hiː sˈɜːvd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ænd wʌzɐ dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪt tə ðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə stˈeɪt ænd kˈaʊnti ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kənvˈɛnʃənz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ænd ðə nˈæʃənəl ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kənvˈɛnʃənz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1971 to 1975 and was a delegate to the Minnesota State and County Republican conventions in 1968 and 1972, and the national Republican conventions in 1976 and 1980.