hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə lˈɪnwʊd, nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ænd sˈɜːvd ɔnðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk kˈaʊnti bˈoːɹd ʌv tʃˈoʊzən fɹˈiːhoʊldɚz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ.
He was elected to the Linwood, New Jersey City Council in 1969 and served on the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1972 to 1974.