 In 1932, Ward was elected to the Maryland Senate, and Nock traveled with him, working for him until Ward got elected to the United States House of Representatives.Shortly after Ward arrived in Washington, D.C., she was rehired, and served as his secretary again.Nock ran in 1946 for the Maryland House of Delegates, and won the primary and later the election, becoming one of the first women in the House of Delegates.