Charles Meising was a salesman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, who served one term as a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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, and conducted several less successful campaigns.

Background

Meising was born in Taylors Falls, Minnesota

Taylors Falls, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 951 people, 369 households, and 247 families residing in the city. The population density was 255.6 people per square mile . There were 386 housing units at an average density of 103.7 per square mile...

 on April 9, 1876, was educated in the public schools of Kansas City, Missouri

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, and for several years worked as a manufacturer's agent in Milwaukee. He had twice run for Milwaukee county supervisor, once for Milwaukee alderman

Alderman

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 and once for the Wisconsin State Senate

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 (in 1916), but never held a public office until elected to the Assembly in 1920.

Legislature

Meising was elected to the Assembly in 1920 to succeed Socialist

Socialist Party of America

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 Albert Ehlman

Albert Ehlman

Albert C. Ehlman was a lawyer, schoolteacher and professor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who served one term as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.- Background :...

 (who did not seek re-election) as a member for the Fourth district of Milwaukee County (20th and 22nd wards of the City of Milwaukee), receiving 7278 votes to 6664 for Socialist Louis J. Green. He was appointed to the standing committee

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 on fish and game

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.

He ran for re-election in 1922, but lost to Socialist Albert F. Woller

Albert F. Woller

Albert F. Woller was a machinist, auto mechanic and Socialist politician from Milwaukee who served three terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Twentieth Milwaukee County District .- Background :Woller was born in Germany December 12, 1886, and came to the United States with his...

, who polled 3,246 votes to Meising's 2,049. He tried to regain the seat in 1924, losing to Socialist William Coleman

William Coleman

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; and again losing to Coleman in 1926.

In 1930 he unsuccessfully challenged Socialist incumbent Philip Wenz

Philip Wenz

Philip F. Wenz was a carpenter and machinist who served three terms as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 7th Milwaukee County district .- Background :...

 in the general election for the Assembly's 7th Milwaukee County seat, losing with 1103 votes to 1443 for Wenz, 314 for Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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Fred Stich, and 34 for Jack Schwab.