# Christopher Kessler Christopher Kessler is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 121. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Maine House, district 121 - Serving since: 2022-12-07 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/14000c75-b0e9-451c-a081-9121970897de Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/14000c75-b0e9-451c-a081-9121970897de (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Kessler has served since 2022. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.03), from 0 donors and 1,142 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 804 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 95.8% (95.9%). 37 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-04-29 · voted not voting · reconsideration-veto · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/ - 2026-04-29 · voted not voting · Move the Previous Question · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Acc Maj Ought Not to Pass Rep · LD 555 An Act To Create A Separate Department Of Child And Family Services · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD555/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Enactment - Bond Issue · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · suspension of house rule 515 · LD 127 An Act To Strengthen Legislative Oversight Of Government Agencies And Programs By Reaffirming The Legislature'S Access To Confidential Records · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD127/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · suspend house rule 515 · LD 127 An Act To Strengthen Legislative Oversight Of Government Agencies And Programs By Reaffirming The Legislature'S Access To Confidential Records · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD127/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · SUSPEND RULES - · LD 1009 An Act To Restore Full Civil Rights To Possess Firearms To Persons Previously Convicted Of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1009/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · recon of maj rep otp-am by ca-a · LD 127 An Act To Strengthen Legislative Oversight Of Government Agencies And Programs By Reaffirming The Legislature'S Access To Confidential Records · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD127/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Enactment · LD 1519 An Act To Create A Stewardship Program For Electronic Smoking Devices And Related Products · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1519/ ## Legislation (ME 2025–26 session) Sponsored 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 27. 72.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 37 of 96). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 2038: An Act To Require Maine Transmission And Distribution Utility Participation In A Regional Transmission Organization (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2038/ - LD 2037: An Act To Update The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Allowances (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2037/ - LD 2174: An Act To Replace The Maine Waterway Development And Conservation Act With The Maine Renewable Energy And Associated Transmission Development And Conservation… (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2174/ - LD 1927: An Act To Protect Housing Quality By Enacting Mold Inspection, Notification And Remediation Requirements (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1927/ - LD 1967: Resolve, To Establish The Maine Home Energy Navigator And Coaching Pilot Program (became law, 2025-06-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1967/ - LD 536: An Act To Establish Net Neutrality (became law, 2025-06-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD536/ - LD 810: An Act Regarding The Approval Of Transmission Lines (became law, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD810/ - LD 654: An Act To Adjust The Maximum Small Claim Limit Based On The Consumer Price Index (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD654/ - LD 1670: An Act To Establish The Maine Public Employees Retirement System Home Repair And Energy Upgrade Loan Program And Fund (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1670/ - LD 1569: Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Economic And Community Development To Form A Stakeholder Group To Analyze And Improve Home Repair Funding Programs In The… (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1569/ ## Links - Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1384 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kesslerformaine/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-kessler-b2a827112/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/14000c75-b0e9-451c-a081-9121970897de