Julius Kiesner was an American tire vulcanizer from Milwaukee who served five terms (1919–1929) as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing Milwaukee's 9th Assembly district (the 9th and 10th wards).Members of the Wisconsin Legislature, 1848-1999 Madison: State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 1999
He was born in Chilton, Wisconsin on Oct. 29, 1884 and was educated in the public schools of that city. He traveled extensively in the United States and Europe. In 1910, after moving to Milwaukee he joined the Socialist party.
In the Assembly He had never held public office until his successful 1918 bid for the Assembly to replace fellow Socialist Herman O. Kent.Hunter, Paul, ed. The Wisconsin Blue Book: 1919. Madison: The State Printing Office, 1919; p. 493 In his last race, in 1926, he ran unopposed (one of three Socialists to run unopposed in the 1926 election"Failure to File Papers Eliminates Candidate"; Milwaukee Journal August 3, 1926; p. 17, col. 2).Holmes, Fred L., ed. The Wisconsin Blue Book: 1927. Madison: The State Printing Office, 1926; p. 710 He was succeeded by fellow Socialist Otto Kehrein.
After the Assembly In 1935 he was nominated as a possible "progressive" candidate for the City of Milwaukee election commission."8 Progressives Named For Post On Voting Board." Milwaukee Sentinel February 17, 1935; p. 6-A, col. 1
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