Albert Kissling (b. May, 22, 1922) is a U.S. Democratic politician who ran for theNew Mexico's 2nd congressional district seat in 2006, losing to incumbent Steve Pearce 60-40%.

Kissling was born May 22, 1935, in Jacksonville, Florida, and lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He earned degrees from Princeton University in 1957, Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va., in 1961, Union Theological Seminary in New York.

Kissling was ordained in 1962 and spent two years as a pastor in Germany before returning to pastor a church in Searcy, Arkansas.

He has served churches in Berkeley, Calif., and Hendersonville, N.C.

He retired in 1997 and moved to Las Cruces in 1998. He has served as an interim pastor churches in Gallup and Sunland Park

He and his wife, Beth, have one son.

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