Ed Pastor

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Edward Lopez Pastor (Template:IPAc-en; June 28, 1943 – November 27, 2018) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona from 1991 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Arizona's 2nd congressional district from 1991 to 2003, its 4th district from 2003 to 2013, and its 7th district from 2013 to 2015, all of which were anchored in downtown Phoenix.

Early life

Pastor was born in Claypool, Arizona, as the oldest of three children.[1] After high school, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Arizona State University (ASU).[2] 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.[3]

After returning to ASU to earn a J.D. degree, he became an assistant to Arizona Governor Raúl Héctor Castro.[4] In 1976, Pastor was elected to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, and he served three terms in that role as a county executive.[5]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

In 1991, Pastor entered a special election to succeed retiring 28-year incumbent Democrat Mo Udall in the 2nd District, which then comprised the southwestern part of Arizona, including half of Tucson and portions of southern Phoenix.[6] Pastor won a narrow victory in the four-way Democratic primary, defeating his closest challenger, Tucson mayor Tom Volgy, by 1,800 votes.[7] He was the only major candidate from the Phoenix share of the district.

He then won the special election a month later with 55 percent of the vote to become the first Latino to represent Arizona in Congress.[6] He was reelected four times without substantive Republican opposition, never dropping below 60% of the vote.[8]

Pastor's former territory was renumbered as the 7th District following the 2000 census, but his home in Phoenix was drawn into the newly created 4th District.[9] Rather than move to the Phoenix portion of the reconfigured 7th, he opted to run in the 4th.[6] The newly created district was heavily Democratic and majority-Latino, with Democrats having a nearly 2-to-1 advantage in registration, similar to his old district.[10] He was reelected six times against nominal Republican opposition.[11]

Tenure

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Ed Pastor introducing President Bill Clinton in Phoenix in March 2016.

Pastor was one of the nine Chief Deputy Whips for the Democratic Caucus.[12] Following in Udall's footsteps, his voting record was decidedly liberal; for most of his tenure, he was the most liberal member of the Arizona congressional delegation.[13] He was well-respected by members of both parties, and had a reputation for bipartisanship.[6]

He was a founding member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, was pro-choice, and in 2006 supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 100 percent, according to their records.[14] In 2006, NARAL Pro-Choice America-Endorsements endorsed Representative Pastor.[15] He voted against the 2002 Iraq Resolution that started the Iraq War.[16]

In 2011, Pastor voted against the National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011.[17] He also voted against several bills that would encourage trade between countries such as Panama.[17] Furthermore, he voted to encourage the display of "In God We Trust" in public buildings and schools.[17]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 2009-2010, Pastor was backed by the National Farmers Union. However, he was not supported by the National Council of Agricultural Employers.[17]

Pastor was supported by the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund,[18] which works to protect native wildlife and wild areas.[18]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Around the mid-1990s, Pastor was backed by the Americans for the Arts Action Fund.[17] However, since then, their support has dwindled somewhat.[17]

Pastor had a strong stance on civil rights regarding sexual orientation and race.[19] For example, in 2007, he voted to prohibit job discrimination based on sexual orientation and, in 2006, he voted against defining marriage as one man-one woman.[19] Finally, in 2004, he voted against a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage.[19] In 2002, the ACLU rated Pastor at 93% for a pro-civil rights voting record.[19]

In February 2014, Pastor announced that he would not seek reelection and would instead retire upon the completion of his term.[20]

Committee assignments

Caucuses

Legacy

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Crypt of Ed Pastor

Multiple schools, parks and other institutions have been established in his honor.

The Ed Pastor Center for Politics and Public Service was founded in 2015 as part of the College of Public Service & Community Solutions at Arizona State University. The Center serves as a dynamic, student-centric hub of activity that promotes, publicizes, and encourages political engagement and public service among ASU students and the broader community.[22]

A section of Loop 202 in the Phoenix area was named in his honor.

Pastor has been credited with inspiring multiple generations of people dedicated to public service including Arizona State House Democratic Leader Charlene Fernandez.

