David R. Kessler

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{other people|David Kessler}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = David R. Kessler

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| state_house = Pennsylvania

| district = 130th

| term_start = January 2, 2007{{cite web | title = SESSION OF 2007 191ST OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 1 | work = LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL | publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives | date = 2007-01-02 | url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2007/0/20070102.PDF | accessdate =2009-01-09}}

| term_end = November 30, 2010

| predecessor = Dennis Leh

| successor = David Maloney

| party = Democratic

| birth_date = 1957

| birth_place =Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

| residence =Oley Township, Pennsylvania

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| alma_mater =York College

| children =2 children

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David R. Kessler is a Democratic politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 130th legislative district. He was elected in 2006.{{cite web| title = 2006 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly| work = Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information| publisher = Pennsylvania Department of State| year = 2004| url = http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=24&OfficeID=13| accessdate = 2009-01-09| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081127151803/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=24&OfficeID=13| archivedate = 2008-11-27}} In 2010, he lost his second bid for re-election.

Kessler was a member of the Oley Township, Pennsylvania Board of Supervisors from 1993 to 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=234650 |title=Oley set to repeal ban on bringing firearms into municipal building |access-date=2012-02-25 |archive-date=2019-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819045642/http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=234650 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | title = Representative David R. 'Dave' Kessler (PA)| work = Project Vote Smart| publisher = Project Vote Smart| year = 2008| url = http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=60268| accessdate =2009-01-09}} Prior to elective office, he was the owner of Tri-State Funding Inc., an equipment financing company.{{cite web | title = Rep. David R. Kessler Biography | publisher = Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus | year = 2008 | url = http://www.pahouse.com/kessler/bio.asp | accessdate = 2008-11-15 | archive-date = 2008-05-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517013204/http://www.pahouse.com/Kessler/bio.asp | url-status = dead }}