He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1922 to 1926 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.
The returning officer William Hawereliak[4] did not accept his nomination papers on the grounds that it was improperly filled out with the claim that Chornohus signed his name with a "Z" and not an "S".
[6] The United Farmers of Alberta immediately took the matter to court to try to get an injunction to prevent the acclamation of Shandro.
[7] The court found that Chronohus nomination papers were denied for partisan reasons so that Shandro would be the only candidate in the race.
[11] Chronohus chose to retire after losing his party nomination and did not run for a second term in office when the Assembly was dissolved in 1926.