Michael N. Castle
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Michael Newbold Castle (born July 2, 1939) is an American politician who was Governor of Delaware from 1985 to 1992 and has represented Delaware as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Castle attended Hamilton College and Georgetown University Law School. He served in both the Delaware House of Representatives and the Delaware Senate, and became Delaware's Deputy Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor and Governor before his election to the House in 1992. He currently chairs the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Castle is considered one of the most moderate Republicans in the House. In May, 2005, he co-sponsered a successful bill with Diana DeGette (D-Colorado) to overturn President Bush's ban on federal funding for stem cell research.
External link
- Official website (http://www.house.gov/castle/)
| Preceded by: Pierre S. du Pont IV | Governor of Delaware 1985-1992 | Succeeded by: Dale E. Wolf |
| Preceded by: Thomas R. Carper | United States at-large Representative from Delaware 1993– | Succeeded by: Incumbent |