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Ervin William Mueller (September 2, 1904 – July 26, 1986) was an American salesman and politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in the 1961 session and later ran unsuccessfully for the Assembly as a Republican.

Biography

Ervin Mueller was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 2, 1904. He was educated in the Milwaukee public schools, and then attended Milwaukee's Hoffman Business College. He was employed in a food wholesale business for at least 25 years, working as a sales manager. He became involved with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and was chairman of his local ward Democratic organization.

He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1960, serving a two-year term. He ran for re-election in 1962 but was defeated in the Democratic primary. He subsequently joined the Republican Party and ran for Assembly again in 1966, but lost the general election to Democrat Joseph E. Jones.

Ervin Mueller died July 26, 1986, in Los Angeles County, California.

References

1. Toepel, M. G.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1962). "Biographies". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1962 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. p. 52. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
2. Toepel, M. G.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1962). "Wisconsin Elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1962 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 797, 868. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
3. Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1968). "Elections in Wisconsin". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1968 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 726. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
4. California Death Index, 1940-1997, California Department of Public Health

• 1904 births
• 1986 deaths
• Politicians from Milwaukee
• Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature