Ed Pastor
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Raúl Grijalva |
| Succeeded by | Ruben Gallego |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | John Shadegg |
| Succeeded by | Paul Gosar |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 2nd district |
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In office October 3, 1991 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Mo Udall |
| Succeeded by | Trent Franks |
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June 28, 1943 Claypool, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Verma Mendez |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University |
Edward Lopez "Ed" Pastor /ˌpæsˈtɔːr/ (born June 28, 1943) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona from 1991 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in Congress from 1991 to 2015. He represented Arizona's 2nd congressional district from 1991 to 2003, and Arizona's 7th congressional district from 2003 to 2015. The latter district was numbered as the 4th district from 2003 to 2013.
Pastor was born in Claypool, Arizona, as the oldest of three children. After high school, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from 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.
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 parts of Phoenix and half of Tucson. In the Democratic primary—the real contest in what was then the only Democratic bastion in Arizona—he was the only candidate from Phoenix, while the other three candidates were all from Tucson. Due to the Tucsonites splitting that area's vote, Pastor won a narrow victory, defeating his closest challenger, Tucson mayor Tom Volgy, by 1,800 votes. 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. He easily won a full term in 1992. He was reelected four times without substantive Republican opposition, never dropping below 60% of the vote.
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