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Edmund J. Berner
Edmund J. Berner (May 17, 1864 - ?) was a trade union activist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served four terms as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Background.
Berner was born in Freistadt, Wisconsin in Ozaukee County on May 17, 1864, and came to Milwaukee in 1872. A cigar maker by trade, he became active in the Cigar Makers' International Union and the trade union movement, and held various offices therein before being elected to the Assembly.
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Legislature.
In 1912, Kent ran for the Assembly seat held by Socialist Edmund J. Berner, who was running for the state senate. Kent lost to Democrat William Walsh, who earned 1,209 votes against 1,035 for Kent, 459 for Republican Eugene Herman, and 31 for Prohibitionist Frank F. Wolfe. In 1914, with Walsh not running, Kent won the seat, with 915 votes to 674 for Democrat