sentences:  He entered politics in 1964 when he was elected councilman and mayor of North Palm Beach.He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1972, where he served four terms, and to the Florida Senate in 1980.In 1982, he was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th district (later the 16th district after redistricting in 1990), defeating Apollo 15 astronaut Alfred Worden in the Republican primary.