Mike Castle
Mike Castle | |
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Governor of Delaware | |
In office January 15, 1985 – December 31, 1992 | |
Lieutenant | S. B. Woo Dale E. Wolf |
Preceded by | Pete du Pont |
Succeeded by | Dale E. Wolf |
20th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | |
In office January 20, 1981 – January 15, 1985 | |
Governor | Pete du Pont |
Preceded by | James D. McGinnis |
Succeeded by | S. B. Woo |
Member of the Delaware Senate from the 1st district | |
In office January 7, 1969 – January 4, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Russell D. F. Dineen |
Succeeded by | Harris McDowell III |
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives from the 6th district | |
In office January 3, 1967 – January 7, 1969 | |
Preceded by | Frank A. Parisi |
Succeeded by | George C. Hering III |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Newbold Castle July 2, 1939 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jane DiSabatino |
Education | Hamilton College (BS) Georgetown University (LLB) |
Michael Newbold Castle (born July 2, 1939) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Governor of Delaware from 1985 to 1992 and as the U.S. representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The district includes the entire state of Delaware and is the oldest intact surviving district in the nation. He was the longest-serving U.S. Representative in the state's history.
On October 6, 2009, Castle announced his candidacy in the
Castle is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[6]
Early life and education
Castle was born in
In 1964, he earned a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. He was admitted to both the Delaware Bar and the Washington, D.C. Bar that same year.
Family
Michael Castle and Jane DiSabatino married on May 23, 1992; they have no children. Both are
Professional and political career
Following his admission to the bar, Castle returned to Wilmington and joined Connolly, Bove and Lodge, working as an associate (1964–1973) and later partner (1973–1975). A
In 1976, Castle left the state legislature and returned to the full-time practice of law, founding his own firm with Carl Schnee (who was later nominated as U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware by President Bill Clinton in 1999). He returned to politics in 1980, when he was recruited to run for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware by Governor Pete du Pont. He defeated Democratic state senator Thomas B. Sharp, with 59% to 40% of the vote. He served from 1981 to 1985, and headed panels on education and drunk driving.
Governor of Delaware
As the hand-picked choice of the popular Governor du Pont, he easily won election as Governor of Delaware, defeating former Delaware Supreme Court Justice William T. Quillen. In the campaign, Castle was criticized for being a shadow of his mentor and only promising an extension of du Pont's program. Delaware voters however elected him to another term in 1988 when he defeated Democrat Jacob Kreshtool by a wide margin, and is the last time a Republican won a governor election in the state. Castle served two terms, cutting the second one slightly short when he resigned to begin his first term as U.S. Representative.
U. S. House of Representatives
Committee assignments
- Committee on Education and Labor
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education(Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
- Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology
In 1992, Castle could not run again for Governor, due to constitutional term limits. The result was what became known as "the Swap." Castle ran for the seat of U.S. Representative Tom Carper and Carper ran for Governor. Delaware's political leadership had quietly worked out the arrangement and retained the services of two very popular office holders.
Castle was first elected U.S. Representative in 1992, defeating former Lieutenant Governor
Castle was the co-chair of several Congressional caucuses, including the Diabetes Caucus, the Community College Caucus, the Biomedical Research Caucus and the Passenger Rail Caucus. He was also considered one of the most moderate Republicans in the U.S. House. In the wake of
Castle's centrist positions served him well in a state that trended increasingly Democratic during his tenure in the House. Delaware had long been reckoned as a
In February 2004, Castle sponsored H.R. 3831 to reauthorize the assault weapons ban of 1994. The bill was co-sponsored by 11 Republican colleagues and 129 Democrats.[12] In June 2008, Rep. Mark Kirk, R-IL, introduced H.R. 6257 to reinstate the ban, and Castle was one of the bill's four Republican co-sponsors.[13] Both bills died in committee.
Castle cosponsored the
In December 2010, Castle was one of fifteen Republican House members to vote in favor of repealing the
During his term in Congress, Castle was known for his interest in
Castle suffered two minor strokes during the
On November 9, 2009, Congressman Castle's District was profiled by Stephen Colbert in his segment "Better Know a District."
2010 Senate campaign
In 2010, Congressman Castle ran to be the Republican candidate to fill the seat of former Senator Joe Biden, who had become Vice President on January 20, 2009. Castle was defeated in the Republican primary on September 14, 2010, by Christine O'Donnell, the Tea Party favorite. The primary drew 57,000 voters, a small slice of the overall electorate. After the primary, Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind twice polled Delaware voters, running a hypothetical match-up between Castle and the Democratic candidate, Chris Coons; in it, Castle beat Coons by a 21-point margin (54%–34%) and also had a favorable rating of 48% compared to O'Donnell's 34%.[18] Castle refused to support O'Donnell in the Senate campaign against Coons.[19] Coons went on to defeat O'Donnell decisively in the general election.
