Ed Pastor

American politician (1943–2018)

Edward Lopez Pastor (/pæˈstɔːr/; June 28, 1943 – November 27, 2018) was an American politician. He was born in Claypool, Arizona. He was Arizona's first Hispanic congressman.[1]

Pastor was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona from 1991 to 2015. He was a member of the Democratic Party. 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 died on November 28, 2018 following a heart attack in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 75.[2]

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  1. "Ed Pastor, Arizona's 1st Hispanic congressman, dies". Fox Phoenix. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  2. "Former Rep. Ed Pastor, who served 23 years in Congress, dead at 75". Eu.azcentral.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

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