Personal life

Pastor was married to Verma Mendez for 53 years and had two daughters, Yvonne and Laura.[23] He died on November 27, 2018, following a heart attack in Phoenix at the age of 75.[24]

Electoral history

Template:Ushr: Results 1991–2000[25]
Year Democratic Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
1991 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |32,289 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |55.54% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Pat Conner style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |25,814 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |44.40% Template:Party shading/Independent |Bruce A. Friedemann Template:Party shading/Independent |Independent Template:Party shading/Independent align="right" |33 Template:Party shading/Independent |0.06%
1992 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor* style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |90,693 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |66.02% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Don Shooter style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |41,257 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |30.03% style="background:Template:Party color" |Dan Detaranto style="background:Template:Party color" |Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |5,423 style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |3.95%
1994 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor* style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |62,589 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |62.31% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Robert MacDonald style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |32,797 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |32.65% style="background:Template:Party color" |James Bertrand style="background:Template:Party color" |Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |5,060 style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |5.04%
1996 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |81,982 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |65.01% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Jim Buster style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |38,786 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |30.76% style="background:Template:Party color" |Alice Bangle style="background:Template:Party color" |Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |5,333 style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |4.23%
1998 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor* style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |57,178 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |67.78% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Barron style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |23,628 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |28.01% style="background:Template:Party color" |Rick Duncan style="background:Template:Party color" |Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |2,646 style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |3.14% Template:Party shading/ReformUSA |Gregory R. Schultz Template:Party shading/ReformUSA |Reform Template:Party shading/ReformUSA align="right" |911 Template:Party shading/ReformUSA align="right" |1.08%
2000 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor* style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |84,034 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |68.54% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Bill Barenholtz style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |32,990 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |26.91% style="background:Template:Party color" |Geoffrey Weber style="background:Template:Party color" |Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |3,169 style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |2.59% Template:Party shading/Independent |Barbara Shelor Template:Party shading/Independent |Natural Law Template:Party shading/Independent align="right" |2,412 Template:Party shading/Independent align="right" |1.97%
  • Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1990, write-ins received 44 votes. In 1992, write-ins received 5 votes.
Template:Ushr: Results 2002–2010[25]
Year Democratic Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
2002 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |44,517 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |67.38% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Jonathan Barnert style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |18,381 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |27.82% style="background:Template:Party color" |Amy Gibbons style="background:Template:Party color" |Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |3,167 style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |4.79%
2004 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor* style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |77,150 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |70.12% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Don Karg style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |28,238 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |25.67% style="background:Template:Party color" |Gary Fallon style="background:Template:Party color" |Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |4,639 style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |4.22%
2006 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor* style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |56,464 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |72.86% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Don Karg style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |18,627 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |23.57% style="background:Template:Party color" |Ronald Harders style="background:Template:Party color" |Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |2,770 style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |3.57%
2008 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor* style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |89,721 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |72.11% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Don Karg style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |26,435 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |21.25% style="background:Template:Party color" |Joe Cobb style="background:Template:Party color" |Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |3,807 style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |3.06% Template:Party shading/Green |Rebecca DeWitt Template:Party shading/Green |Green Template:Party shading/Green align="right" |4,644 Template:Party shading/Green align="right" |3.59%
2010 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor* style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |61,524 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |66.94% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Janet Contreras style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |25,300 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |27.53% style="background:Template:Party color" |Joe Cobb style="background:Template:Party color" |Libertarian style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |2,718 style="background:Template:Party color" align="right" |2.96% Template:Party shading/Green |Rebecca DeWitt Template:Party shading/Green |Green Template:Party shading/Green align="right" |2,365 Template:Party shading/Green align="right" |2.57%
Template:Ushr: Results 2012[26]
Year Democratic Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
2012 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ed Pastor style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |104,489 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |81.74% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Template:Party shading/Independent |Joe Cobb Template:Party shading/Independent |Libertarian Template:Party shading/Independent align="right" |23,338 Template:Party shading/Independent |18.25%

See also

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References

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External links

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