Vogel was a member of the Assembly three times. First, from 1935 to 1936, second, from 1939 to 1940 and third, from 1943 to 1948. Additionally, he was a justice of the peace from 1912 to 1918 and a Manitowoc alderman from 1918 to 1930 and again from 1932 to 1934. He was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party.