ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ tˈaɪm hiː vˈoʊɾᵻd fɚɹə tˈɛnjˈɪɹ ɛɡzˈɛmpʃən ˌɔn ˈɔːl tˈæksᵻz fɔːɹ bˈɪznəsᵻz wɪð dˈɑːlɚ tˈɛn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ʌv kˌæpɪɾəlᵻzˈeɪʃən dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fɔːɹ hoʊtˈɛlz ænd hˈaʊzɪŋ ˈɪndʌstɹiz ænd ɐ sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt ɹᵻdˈʌkʃən ɪn ˈɪŋkʌm tˈæksᵻz fɔːɹ ðoʊz ˈɪndʌstɹiz.
In the 1950s, he became a member of the legislature, during which time he voted for a 10-year exemption on all taxes for businesses with $10,000 of capitalization ($100,000 for hotels and housing industries) and a 75% reduction in income taxes for those industries.