hiː wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd təbi ɐn ˌɛfˌiːsˈiː kəmˈɪʃənɚ baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ dˈʌbəljˌuː. bˈʊʃ ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ænd wʌz ɡˈɪvən ɐ ɹˈiːsɛs ɐpˈɔɪntmənt tə ðɪ ˌɛfˌiːsˈiː ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
He was nominated to be an FEC commissioner by President George W. Bush on March 4, 2002, and was given a recess appointment to the FEC on March 29, 2002.