- Graduated in 1957 from Miami Edison Senior High School, Miami, Florida, USA.
- Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida from 1975-1981.
- Elected to Congress in 1980, and served as a US Representative from January 3, 1981 through January 3, 2007.
- Before serving as Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, served as Assistant City Attorney in Fort Lauderdale, 1968. Afterwards serving as Fort Lauderdale City Prosecutor 1968-1969, Associate Municipal Judge 1969-1971, Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner 1971-1973, and finally Vice Mayor of Fort Lauderdale 1973-1975, before becoming Mayor of Fort Lauderdale in 1975.
- Received B.S. in business from Stetson University in Florida in 1961, where he had joined Sigma Nu Fraternity.
- Received a Master's Degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama in 1963.
- Received a law degree from Stetson University School of Law in 1966.
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