▁floor ▁leader ▁in ▁Mun ich ' s ▁city ▁council . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Reich stag ▁representing ▁Upper ▁Bav aria - Sw ab ia . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁Es ser ▁returned ▁to ▁Pass au ▁to ▁address ▁a ▁r ally ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ost mark museum . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁persu aded ▁General ▁Franz ▁Ritter ▁von ▁E pp ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁Bav aria ' s ▁minister ▁of ▁econom ics . ▁ ▁Sc andal ▁Es ser ▁enjoyed ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁that ▁his ▁media ▁and ▁political ▁power ▁gave ▁him ▁with ▁women . ▁His ▁dal li ances ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁being ▁marg inal ized . ▁After ▁he ▁im pre gn ated ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁marry ▁her , ▁she ▁appe aled ▁directly ▁to ▁Hitler , ▁who ▁told ▁Es ser ▁that ▁he ▁must ▁do ▁the ▁right ▁thing . ▁Upon ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁child , ▁Hitler ▁became ▁its ▁god father . ▁ ▁Es ser ▁later ▁sex ually ▁assault ed ▁the ▁under age ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁business man . ▁The ▁combined ▁dis g ust ▁of ▁Str asser , ▁St reich er ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Go ebb els ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁susp ension ▁from ▁the ▁NS D AP ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Hitler ▁had ▁previously ▁said ▁of ▁him , ▁" I ▁know ▁Es ser ▁is ▁a ▁sc ound rel , ▁but ▁I ▁shall ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁long ▁as