Jeff Kessler

Jeff Kessler
President of the West Virginia Senate Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia
In office November 14, 2011 – January 14, 2015 Acting: November 15, 2010 - November 14, 2011
Governor	Earl Ray Tomblin[a]
Preceded by	Earl Ray Tomblin
Succeeded by	Bill Cole
Minority Leader of the West Virginia Senate
In office January 14, 2015 – January 11, 2017
Preceded by	Mike Hall
Succeeded by	Roman Prezioso
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 2nd district
In office November 10, 1997 – January 11, 2017
Preceded by	Larry Wiedebusch
Succeeded by	Mike Maroney
Personal details
Born	Jeffrey Vincent Kessler (1955-11-16) November 16, 1955 (age 69) Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Gretchen Kessler
Alma mater	West Liberty University West Virginia University College of Law

Jeffrey Vincent Kessler (born November 16, 1955) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate in the United States, representing the 2nd district from 1997 to 2017. He is the former President of the Senate/Lieutenant Governor, Minority Leader of the Senate, Acting President of the Senate and Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Kessler is also involved in private practice, where he is a partner in the law firm Berry, Kessler, Crutchfield, Taylor & Gordon.

Kessler was born November 16, 1955, in Wheeling, West Virginia. He is the son of George Henry Kessler (1924–2009) and Rosemary Krupica Kessler (1930–1978). He is a 1974 graduate of Bishop Donahue High School in McMechen, West Virginia. He also attended West Liberty State College (now West Liberty University) near Wheeling, West Virginia, and the West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Kessler unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2011 gubernatorial election, losing to Earl Ray Tomblin, and in the 2016 gubernatorial election, losing to Jim Justice.^[1]

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