| Full Name: | Melvin 'Mel' Ray Kessler |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Dolly; 1 Child: Alan |
| Birth Date: | 07/25/1948 |
| Birth Place: | Landisburg, WV |
| Home City: | Beckley, WV |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Summary
Melvin 'Mel' Ray Kessler
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HB 219 - Nonbroadcast Political Advertisements
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Legislation (Yea)
June 26, 2008 - -Mandates that every candidate, treasurer, person and association of persons, or organization (including corporations) supporting by independent expenditure a political committee expressly advocating the election ...
Recent Public Statements
Ghent blast inspires new measure on gas transfers
Jan. 11, 2008 - Last year's deadly explosion in a Raleigh County community has inspired a bill to govern how propane gas is transferred from one tank to another. ...
Thanks to Kessler for workers' comp help - Our Readers Speak
Dec. 30, 2007 - I am writing in order to publicly thank the honorable Melvin Kessler for his advice regarding my workers' compensation claim. With his advice, I am ...
BrickStreet leaves West Virginia in debt - Our Readers Speak
More Public Statements
Nov. 1, 2007 - In regard to the Oct. 23 editorial titled "Comptroversy" someone didn't do their homework! First of all please do not insinuate there are going ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund Positions on Gun Rights | A |
| 2001-2007 | West Virginia Conservatives Online Positions on Family Values | 40% |
| 2007 | West Virginia Conservatives Online Positions on Family Values | 40% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Candidate Self-finance ($6,074.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Mel Kessler has 100% Political Courage
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