Stranger Fruit (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
I'm disappointed to note that both Harry Mitchell and Gabby Giffords joined the other 103 Democrats who voted for the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 . (Ed Pastor and Raúl Grijalva voted against.) The 105 Dems have covered themselves in shame, granting immunity to telecom companies, while basically telling the American public that their privacy is not important and that the Fourth Amendment is just something...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
High school students who want to be nominated to a military academy have until Oct. 17 to send a request to U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
WASHINGTON - The worlds of campaign finance and congressional earmarks merged seamlessly in downtown Phoenix in February as Rep. Ed Pastor hosted a fundraising luncheon at the Arizona Club for one of the most powerful members of Congress.
KIKO News (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Congressman Ed Pastor will be at the Bullion Plaza on Saturday night for a benefit evening of mariachi music, other entertainment, and dining and dancing. The event is from 5:pm until 1:am. Tickets are $25. RSVP by Wednesday at 425-4496. Proceeds go to the Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008 A Panel of Experts Will Discuss How to Avoid Foreclosures One-on-One Counseling Services for Distressed Phoenix Homeowners PHOENIX, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following event announcement was released by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco: Who: -- Rep. Ed Pastor, (D-AZ) U.S. Congressman, 4th District -- Mayor Phil Gordon,...
AZNetroots - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Want to know the breakdown of money raised and cash on hand for each candidate for the US House from Arizona? Just click here Hey Ed Pastor ! Why don't you think about helping out some of your fellow Dems with that $1.3 mil you have on hand? You're in a completely safe district and nobody's going to run against you. Think you can take it with you? Don't you want a bigger Dem majority in the House?...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
Late on the afternoon of Super Tuesday, one of Arizona's most entrenched and prominent Latino politicians strode into the Greater Phoenix Progressive Christian Church and voted for Hillary Clinton. Few recognized Congressman Ed Pastor, who after voting raced to his car, pulled out a clipboard and stood in the parking lot seeking signatures on petitions to land him on the ballot this fall. Pastor,...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 01/21/2008
Arizona Congressman Ed Pastor became the most recent Arizona political leader to endorse a presidential candidate. Pastor endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton for president Sunday after her victory in the Nevada caucus.
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
I’ve been told not to read too much into the fact that Ed Pastor was not among the Bill Richardson supporters who are now signed on with Barack Obama. Apparently, he is out of the country and could not be contacted. One politico I talked to told me that he thinks the others who didn't [...]
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 10/03/2007
Congressman Ed Pastor's staffers will hold mobile office hours to meet with constituents at two locations in Phoenix this month.
The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 08/15/2007
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Congressmen Harry Mitchell and Ed Pastor toured the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix Wednesday offering promises for financial relief to recovering soldiers.
PolState.com (Free subscription) | 08/15/2007
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressmen Ed Pastor (AZ-4) and Harry Mitchell (AZ-5) will tour the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix later this morning.
PAWaterCooler.com (Free subscription) | 08/12/2007
From Bob Novak: Republicans returning to the House floor on Friday morning Aug. 3 after their walkout the night before were surprised to find as presiding officer the Democrat they call “King Corruption”: Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, master of earmarks and backroom deals. Rep. Ed Pastor, a 64-year-old eight-term Democrat from Phoenix, [...]
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 08/08/2007
The daughter of a U.S. congressman who is running for Phoenix City Council has reaped thousands of dollars in contributions from people and companies who also donate to her father.
Arizona Congress Watch (Free subscription) | 06/14/2007
The earmark database that has been mentioned in recent postings is here at earmarks.omb.gov. As of this writing it appears to be a little broken. USA Today questions one by Ed Pastor: An earmark application for $500,000 to give anti-terrorist training to Phoenix police doesn't mention that the amount is six times the cost of the program. [...]
