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In 1918, Martha ran for New York State Senate under "Mollie Rumpler" for New York's 5th Assembly District as a Socialist candidate.In 1919, Martha ran for New York State Assembly, again on the Socialist ticket, but this time for the 11th District, against Florence E. Tabor, who was a Prohibition candidate. Martha Rumpler (Molly/Mollie Runipler) was born in 1874 in Austria. In 1892, she immigrated to the United States, and in 1896, she married Max Rumpler. The couple lived in Brooklyn Ward 10, Kings County, New York, where they had three children: Alexander, Eva, and Samuel.
