Edward John Stack (April 29, 1910 – November 3, 1989) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida.

Born in

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, to Irish immigrants, Stack attended the public schools and received a B.A. from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1931. He went on to earn a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1934 and a M.A. in public law and government from Columbia University in 1938. He was an instructor in economics at

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of the

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. Stack was admitted to the

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bar in 1934 and commenced practice in New York City. He worked as a builder, real estate investor, and engaged in the banking profession. He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946 and became a lieutenant (junior grade).Lynch, Ray and d`Olieira, Stephen
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online'', November 4, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2021. Stack served as commissioner-mayor of

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, from 1965 to 1969 and sheriff of Broward County from 1968 to 1978. He was a delegate to the Florida State Democratic conventions from 1977 to 1978 and served as member of the Democratic National Finance Council from 1976 to 1978. Stack was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth Congress (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982. Stack was a resident of Pompano Beach, until his death on November 3, 1989.

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