In 1938, he was elected as the representative of Wisconsin's 6th congressional district to the Seventy-sixth United States Congress and reelected to the succeeding five congresses, serving from January 3, 1939, until January 3, 1951. He was on the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack and was on the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
In 1938, he was elected to represent Wisconsin's 6th congressional district in the Seventy-sixth United States Congress and was reelected for five additional terms. During his tenure, he served on the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack and the House Appropriations Committee.