ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ dˈɛməkɹˌæt tə ðə sˈɛvəntinˈaɪnθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, hiː fˈeɪld tə ɡˈeɪn ɹiːᵻlˈɛkʃən tə ðɪ ˈeɪɾiəθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks bˌʌt səksˈɛsfəli ɹᵻɡˈeɪnd hɪz sˈiːt fɚðɪ ˈeɪɾifˈɜːst—ænd tə sˈɛvən səksˈiːdɪŋ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz.
Elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947), he failed to gain reelection to the Eightieth Congress in 1946 but successfully regained his seat for the Eighty-first—and to seven succeeding Congresses.