Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Federalist_Society
gptkbp:birth_date December 24, 1946
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Selma,_Alabama
gptkbp:born_on December 24, 1946
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Budget_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Armed_Services_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
January 3, 1997
February 8, 2017
gptkbp:confirmation_hearing_date January 10, 2017
gptkbp:confirmation_hearing_location gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkbp:confirmation_vote_count 52-47
gptkbp:confirmation_vote_outcome Confirmed
gptkbp:economic_policy immigration enforcement
criminal justice reform
drug enforcement
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Alabama_School_of_Law
gptkb:Huntingdon_College
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Jefferson_Beauregard_Sessions_III
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/ Jeff_ Sessions_official_portrait.jpg/800px-Jeff_ Sessions_official_portrait.jpg
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:Sir_Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Democratic Senators
gptkbp:is_supported_by Republican Senators
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkb:immigration
criminal justice reform
civil rights issues
supporting voter ID laws
advocating for tougher immigration policies
controversial statements on race
criticizing sanctuary cities
defending the use of the death penalty
opposing marijuana legalization
promoting the ' War on Drugs'
supporting law enforcement funding
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Alabama_Attorney_General
U. S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
gptkbp:nominated_for gptkb:Donald_Trump
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Sessions_v._Dimaya
gptkb:Sessions_v._Morales-Santana
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III's confirmation hearing
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:1997
gptkb:2018
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:position U. S. Senator from Alabama
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Loretta_Lynch
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:retirement_year November 7, 2018
February 8, 2017
gptkbp:served_as U. S. Senator from Alabama
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Black
gptkb:Mary_Blackwell_Sessions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Matthew_Whitaker
gptkbp:term_end November 7, 2018
gptkbp:term_start February 9, 2017
gptkbp:website sessions.senate.gov
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jeff_Sessions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4