hiː ðˈɛn sˈɜːvd wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə jˈuːdʒiːn skˈuːl bˈoːɹd æz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv fˈaɪv ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, bˌʌt wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd baɪ ʃˈæbɹæm mɑːɹtˈiːnə ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn.
He then served was elected to the Eugene School Board as Representative 5 in 2007, but was defeated by Shabram Martina in 2019.