The first Pompano Beach resident elected to the U. S. Congress was Edward J. Stack.

Born in New Jersey in 1910, Stack earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1934. During the Second World War, he served in the Coast Guard.

He moved to Pompano Beach, and was elected to the City Commission in 1965. In 1968 he was elected Broward County Sheriff, a position he left in 1978 to run for Congress.

He was elected to represent Florida's 12th congressional district, but only served a single term (1979 - 1981). He ran unsuccessful campaigns for re-election in both 1980 and 1982.

He died on November 3, 1989.