In June 2010, Castle was one of only two Republicans to vote in favor of the
Town hall
A
Reporting in the international press on the explosion of interest in the subject focused on the central role of the Castle incident. The British newspaper The Guardian reported:
But the real impact has been a video that has garnered hundreds of thousands of hits on the web (in which Congressman) Mike Castle, address(es) a town hall meeting on health care in Delaware last month when a woman suddenly stands up waving a bunch of papers ... The encounter was a warning to Republican officials how far the conspiracy theory has permeated parts of their party.[27]
Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Members of the Delaware General Assembly take office the second Tuesday of January. State Senators have a four-year term and State Representatives have a two-year term. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor take office the third Tuesday of January and have four-year terms. U.S. Representatives take office January 3 and have a two-year term.[citation needed]
Delaware General Assembly (sessions while Governor) | |||||||||||
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Year | Assembly | Senate Majority | President pro tempore |
House Majority | Speaker | ||||||
1985–1986 | 133rd | Democratic | Richard S. Cordrey | Republican | Charles L. Hebner | ||||||
1987–1988 | 134th | Democratic | Richard S. Cordrey | Republican | B. Bradford Barnes Terry R. Spence | ||||||
1989–1990 | 135th | Democratic | Richard S. Cordrey | Republican | Terry R. Spence | ||||||
1991–1992 | 136th | Democratic | Richard S. Cordrey | Republican | Terry R. Spence |
Public Offices | ||||||
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Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 10, 1967 | January 14, 1969 | ||
State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 14, 1969 | January 11, 1977 | ||
Lt. Governor | Executive | Dover | January 20, 1981 | January 15, 1985 | ||
Governor | Executive | Dover | January 15, 1985 | December 31, 1992 | resigned | |
U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2011 |
Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | District | |
1967–1968 | 124th | State House | Democratic | Charles L. Terry, Jr. | 6th | |
1969–1970 | 125th | State Senate | Republican | Russell W. Peterson | 1st | |
1971–1972 | 126th | State Senate | Republican | Russell W. Peterson | 1st | |
1973–1974 | 127th | State Senate | Democratic | Sherman W. Tribbitt | 1st | |
1975–1976 | 128th | State Senate | Democratic | Sherman W. Tribbitt | 1st |
United States Congressional service | ||||||
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Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
1993–1995 | 103rd | U.S. House | Democratic | Bill Clinton | Financial Services
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at-large
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1995–1997 | 104th | U.S. House | Republican | Bill Clinton | Education, Financial Services | at-large |
1997–1999 | 105th | U.S. House | Republican | Bill Clinton | Education, Financial Services | at-large |
1999–2001 | 106th | U.S. House | Republican | Bill Clinton | Education, Financial Services | at-large |
2001–2003 | 107th | U.S. House | Republican | George W. Bush | Education, Financial Services | at-large |
2003–2005 | 108th | U.S. House | Republican | George W. Bush | Education, Financial Services | at-large |
2005–2007 | 109th | U.S. House | Republican | George W. Bush | Education, Financial Services | at-large |
2007–2009 | 110th | U.S. House | Democratic | George W. Bush | Education, Financial Services | at-large |
2009–2011 | 111th | U.S. House | Democratic | Barack Obama | Education, Financial Services | at-large |
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Castle | 128,827 | 58.72 | |
Democratic | Thomas B. Sharp | 88,224 | 40.21 | |
N/A | Other | 2,341 | 1.07 | |
Total votes | 219,392 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Castle | 135,250 | 55.53 | |
Democratic | William T. Quillen | 108,315 | 44.47 | |
Total votes | 243,565 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Castle (incumbent) | 169,733 | 70.73 | |
Democratic | Jacob Kreshtool | 70,236 | 29.27 | |
Total votes | 239,969 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Mike Castle | 153,037 | 55.42 | |||
Democratic | S.B. Woo
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117,426 | 42.53 | |||
Libertarian | Peggy Schmitt | 5,661 | 2.05 | |||
Total votes | 276,124 | 100.00 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Castle (incumbent) | 137,960 | 70.74 | |
Democratic | Carol Ann DeSantis | 97,565 | 26.56 | |
Libertarian | Danny Ray Beaver | 3,869 | 1.98 | |
A Delaware Party | Donald M. Hockmuth | 1,405 | 0.72 | |
Total votes | 195,037 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Castle (incumbent) | 185,576 | 69.55 | |
Democratic | Dennis E. Williams | 73,253 | 27.45 | |
Libertarian | George Jurgensens | 4,000 | 1.50 | |
Constitution | Felicia Johnson | 3,009 | 1.13 | |
Natural Law | Bob Mattson | 987 | 0.37 | |
