hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən tə ðə nˈaɪnti sˈɛvənθ, nˈaɪnti ˈeɪtθ, nˈaɪnti nˈaɪnθ, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θ, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɜːst ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛkənd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz, hˈoʊldɪŋ ˈɑːfɪs fɹʌm dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, tə dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː.
He was elected as a Republican to the 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st and 102nd United States Congresses, holding office from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1993.