Mel Vogel (born 15 December 1848)Mel Vogel in Election History for the State of California. was a German-American merchant, newspaperman and politician who served in the California State Assembly for the 44th district from 1905 to 1909. He was elected as a Republican but belonged to a faction of the party that supported boss Abe Ruef of the Union Labor Party, caucusing with both parties and the Democrats in the Assembly.
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