Jeffrey Kessler
Running for U.S. Senate — 2026 election
As of August 2026, Jeffrey Kessler is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia in the 2026 election. No campaign finance filings or stock disclosures have been recorded for this candidate yet. This page updates automatically as primary-source filings appear.
Data last updated August 2026.
Jeffrey V. Kessler is a Democratic politician and attorney from Glen Dale, West Virginia, who served in the West Virginia State Senate representing District 2 from 1997 to 2017. He was President of the West Virginia Senate and Lieutenant Governor from 2011 to 2015, and Senate Minority Leader from 2015 to 2017. Kessler ran for the 2026 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate and lost the May 12, 2026 primary to Rachel Fetty Anderson. He is a partner at the Moundsville-area law firm Berry, Kessler, Crutchfield, Taylor & Gordon and a graduate of West Liberty State College and the West Virginia University College of Law.
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