He previously had been a legislative aid and campaign chairman for U.S. Representative Philip Ruppe.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1992 to the 103rd Congress, losing to Bart Stupak.
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He defeated incumbent Democrat Raymond F. Clevenger to be elected to the 90th Congress and was subsequently re-elected to the next five Congresses, serving from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1979.
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After leaving the U.S. House, Ruppe became active in business before running for election, without success, to the 103rd Congress.
He was known as one of the Michigan Five Fluke Freshmen and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966, and again in 1968, losing both times to Republican Philip Ruppe.
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