breeding was elected as a democrat to the eighty-fifth and to the two succeeding congresses (january 3, 1957 – january 3, 1963). he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the eighty-eighth congress, after his fifth district in southwest kansas was merged with bob dole's sixth district in northwest kansas. he was appointed by president kennedy as assistant to secretary of agriculture, grain and feed division from 1963 to 1966. he was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the united states senate in 1966. he died in dodge city, kansas on october 17, 1977. he was interred in rolla cemetery, rolla, kansas.