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Christopher Kessler

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Christopher Kessler
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Democratic Party

Maine House of Representatives District 121
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Maine House of Representatives District 32
Successor: Steven Foster

Compensation

Base salary

16,245.12 for the first regular session. $11,668.32 for the second regular session.

Per diem

$70/day for lodging (or round-trip mileage up to $0.55/mile in lieu of housing, plus tolls). $50/day for meals.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Oswego, 2005

Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact

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Christopher Kessler (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 121. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Kessler (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 121. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Christopher Kessler lives in South Portland, Maine. Kessler earned a B.A. in music from the State University of New York at Oswego in 2005. His career experience includes owning Kessler Home Consulting and working as an energy auditor.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Kessler was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Kessler was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Kessler was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 121

Incumbent Christopher Kessler defeated Tammy Walter in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 121 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher Kessler
Christopher Kessler (D)
 
72.6
 
4,024
Image of Tammy Walter
Tammy Walter (R)
 
27.4
 
1,516

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,540
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 121

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Christopher Kessler in round 1 .

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 349
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 121

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tammy Walter in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 167
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kessler in this election.

2022

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 121

Incumbent Christopher Kessler defeated Tammy Walter in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 121 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher Kessler
Christopher Kessler (D)
 
75.2
 
3,615
Image of Tammy Walter
Tammy Walter (R) Candidate Connection
 
24.8
 
1,195

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,810
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 121

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Christopher Kessler in round 1 .

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 532
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 121

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tammy Walter in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 114
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2020

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 32

Incumbent Christopher Kessler defeated Tammy Walter in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 32 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher Kessler
Christopher Kessler (D)
 
72.5
 
4,097
Image of Tammy Walter
Tammy Walter (R)
 
27.5
 
1,555

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,652
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 32

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Christopher Kessler in round 1 .

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,616
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 32

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tammy Walter in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 274
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2018

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 32

Christopher Kessler defeated Tammy Walter in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 32 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher Kessler
Christopher Kessler (D)
 
70.9
 
3,192
Image of Tammy Walter
Tammy Walter (R)
 
29.1
 
1,308

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,500
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 32

Christopher Kessler defeated Richard Rottkov in the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 32 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher Kessler
Christopher Kessler
 
51.9
 
644
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Richard Rottkov
 
48.1
 
596

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,240
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 32

Tammy Walter advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 32 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tammy Walter
Tammy Walter
 
100.0
 
410

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 410
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2012

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012

Kessler ran in the 2012 election for Maine House of Representatives District 122. He ran as an independent candidate and was defeated by incumbent Terry Morrison (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]

Maine House of Representatives, District 122, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Morrison Incumbent 59.3% 3,101
     Republican Thomas Sarbanis 19.3% 1,009
     Independent Christopher Kessler 21.4% 1,119
Total Votes 5,229

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Christopher Kessler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Christopher Kessler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.


Campaign finance summary

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Christopher Kessler campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Maine House of Representatives District 121Won general$0 $0
2022Maine House of Representatives District 121Won general$0 $0
2020Maine House of Representatives District 32Won general$1,339 N/A**
2018Maine House of Representatives District 32Won general$4,288 N/A**
Grand total$5,627 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Maine House of Representatives, "Christopher J. Kessler," accessed February 7, 2023
    2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Christopher Kessler," accessed February 7, 2023
    3. ↑ Maine Secretary of State - Independent candidate list

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Gary Drinkwater (R)     		Maine House of Representatives District 121
    2022-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Maine House of Representatives District 32
    2018-2022    		 Succeeded by
    Steven Foster (R)


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