Ramsey County History – Summer 2015: “When Ramsey County Politics had an Edge: Maas vs. Williams”

When Ramsey County Politics had an Edge: Maas vs. Williams
Author: Paul D. Nelson

From 1927 to early 1945, Melvin J. Maas (1898–1964), a Republican, represented Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District, which included St. Paul and Ramsey County. Today, few remember his long service in Washington or his career. This article is a detailed profile of Maas with particular emphasis on his multiple election contests against Democrat Howard Y. Williams. Defeated for reelection in 1944, Maas, who was an aviator who had learned to fly in World War I, finished his career in the Marine Corps, achieving the rank of major general, and then after going blind, worked in the Eisenhower administration helping find employment for the physically handicapped.
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