hiː fˈɔːɹmɚli sˈɜːvd æz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən kəmˈɪʃən, ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈeɪdʒənsi ðæt ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚz ænd ɛnfˈoːɹsᵻz ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən kæmpˈeɪn ˈækt fˈɛkə, ðə stˈætʃuːt ðæt ɡˈʌvɚnz ðə faɪnˈænsɪŋ ʌv fˈɛdɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz.
He formerly served as Chairman of the Federal Election Commission, the United States government agency that administers and enforces the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), the statute that governs the financing of federal elections.