Public Life
Zahn was a candidate for the California State Assembly in 1918, running on the Republican ticket, and he was also a member of the city's Humane Animal Commission. He took out his nominating petition for the City Council on March 13, 1919.
At first seen as a "dark horse," Zahn was unanimously appointed by the City Council on September 11, 1925, as a substitution in the 10th district for Charles E. Downs, whom the council had suspended after he was indicted on bribery charges. Downs was later convicted and Zahn's temporary appointment was made permanent. In 1927, he lost a bid for election to E. Snapper Ingram. In 1934, Zahn, a registered Prohibitionist, was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Assemblyman in the 55th District against Emory J. Arnold, who had the endorsement of the Times. Arnold won the nomination.
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