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.
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.