Helm waxaa markii ugu horaysay loo doortay Aqalka Wakiillada ee Kentucky 1826; intii u dhaxeysay 1826 iyo 1843 wuxuu soo shaqeeyey kow iyo toban muddo hal sano ah aqalka gobolka. 1844 waxaa loo doortay aqalka senate-ka, halkaas oo uu si isdaba joog ah u soo shaqeeyey ilaa la doortay inuu yahay musharaxa xisbiga Whig ee ku xigeenka guddoomiyaha tigidhka John J. Crittenden, oo caan ku ah Crittenden Compromise. Whigs ayaa ku guuleystay doorashada guud, Helm waxaa loo qaaday guddoomiyaha 31-kii Luulyo, 1850, markii Crittenden uu is casilay si uu u aqbalo magacaabista xilka Xeer ilaaliyaha Guud ee Mareykanka ee madaxweynaha Tennessee Millard Fillmore. Ka dib markii uu guddoomiye u noqday guddoomiyaha shirkadda tareenka ee Louisville iyo Nashville.
John J. Crittenden