Wilmington, del. (AP) – The former, the Republican who competed in the congress, the former governor of Delaware Governor Mike Castle, a moderate Republican who campaigned for the popular 50 -state program for commemoration coins. He was 86.
The Delaware Republican Party announced that Castle died in Greenville on Thursday, but did not share any further details.
Castle was one of the most successful politicians of Delaware and never lost a race until he was in front of the Vice President in a primary school for the US senate seat in a area code for the US Senate.
During his 18 years in the congress, Castle became a leader of the Centric Republican and earned the reputation of not afraid to question the party line on the government’s issues from the expenditure of government spending to environmental protection and abortion.
As a single representative of Delaware in the US house from 1993 to 2011, he supported a Pay-as-YOU-GO guideline for expenses and tax cuts. Castle played a role in improving the nutrition programs for children and the establishment of the No Child Left Leady Reform Reform program. His signature edition in the congress was the commemoration program in which coins in honor of every state, starting with Delaware. It was called “Coinage Congressman” by the Numismatic Guardy Guardy Guardy Guardy Guardy Company
The quarters increased the federal revenue when they were taken out of circulation. From 2007 he also helped to set up a similar program in honor of US presidents with dollar coins and a program “America the Beautiful” district, which honors national parks, monuments and natural areas from 2010.
“The honorable Michael Castle embodied the best public service – moderation, integrity and a steadfast commitment to all Delawareans,” said Gene Truono, chairman of Delaware GOP, in a statement on Thursday.
Castle was a nationwide legislator and lieutenant governor before he became governor in 1985.
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer ordered the flags that flew in honor of Castle for the next week at Halfstaffel.
“During his time as a governor, Mike Castle visited every single school in our state, including mine, where he spoke with the same warmth, humility and commitment to the public service to my high school class, who defined his career,” said Meyer, a democrat.
