It passed because E. Clay Shaw Jr. , the 10-term Republican congressman from Fort Lauderdale , found himself in a tight race , and the Republicans held a razor-thin majority in the House .
E. Clay Shaw Jr. /people/person/place_lived Fort Lauderdale
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E. Clay Shaw Jr.
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Fort Lauderdale
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