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U.S. House, District 17: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
CASEY SHEPARD

CASEY SHEPARD

Running for U.S. House · Texas District 17

NationalDemocrat

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PETE SESSIONS

PETE SESSIONS

U.S. House · Texas District 17

NationalRepublican

CASEY SHEPARDCandidatePETE SESSIONSCurrent rep

Job fit

CASEY SHEPARD

Education

  • Casey graduated from Midway High School near Waco in 1999 1

PETE SESSIONS

Other work

  • taking early retirement as District Manager 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

CASEY SHEPARD

  • Health care costs
    Campaign platform calls for restoring Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, restoring and improving Medicaid, and restoring SAMHSA funding. 3
  • Immigration
    Proposes immigration reform to let construction workers and medical-field workers legally obtain work permits with standard workplace protections. 3

No public stance found on: Cost of living & jobs, Guns, Crime & safety, Climate & energy

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PETE SESSIONS

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

CASEY SHEPARD

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

PETE SESSIONS

  • Immigration → A tighter border and stricter enforcement (27 of 27 votes) 4
  • Politicians who play by the rules → Stronger ethics rules (17 of 17 votes) 4
  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (10 of 10 votes) 4

Who pays them

CASEY SHEPARD

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$2Klarge donors$1K$4K raised
$2,1995Small individual donors
$1,3005Large individual donors

PETE SESSIONS

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$4Klarge donors$495Kcompanies$177Kindustryassociations$168Kmembershiporganizations$58KOther kinds ofdonors$113K$1.0M raised
$3,8486Small individual donors
$494,9056Large individual donors

Checks

CASEY SHEPARD

No voting record to check yet

PETE SESSIONS

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 29 since 2022. 7

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

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Sources

  1. Meet Casey · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Pete – Pete Sessions for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. natlawreview.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-07-24 used in: Checks