hiː fˈɔːɹmɚli sˈɜːvd æz ðə tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən kəmˈɪʃən ˌɛfˌiːsˈiː, ðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlətˌoːɹi bˈɑːdi ðæt ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz kæmpˈeɪn fˈaɪnæns fɔːɹ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts fˈɛdɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz.
He formerly served as the chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the regulatory body that oversees campaign finance for United States federal elections.