| Full Name: | David 'Dave' R. Kessler |
|---|
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Gail; 2 Children: Matt, Bob |
| Birth Date: | 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Phoenixville, PA |
| Home City: | Oley Township, PA |
| Religion: | United Church of Christ |
Key Votes
David 'Dave' R. Kessler's Voting Records
Issue
- down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- 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
Pennsylvania Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 15, 2010 | HB 2497 | Amends State Employee Pension System | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (165 - 31) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2010 | HB 101 | Education Law Amendments | Veto Override Passed - House (171 - 24) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2010 | HB 1926 | Amending Self-Protection Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (161 - 35) |
Yea |
| Oct. 5, 2010 | HB 40 | Self Defense Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (159 - 38) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2010 | SB 1155 | Establishing a Natural Gas Severance Tax | Bill Passed - House (104 - 94) |
Yea |
| July 3, 2010 | SB 1042 | 2010-2011 Budget Implementation and Fiscal Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (109 - 86) |
Yea |
| July 2, 2010 | HB 2601 | Environmentally Beneficial and Energy Efficient Technologies | Bill Passed - House (125 - 71) |
Yea |
| July 1, 2010 | HB 67 | Driving Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (71 - 126) |
Nay |
| June 30, 2010 | HB 2572 | Establishing the Special Juvenile Victim Compensation Fund | Bill Passed - House (125 - 76) |
Yea |
| June 30, 2010 | HB 2279 | 2010-2011 Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (117 - 84) |
Yea |
| June 29, 2010 | HB 2189 | Defining the Offense of Sexting | Bill Passed - House (163 - 36) |
Yea |
| June 23, 2010 | HB 704 | Special Education Funding | Bill Passed - House (173 - 25) |
Yea |
| June 16, 2010 | HB 2497 | Amends State Employee Pension System | Bill Passed - House (192 - 6) |
Yea |
| June 15, 2010 | HB 708 | Recycling Program for Electronic Materials | Bill Passed - House (169 - 30) |
Yea |
| June 8, 2010 | HB 1502 | Verification of Employee Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (188 - 6) |
Yea |
| Jan. 6, 2010 | SB 711 | Legalizing Table Games | Conference Report Adopted - House (103 - 89) |
Nay |
| Dec. 15, 2009 | SB 711 | Legalizing Table Games | Bill Passed - House (103 - 92) |
Nay |
| Oct. 9, 2009 | HB 1614 | Fiscal Code Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 92) |
Yea |
| Oct. 7, 2009 | HB 1416 | 2009-2010 Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (107 - 93) |
Yea |
| Oct. 7, 2009 | HB 1531 | Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (102 - 96) |
Yea |
| Oct. 2, 2009 | HB 1531 | Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 98) |
Yea |
| Sept. 11, 2009 | HB 1828 | Municipal Pension System Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 76) |
Yea |
| Aug. 5, 2009 | HB 1663 | Appropriations from State Gaming Fund | Bill Passed - House (110 - 87) |
Nay |
| Aug. 5, 2009 | HB 1828 | Municipal Pension System Amendments | Bill Passed - House (112 - 85) |
Yea |
| July 17, 2009 | HB 1416 | 2009-2010 Budget | Bill Passed - House (104 - 95) |
Yea |
| July 14, 2009 | HB 264 | Expungement of Criminal Records and Juvenile Records | Bill Passed - House (104 - 91) |
Yea |
| June 29, 2009 | HB 1 | Expanding Health Insurance | Bill Passed - House (104 - 96) |
Yea |
| June 29, 2009 | HB 746 | Children's Health Care Insurance | Bill Passed - House (106 - 94) |
Yea |
| June 24, 2009 | SB 81 | Liquor Tastings and Liquor Code Updates | Bill Passed - House (163 - 31) |
Yea |
| April 22, 2009 | A771 | Requiring Hands Free Devices for Cell Phones in Cars | Amendment Rejected - House (95 - 100) |
Yea |
| July 4, 2008 | HB 1067 | Omnibus Education Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (191 - 11) |
Yea |
| July 4, 2008 | SB 1389 | 2008-2009 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (170 - 32) |
Yea |
| June 25, 2008 | A 7738 | Real ID Biometric Data | Bill Failed - House (92 - 108) |
Nay |
| June 4, 2008 | SB 246 | Smoking Ban | Conference Report Adopted - House (163 - 38) |
Yea |
| May 13, 2008 | SB 1278 | Child Support Fee | Bill Passed - House (116 - 84) |
Yea |
| May 7, 2008 | HB 2297 | Expansion of the Keystone Opportunity Zone | Bill Passed - House (126 - 72) |
Yea |
| April 1, 2008 | A 6178 to HB 1845 | Reporting Missing Firearms | Amendment Rejected - House (75 - 128) |
Nay |
| March 17, 2008 | SB 1137 | Expanding Subsidized Health Care | Bill Passed - House (118 - 81) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2008 | HB 1 | Clean Energy Program | Bill Passed - House (126 - 74) |
Yea |
| July 17, 2007 | HB 1590 | Public Transportation and Interstate 80 Toll Road | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (124 - 79) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2007 | SB 246 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (141 - 62) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2007 | HB 1286 | 2007-2008 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (140 - 63) |
Yea |
| July 10, 2007 | HB 289 | Presidential Primary Date Change | Bill Passed - House (117 - 85) |
Nay |
| June 30, 2007 | HB 1286 | 2007-2008 Budget | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (96 - 102) |
Nay |
| June 28, 2007 | HB 1631 | Funding for Local County Projects | Bill Passed - House (121 - 77) |
Yea |
| June 27, 2007 | HB 1590 | Public Transportation and Interstate 80 Toll Road | Bill Passed - House (105 - 96) |
Yea |
| June 20, 2007 | HB 1200 | Alternative Energy Incentives | Bill Passed - House (128 - 70) |
Yea |
| June 20, 2007 | HB 1202 | Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act | Bill Passed - House (138 - 60) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.
The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
