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Dan Kessler

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Dan Kessler (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 48. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 48

Incumbent Julia Coleman defeated Dan Kessler in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 48 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Julia Coleman
Julia Coleman (R)
 
54.3
 
23,306
Image of Dan Kessler
Dan Kessler (D)
 
45.6
 
19,564
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
20

Total votes: 42,890
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 48

Dan Kessler defeated Bala Chintaginjala in the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 48 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Kessler
Dan Kessler
 
90.1
 
3,054
Bala Chintaginjala
 
9.9
 
334

Total votes: 3,388
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 48

Incumbent Julia Coleman advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 48 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Julia Coleman
Julia Coleman
 
100.0
 
3,685

Total votes: 3,685
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47B

Incumbent Greg Boe defeated Dan Kessler in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47B on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Greg Boe (R)
 
51.5
 
14,172
Image of Dan Kessler
Dan Kessler (D) Candidate Connection
 
48.3
 
13,290
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
34

Total votes: 27,496
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dan Kessler advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47B.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Greg Boe advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47B.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

To see Kessler's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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

2020

Candidate Connection

Dan Kessler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kessler's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a clinical psychologist, husband and father. I chose to run for Minnesota House because of concerns I had for healthcare affordability, the need to protect our precious natural resources and the value of supporting a strong school system for today and future generations.
  • Everyone should have access to high-quality and affordable healthcare. Nobody should have to choose between going to the doctor and paying their bills.
  • We must fully fund our schools to provide for a world-class education for all students, from Pre-K to College and Technical Training.
  • We need to grow the economy through a strong infrastructure, repairing our roads and bridges, and building out new clean energy technologies for the future.
Quality and affordable healthcare and especially mental health care.

Strong schools.
Thriving and healthy environment.
Women's rights.
Affordable housing.

Gun safety.
My first job was as a busboy at a pizza place at age 15. I worked there for a year, biking to work until I turned 16 and earned my license. I got a retail job at a drugstore, where I worked part time until my junior year in college, when I started interning at a local community mental health center.

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Current members of the Minnesota State Senate
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Majority Leader:Erin Murphy
Minority Leader:Mark Johnson
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