Frederick P. Kessler

Infobox AM


imagesize =
honorific-prefix =
name =Fred Kessler
honorific-suffix =
caption =
state =Wisconsin
state_assembly =Wisconsin
district =12th
term_start =1960-1962, 1964-1970, 2004
term_end =Present
preceded =Shirley Krug (D)
succeeded =Incumbent
party =Democrat
date of birth =birth date and age|1940|1|11
place of birth =Milwaukee, Wisconsin
date of death =
place of death =
alma_mater =University of Wisconsin-Madison
profession =attorney, arbitrator, redistricting consultant, former judge
residence =Milwaukee, Wisconsin
spouse = Appeals Court Judge Joan Kessler
religion =Lutheran
website = http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/asm12/news/

Frederick P. Kessler (born January 11, 1940) is a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 12th Assembly District since 2004. Earlier he served from 1960 through 1962, and from 1964 through 1970. He is a member of the Committees on Elections and Constitutional Law, Judiciary and Ethics, Criminal Justice, and Ways and Means.

Kessler received a B.A. and law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On January 11, 1961, Kessler's 21st birthday, he became the youngest person, up to that time, ever to serve in the Wisconsin State Legislature. He served as a Milwaukee County Court Judge from 1972 to 1978 and a Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge from 1978 to 1981 and 1986 to 1988. He also works as a labor arbitrator and redistricting consultant.

Kessler is a member of Goethe House (vice president, former president), the Milwaukee Chapter of the ACLU (board member, former president), World Affairs Council of Milwaukee (board member), Wisconsin Bar Association, Industrial Relations Research Association, DANK (German-American National Congress)-Milwaukee chapter (former vice president); Milwaukee Donauschwaben; Amnesty International Group 107 (former chairman); Milwaukee Turners; N.A.A.C.P., and a former member of the City of Milwaukee Harbor Commission.

External links

* [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/leginfo/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Assembly&district=12 Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Frederick Kessler] "official government website"
* "Follow the Money" - Fred Kessler
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=110237 2008] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=78680 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=68276 2004] campaign contributions
* [http://www.wisdc.org/pro08-100994.php Campaign 2008] campaign contributions at "Wisconsin Democracy Campaign"