Fort Lauderdale Politics
He was the city commissioner from 1971 to 1973. and vice mayor 1973 to 1975. He then served as mayor of Fort Lauderdale from 1975 to 1981. During his tenure as mayor, Shaw served on the Advisory Board and Executive Committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, former President of the National Conference of Republican Mayors, and was named Special U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea by President Gerald Ford. In 1976, Shaw demanded a grand jury investigation because he feared that the Marlin Beach Hotel's active courting of gay tourism would cause the industry to spread to other areas of the city. The investigation was dropped upon the decision of city's attorney.
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