hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ fˈɑːɹmɚlˈeɪbɚ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt tə ðə sˈɪksti ˈeɪtθ, sˈɪksti nˈaɪnθ, sˈɛvəntˌiəθ, ænd sˈɛvənti fˈɜːst kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz ænd sˈɜːvd fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ.
He was elected as a Farmer-Labor candidate to the 68th, 69th, 70th, and 71st congresses and served from March 4, 1923, until his death.