hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˌɑːɹɹˌɛnsˈiː ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ˈæftɚ sˈɜːvɪŋ æz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈaʊnsəl ʌvðə bˈʊʃtʃˈeɪni tɹænsˈɪʃən tˈiːm ɪn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˈiː.sˈiː., ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈaʊnsəl ʌvðə bˈʊʃtʃˈeɪni tˈuː θˈaʊzənd pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl kæmpˈeɪn ɪn ˈɔːstɪn, tˈɛksəs.
He joined the RNC in 2001 after serving as general counsel of the Bush-Cheney Transition Team in Washington, D.C., and general counsel of the Bush-Cheney 2000 presidential campaign in Austin, Texas.