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Jeff Sessions (R)
Junior Senator from Alabama

Elected: 1996 (1st term)
Hometown: Mobile
Born: December 24, 1946; Hybart, Ala.
Religion: Methodist
Family: Wife, Mary Blackshear; three children
Education: Huntingdon College, B.A. 1969; U. of Alabama, J.D. 1973
Military Service: Army Reserve, 1973-86
Career: Lawyer
Political Highlights: assistant U.S. attorney, 1975-77; U.S. attorney, 1981-93; Ala. attorney general, 1995-97; U.S. Senate, 1997-present
Committees: Joint Economic; Armed Services ( Airland Forces; Seapower - chairman; Strategic Forces); Judiciary; Health, Education, Labor & Pensions ( Employment, Safety & Training; Public Health)
Address: 493 Russell Senate Office Building, Constitution and Delaware Aves., N.E., Washington, DC, 20510-0104
Phone: (202) 224-4124
Fax: (202) 224-3149
E-mail: senator@sessions.senate.gov
Web site: sessions.senate.gov

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated: November 16, 2000). To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com


Record and Rankings
RECORD AND RANKINGS

CQ Voting Studies are an annual analysis of a member's support or opposition to a given position. Interest Group Ratings are based on rankings from groups chosen to represent liberal, conservative, business and labor viewpoints.Voting Participation scores are based on the number of times a member voted "yea" or "nay" on roll call votes (not including quorum calls in the House).

CQ Vote Studies
Year Presidential
Support
Party
Unity
  S* O* S O
1998 28% 71% 98% 2%
1997 56 43 99 1
S=Support; O=Oppose

Voting Participation
Year %
1998 97
1997 99
Interest Groups
Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU
1998 0% n/a 89% 100 %
1997 0 0 70 100

Note on Interest Groups: ADA=Americans for Democratic Action; AFL-CIO=American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations; CCUS=Chamber of Commerce of the United States; ACU=American Conservative Union

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999) AT A GLANCE
AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
Bicameral Legislature:
Meets annually; limited to 30 legislative days within 105 calendar days; special sessions common.
House of Representatives: 105 members, 4-year terms.
1999 breakdown: 36R, 69D; 97 men, 8 women
Salary: $10/day plus $2,280 per month living expenses.
Phone: (334) 242-7600
Senate: 35 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 12R, 23D; 32 men, 3 women
Salary: $10/day plus $2,280 per month living expenses.
Phone: (334) 242-7800

Urban Statistics

Birmingham: Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D), Population 259,543
Mobile: Mayor Michael C. Dow (I), Population 202,581
Montgomery: Mayor Bobby N. Bright (D), Population 196,363
Huntsville: Mayor Loretta Spencer, N-P, Population 170,424
Tuscaloosa: Mayor Alvin DuPont, N-P, Population 82,379

Registered Voters
Voters do not register by party.

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 R
House: 2 D, 5 R

Term Limits
For state offices: No

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bob Dole 50%, Bill Clinton 43%, Ross Perot 6%
1992 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 48%, Bill Clinton 41%, Ross Perot 11%
1988 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 59%, Michael S. Dukakis 40%

Population
1998 population (est.): 4,273,084
1990 population: 4,040,587
1980 population: 3,893,888
Percent change 1980-90: +4%
Rank among states (1998): 22
White: 73%
Black: 26%
Asian : 1%
Hispanic origin: 1%
Urban: 60%
Rural: 40%
Born in state: 76%
Foreign-born: 1%
Under age 18: 1,071,708 (25%)
Ages 18-64: 2,686,472 (62%)
65 and older: 560,974 (13%)
Median age: 35.3

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.al.us
Capital: Montgomery
Median household income: $31,468 (1997)
   Rank among states: 42
Total area: 52,237 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 30

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)


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