 He served as chairman of the Committee on House Administration in the Eightieth Congress (from 1947 to 1948) and in the Eighty-third Congress (from 1953 to 1955).Rather than running again in 1958, LeCompte retired, and Carter won the seat on his fourth attempt.In all, LeCompte served in Congress between January 3, 1939 and January 3, 1959.