Claim: Mike Maroney is preceded by Jeff Kessler, a Democratic and formerly the Minority Leader of the Senate.
Evidence: Jeff Kessler Jeffrey Vincent Kessler (born November 16, 1955) is a former Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate in the United States, representing the 2nd district from 1997 to 2017. He is the former Minority Leader of the Senate. Mike Maroney Minority Leader of the West Virginia Senate