in february 1949, he was appointed district supervisor of the census bureau for the third district of kansas. he was promoted to administrative officer for kansas, missouri, and nebraska, and was later promoted to regional assistant and served until december 1950. he served as mayor of coffeyville, kansas from 1953 to 1958. he was appointed by governor docking as a member of the arkansas river basin committee 1957-59. he served as delegate at large to democratic national convention in 1960. he was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1956 to the eighty-fifth congress.