He was a member of the Minnesota Senate , 1935 – 1949 ; delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention and 1952 Republican National Convention . He was elected the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1952 . He served less than one year ( January 5 , 1953 - May 1 , 1953 ) . He resigned to become administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration Program , in Washington , D.C. , 1953 – 1956 ; He was elected as a Republican to the US House of Representatives in 1958 and served in Congress ; from January 3 , 1959 to December 31 , 1974 in the 86th , 87th , 88th , 89th , 90th , 91st , 92nd , and 93rd congresses
1948 Republican National Convention
1948 Republican National Convention
Ancher Nelsen