Total votes | 275,591 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Castle (incumbent) | 119,811 | 66.36 | |
Democratic | Dennis E. Williams | 57,446 | 31.82 | |
Constitution | James P. Webster | 2,411 | 1.34 | |
Natural Law | Kim Stanley Bemis | 859 | 0.48 | |
Total votes | 180,527 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Castle (incumbent) | 211,797 | 67.64 | |
Democratic | Michael C. Miller | 96,488 | 30.81 | |
Constitution | James P. Webster | 2,490 | 0.80 | |
Libertarian | Kim Stanley Bemis | 2,351 | 0.75 | |
Total votes | 313,126 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Castle (incumbent) | 164,605 | 72.24 | |
Democratic | Michael C. Miller | 61,011 | 26.78 | |
Libertarian | Brad C. Thomas | 2,789 | 0.98 | |
Total votes | 227,865 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Mike Castle (incumbent) | 245,808 | 69.09 | ||
Democratic | Paul Donnelly | 105,634 | 29.69 | ||
Independent Party | Maurice J. Barros | 2,334 | 0.66 | ||
Libertarian | William E. Morris | 2,012 | 0.56 | ||
Total votes | 355,788 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Castle (incumbent) | 143,897 | 57.17 | |
Democratic | Dennis Spivack | 97,565 | 38.76 | |
Independent Party | Karen M. Hartley-Nagle | 5,769 | 2.29 | |
Green
|
Michael Berg | 4,463 | 1.77 | |
Total votes | 251,694 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Castle (incumbent) | 235,437 | 61.08 | |
Democratic | Karen Hartley-Nagle | 146,434 | 37.99 | |
Libertarian | Mark Parks | 3,586 | 0.93 | |
Total votes | 385,457 | 100.00 | ||
Delaware Republican Party hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Christine O'Donnell | 30,561 | 53.07 | |
Republican | Mike Castle | 27,021 | 46.93 | |
Total votes | 57,582 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ "Rep. Mike Castle announces run for U.S. Senate". WHYY. October 6, 2009. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ "Delaware GOP Congressman to Run for Biden's Former Senate Seat". FOX News. October 6, 2009. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ Brumfield, Sarah (November 25, 2008). "Longtime Biden aide picked to fill his Senate seat". FOX News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ "Christine O'Donnell upsets Mike Castle in Delaware Senate primary". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Election 2010: Delaware Senate". Rasmussenreports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ "ReFormers Caucus". Issue One. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Barone, Michael; Richard E. Cohen; Grant Ujifusa (2008). The Almanac of American Politics. Washington, D.C.: National Journal Group. p. 370.
- ^ "Delaware Congressman, Alumnus Mike Castle to Deliver Commencement Address". Hamilton College. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "Delaware Senate Race: A Kamikaze Republican and the Tea Party". ABC News. September 14, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ Issues2000.org. "Michael Castle on the Issues". www.ontheissues.org. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mike Castle's Rating and Endorsements". votesmart.org.
- ^ H.R. 3831
- ^ H.R. 6257
- ^ Chris Geidner, House Passes DADT Repeal Bill Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, Metro Weekly (December 15, 2010).
- New York Times(December 15, 2010).
- ^ a b NGC Honors Mike Castle with New Congressional Series Label Archived 25 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine, CoinNews.net (May 6, 2022).
- ^ "Treasury: We won't mint a platinum coin to sidestep the debt ceiling". Washington Post. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "O'Donnell Winning Tea Party, Losing Delaware" (PDF). Publicmind.fdu.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ David Catanese (September 15, 2010). "Mike Castle Won't Endorse Christine O'Donnell". Politico.
- von Spakovsky, Hans A. (June 24, 2010). "The Fight over the DISCLOSE Act Is Far from Over". National Review. Archived from the originalon July 8, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ a b [1] Archived July 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "DRUDGE REPORT 2011". Drudgereport.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ "Mike Castle on Barack H. Obama Birth certificate". YouTube. June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ "Hardball with Chris Matthews". MSNBC. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ Rick PerlsteinJuly 21, 2009 (July 21, 2009). "Feeling the Wrath of Bill O'Reilly's Army". Newsweek. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
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Sources
- Barone, Michael; Richard E. Cohen (2005). Almanac of American Politics. Washington: National Journal Group. ISBN 0-89234-112-2.
- Boyer, William W. (2000). Governing Delaware. Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Press. ISBN 1-892142-23-6.
- Hoffecker, Carol E. (2004). Democracy in Delaware. Wilmington, Delaware: Cedar Tree Books. ISBN 1-892142-23-6.
- Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, DE: Roger A. Martin.
Images
- Profile, Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress; accessed June 16, 2017.