Albert F. Woller was a machinist

Machinist

A machinist is a person who uses machine tools to make or modify parts, primarily metal parts, a process known as machining. This is accomplished by using machine tools to cut away excess material much as a woodcarver cuts away excess wood to produce his work. In addition to metal, the parts may...

, auto mechanic

Auto mechanic

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 and Socialist

Socialist Party of America

The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

 politician from Milwaukee who served three terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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 (1923-24; 1927-1930) from the Twentieth Milwaukee County District (the 20th ward of the City of Milwaukee).

Background

Woller was born in Germany December 12, 1886, and came to the United States with his parents in 1892. He received a public school education at Marengo, Illinois

Marengo, Illinois

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, became a machinist

Machinist

A machinist is a person who uses machine tools to make or modify parts, primarily metal parts, a process known as machining. This is accomplished by using machine tools to cut away excess material much as a woodcarver cuts away excess wood to produce his work. In addition to metal, the parts may...

 and eventually came to work in auto repair for the Milwaukee Western Fuel Company.

Public office

He had been a member of the Socialist Party for fifteen years, but had never held public office before being elected to the Assembly in November, 1922, receiving 3,246 votes to 2,049 for Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 incumbent Charles Meising

Charles Meising

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. He was assigned to the standing committee

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s on transportation and third reading.

Woller did not run for office in 1924, being succeeded by fellow Socialist William Coleman

William Coleman (housepainter)

William C. Coleman was a house painter and trade union activist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served two terms as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.- Background :...

. In 1926, he had moved to the 3rd Milwaukee County district (25th ward of the City) and was elected to the Assembly without opposition (one of three Socialists to run unopposed in the 1926 election). He moved to the Committee on State Affairs. He was narrowly re-elected in 1928, with 2980 votes to 2869 for Arthur Bowers and 1684 for Timothy Considine.

Woller did not run for re-election in 1930; he was succeeded by fellow Socialist George Hampel

George Hampel (legislator)

George Hampel was an American politician, accountant and bookseller from Milwaukee who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Socialist and two terms in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Progressive...

.