He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress (January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress.
In the Seventy-sixth Congress (from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941), he was elected as a Republican representative. However, he lost his re-election bid for the Seventy-seventh Congress in 1940.