Background
Jordan was born September 10, 1883 in East Prussia, Germany.
Jordan was born September 10, 1883 in East Prussia, Germany.
They settled in Milwaukee, where he attended the Milwaukee Public Schools. He attended a business college and worked four years as a stenographer.
Jordan received 2160 votes to 1985 for Democrat William A. Klug and 73 votes for Prohibitionist A. J. Jorgenson. He was assigned to the standing committee on municipalities. He was re-elected in 1918, with 2753 votes to 1958 for Republican John L. Bieszk.
He remained on the municipalities committee, and was also appointed to a special joint committee on pensions, annuities and retirement funds for teachers.
He ran unopposed in 1920 and stayed on the municipalities committee. In 1922, after the was redistricted, Jordan"s old 11th district was split between two districts.
Jordan sought re-election in the new 10th Milwaukee County district (16th and 23rd wards), and was defeated by Republican John West. Eber, who received 3829 votes to Jordan"s 2618.
was a stenographer and bricklayer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served three terms as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State representing the 11th Milwaukee County district (11th and 23rd wards of the City of Milwaukee). Although active in his union, Jordan had never held a public office before being elected to the in November, 1916 to succeed fellow Socialist (and union activist) James Vint. The 11th ward from the old district was encompassed in a revised 11th district, which elected Socialist Olaf C. Olsen.
At age 21 he learned the bricklayers" trade, and became a member of the bricklayers union in October 1910.