Ed Pastor
Template:TOCnestleft Ed Pastor is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 4th district of Arizona.[1]
Ed Pastor is married to Verma Mendez Pastor.
Early life/career
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.
Congress
Since being elected to the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Pastor has served on the House Appropriations Committee, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the Education and Labor Committee, and the Committee on Small Business. Currently, in the 111th Congress, Ed serves on the House Appropriations Committee and sits on three subcommittees: the Subcommittee of Energy and Water Development, the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, and the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Ed also serves on the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and is a Chief Deputy Whip in the Democratic Leadership. [2]
Congressional Progressive Caucus
In 1998 Ed Pastor Democrat was listed as a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.[3]
As of February 20 2009 Ed Pastor was listed as a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.[4]