Complex sentence: In 1962, Lent was elected to the New York State Senate from Nassau County, and served from 1963 until 1970, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1962, Lent was elected to the New York State Senate from Nassau County, and served from 1963 until 1970. In 1970, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.