborn Former Trump White House deputy chief of staff; nominee to be a Member of the Amtrak Board of Directors

• Chief of Staff ('97→'17)*

David Stewart Lobbyist

• Aide (past)

Ryan Robichaux Former Aide to Jeff Sessions and Lobbyist for Geo Group

• Aide (past) [+1]

• Position

Mary Pat Lawrence SVP, Government Affairs, Protective Life Corporation; former aide to Richard Shelby

• legislative counsel (past)

Ben Dupuy

• Deputy Press Secretary ('96→'98)

Positions

Religious Liberty Task Force Jeff Sessions formed task force with the DOJ

• Chair

Donald J. Trump for President, Inc Donald Trump's Campaign Committee June 2015

• Chairman

Trump Transition Team Executive Committee Advisors to help prepare a transformative government ready to lead from day one.

• Vice Chair (past)

Government Positions

US Department of Justice Primary federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency

• Attorney General of the United States (?→Nov 7 '18)

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Alabama Federal prosecutors' office

• U.S. Attorney ('81→?)*

Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee

• Ranking Member

Strategic Forces Subcommittee

• Ranking Member

Donors

Sessions Victory Committee

• Other Campaign Committee

Road to the Senate Majority Committee

• Other Campaign Committee

Friends of Sessions Senate Committee Inc

• Principal Campaign Committee

Campaign Donors

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John H Watson Engineer, Smiths Inc.

• 11 contributions · 14,600 USD ('95→'12)

Gail Watson Dolthan Alabama

• 11 contributions · 14,600 USD ('96→'12)

Jim Ridling President, Southern Guaranty Insurance

• 10 contributions · 13,300 USD ('96→'12)

John J McMahon Jr Chairman of Ligon Industries, LLC

• 11 contributions · 12,600 USD ('95→'07)

Mack Dove Retired, AAA Cooper Transportation - Dolthan Alabama

• 10 contributions · 11,600 USD ('95→'12)

Raymond J Harbert Birmingham based investment manager

• 8 contributions · 11,200 USD ('95→Sep 19 '13)

Michael Thompson Thompson Tractor Co, Inc, Birmingham Alabama

• 8 contributions · 10,700 USD (Apr 30 '96→Aug 15 '13)

Ronald K Richey Former CEO of Torchmark

• 7 contributions · 10,600 USD ('96→'07)

John G Coburn Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of VT Systems, Inc

• 5 contributions · 10,200 USD ('02→'07)

Michael D Thompson CEO, Thompson Tractor Company - Birmingham Alabama

• 8 contributions · 9,100 USD ('96→'07)

Holdings

Petrobras An integrated energy company in Brazil and internationally

• investor*

Energen Corporation

• ownership*

Memberships

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Republican Party The U.S. Republican Party

• Member

US Senate upper house of the United States Congress

• Senator (Jan 7 '97→Feb 8 '17)

United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Committee

• Member

U.S. Senate Budget Committee

• Member

Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee

• Member

Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee

• Member

Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Refugees

• Member

Crime and Drugs Subcommittee

• Member

Senate Judiciary Committee

• Member

Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee

• Member

Services & Transactions

Charles J Cooper D.C. law firm Cooper & Kirk co-founder, lawyer for various House Ukraine investigation witnesses

• Service/Transaction

Lobbied By

National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys Lobbying group of Assistant U.S. Attorneys

• Direct Lobbying*

Schools

Huntingdon College A college of the United Methodist Church located in Montgomery, Alabama

• BA (?→'69)

The University of Alabama Located in Tuscaloosa

• JD, Law

Miscellaneous Relationships

Sergeants Benevolent Association New York Police Dept. sergeants union

• Affiliation (May 12 '17→?)

National Sheriffs' Association Trade group for sheriffs

• Affiliation*

Turning Point USA Organization that maintains "Professor Watchlist". "Big Government Sucks" #BigGovSucks

• Affiliation*

NumbersUSA Anti-immigrant think tank

• Affiliation*

David Horowitz Freedom Center conservative anti-Islam foundation founded in 1988

• Affiliation*

Center for Security Policy Conspiracy-oriented mouthpiece for the Anti-Muslim far-right

• Affiliation*

Federation for American Immigration Reform Anti-Immigrant Hate Group

• Affiliation*

Center for Immigration Studies Anti-immigration think tank designated as Hate-Group by Southern Poverty Law Center

• Affiliation*