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| Assumed office September 24, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Mo Udall |
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| In office 1977 – 1991 |
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| Born | June 28, 1943 Claypool, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Verma Pastor (Mendez) |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University |
| Occupation | Member of Congress, Former: high school teacher |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Edward Lopez "Ed" Pastor (born June 28, 1943) is an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing Arizona's 4th congressional district. The district includes most of southern, western, and downtown Phoenix, along with a portion of Glendale.
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Early life
Pastor was born in Claypool, Arizona as the oldest of three children. After high school, he was educated at Arizona State University. He became a chemistry teacher at North High School in Phoenix and later went on to work as deputy director of the community service group Guadalupe Organization Inc. After returning to ASU to earn a law degree, he became an assistant to Arizona Governor Raul Castro. In 1976, Pastor was elected to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, and he served three terms in that role as a county executive.
Electoral history
In 1991, Pastor won a special election to succeed 28-year incumbent Democrat Mo Udall in the 2nd District. He was the first Latino to represent Arizona in Congress. At the time, the 2nd was the only Democratic bastion in Arizona. He easily won a full term in 1992. He was reelected four times without substantive Republican opposition, never dropping below 60% of the vote.
After the 2000 United States Census, Arizona gained two congressional districts. Pastor's former territory was renumbered as the 7th District, but his home was drawn into the newly created 4th District. Rather than move to the Phoenix portion of the reconfigured 7th, Pastor opted to run in the 4th. The newly created district is heavily Democratic, like Pastor's old district; Democrats have a nearly 2-to-1 advantage in registration.[1] He easily won in November. He has been reelected twice from this district, easily defeating Phoenix resident Don Karg in the last two cycles.[2]
He currently serves on the House Appropriations Committee as well as two subcommittees on Energy and Water Management, and Transportation, Treasury, and Housing in the District of Columbia. He is also one of the nine Chief Deputy Whips for the Democratic Caucus.[3]
Pastor is one of the most liberal members of the House, and was a founding member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Pastor is pro-choice and in 2006 supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 100 percent, according to their records. In 2006, NARAL Pro-Choice America-Endorsements endorsed Representative Pastor.[4] He does not support the Iraq War.
Committee assignments
Congressional caucuses
Board memberships
- Board of Directors of Neighborhood Housing Services of America
- Honorary Director to Timber Trails Children's Project, Inc
Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||||
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| 1990 | Mo Udall * | 76,549 | 66% | Joseph Sweeney | 39,586 | 34% | * | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | Ed Pastor | 90,693 | 66% | Don Shooter | 41,257 | 30% | Dan Detaranto | Libertarian | 5,423 | 4% | * | ||||||||
| 1994 | Ed Pastor | 62,589 | 62% | Robert MacDonald | 32,797 | 33% | James Bertrand | Libertarian | 5,060 | 5% | |||||||||
| 1996 | Ed Pastor | 81,982 | 65% | Jim Buster | 38,786 | 31% | Alice Bangle | Libertarian | 5,333 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1998 | Ed Pastor | 57,178 | 68% | Ed Barron | 23,628 | 28% | Rick Duncan | Libertarian | 2,646 | 3% | Gregory R. Schultz | Reform | 911 | 1% | |||||
| 2000 | Ed Pastor | 84,034 | 69% | Bill Barenholtz | 32,990 | 27% | Geoffrey Weber | Libertarian | 3,169 | 3% | Barbara Shelor | Natural Law | 2,412 | 2% |
** Udall resigned from Congress due to his diagnonis of Parkinson's disease in 1991; Pastor won the special election to serve out the remainder of Udall's term.
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||||
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| 2002 | Ed Pastor | 44,517 | 67% | Jonathan Barnert | 18,381 | 28% | Amy Gibbons | Libertarian | 3,167 | 5% | |||||||||
| 2004 | Ed Pastor | 77,150 | 70% | Don Karg | 28,238 | 26% | Gary Fallon | Libertarian | 4,639 | 4% | |||||||||
| 2006 | Ed Pastor | 56,464 | 73% | Don Karg | 18,627 | 24% | Ronald Harders | Libertarian | 2,770 | 4% | |||||||||
| 2008 | Ed Pastor | 89,721 | 72% | Don Karg | 26,435 | 21% | Joe Cobb | Libertarian | 3,807 | 3% | Rebecca DeWitt | Green | 4,644 | 4% |
References
- ^ azsos.gov
- ^ azsos.gov
- ^ majoritywhip.house.gov
- ^ vote-smart.org
- ^ a b "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
External links
- U.S. Congressman Ed Pastor, U.S. House website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
- Ed Pastor 2008, Campaign site
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| Preceded by Morris Udall |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 2nd congressional district 1991-09-24 – 2003-01-03 |
Succeeded by Trent Franks |
| Preceded by John Shadegg |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 4th congressional district 2003-01-03 – present |
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