Graded F: Republican Pete Sessions (R-17)

Hovik moves the conversation to Texas, where Republican Pete Sessions of the 17th District is among the failing grades on ANCA’s 2026 report cards. The state carries several cases, and Sessions is the first the hosts reach.

ANCA’s grades track records on Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), and human rights. A failing mark tells the Armenian American community that a member’s votes and statements have worked against its priorities. Texas features prominently in the review, and Sessions sits alongside other members the hosts examine in the state.

For the diaspora, the Texas segment adds a large state with multiple graded members to the national map. Each name helps voters understand where their representatives stand and where advocacy efforts might concentrate. Sessions’ failing grade is one entry in a broader accounting that ties individual records to the community’s ongoing work on recognition, aid, and accountability.