Olaf C. Olsen was a Socialist

Socialist Party of America

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 from Milwaukee. He was a law student

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 at Marquette University Law School

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 in 1922 when he was elected to the first of his two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly

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 representing the 11th Milwaukee County district (11th and 24th wards of the City of Milwaukee).

Background

Olsen was born February 26, 1899 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from South Division High School

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 and until the 1923 opening of the legislature was attending the law school

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 of Marquette University

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Assembly

He had never held a public office before being elected to the assembly in November, 1922, receiving 3,643 votes to 887 for Democrat

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 Alex J. Roselik (portions of this district had been represented by William E. Jordan

William E. Jordan

William E. Jordan was a stenographer and bricklayer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served three terms as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 11th Milwaukee County district .- Background :Jordan was born September 10, 1883 in East Prussia, Germany...

 and portions by Stephen Stolowski

Stephen Stolowski

Stephen S. Stolowski was a printer from Milwaukee who served one term as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 14th Milwaukee County district .- Background :...

 prior to reapportionment; both were Socialists). He was appointed to the Assembly's standing committee

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 on the judiciary

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. He was re-elected in 1924, with 3817 votes to 3051 for B. J. Adamkiewicz.

He did not run for re-election in 1926, and was succeeded by fellow Socialist Elmer Baumann

Elmer Baumann

Elmer H. Baumann was an American electrician from Milwaukee who served one term as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing Milwaukee County's 11th Assembly district .- Background :He was born February 15, 1902, in Milwaukee and was educated in public grade schools...

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