ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pˈɑːɹɾi, hiː sˈɜːvd æz mɪzˈʊɹɹiz sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ ðə kˈɜːɹənt mɪzˈʊɹɹi ɹˈɛkɚd fɔːɹ tˈɛnjɚɹ əvən ᵻlˈɛktᵻd stˈeɪt kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ˈɑːfɪsɚ.
A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Missouri's Secretary of State from 1965 to 1985, establishing the current Missouri record for tenure of an elected state constitutional officer.