hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən tə ðə sˈɛvənti sˈɪksθ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, bˌʌt wʌz ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ ɹiːᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.
He was elected as a Republican to the 76th United States Congress in 1938, but was unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940.