hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən tə ðə sˈɛvənti sˈɪksθ, sˈɛvənti sˈɛvənθ, sˈɛvənti ˈeɪtθ, sˈɛvənti nˈaɪnθ, ˈeɪɾiəθ, ˈeɪɾi fˈɜːst, ˈeɪɾi sˈɛkənd, ˈeɪɾi θˈɜːd, ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹθ, ˈeɪɾi fˈɪfθ, ˈeɪɾi sˈɪksθ ænd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvənθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.
He was elected as a Republican to the 76th, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 86th and 87th congresses from 1939 to 1963.