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Rep. Larry Kissell

Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012
This bill would fast track a Republican plan to overhaul the tax code that would cut taxes for the wealthy and corporations, increase tax incentives for corporations that ship U.S. jobs overseas, raise taxes on the middle class, and increase income inequality and the federal deficit. RightAmendment to Extend Middle-Class Tax Cuts
This amendment would permanently extend tax cuts on income under $250,000 for joint filers ($200,000 for individuals), or about 98 percent of taxpayers and 97 percent of small business owners and would save the federal government nearly $1 trillion over the next 10 years. WrongAmerican Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Not only would the Republican bill extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent of taxpayers, H.R. 8 would also raise taxes on approximately 25 million middle and low income households by ending important tax credits for parents raising children and paying for college. WrongRed Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Ac
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  • North Carolina 8th Congressional District Debate

    Representative Larry Kissell (D) and Richard Hudson, candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in District 8, debated …

  • House Session

  • 2012 Farm Bill Markup, Part 2

    Members spoke about and offered amendments to the farm bill, a bill to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultura…

  • House Session

  • House Session

    Legislative business: Amendments to Defense Authorization

  • Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Authorization Markup, Part 4

    The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill would aut…

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Past Elections

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Larry
Kissell

Larry Kissell, member of APCO’s International Advisory Council, served as the U.S. representative (D) for North Carolina’s 8th congressional district from 2009 to 2013.

During his time in Congress, Mr. Kissell served on the Committee on Agriculture, including the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management and the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. He also served on the Committee of Armed Services, including the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces and Subcommittee on Readiness. He was also a member of the Congressional Sportsman and Invisible Wounds Caucuses, among others. He was known for his bipartisan approach.

Prior to his career in public service, Mr. Kissell worked in textiles for 27 years. He resigned from this job in 2001, taking a job as a social studies teacher at his former high school, East Montgomery High School. Mr. Kissell, without any political background, then ran for Congress, citing his concerns which primarily centered around the economics of his and similar rural

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