Editing Ed Pastor (section)

==Early life==
Pastor was born in [[Claypool, Arizona]], as the oldest of three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/former-arizona-congressman-ed-pastor-dies-at-75|title=Ed Pastor, Arizona's 1st Hispanic congressman, dies|publisher=Fox Phoenix|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> After high school, he earned his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in chemistry from [[Arizona State University]] (ASU).<ref>{{cite web|title=Ed Pastor's Biography|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/26719/ed-pastor#.VIYOkTHF-Tt|website=Project Vote Smart}}</ref> He became a chemistry teacher at [[North High School (Phoenix, Arizona)|North High School]] in Phoenix and later went on to work as deputy director of the community service group Guadalupe Organization Inc.<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/former-rep-ed-pastor-dies-age-75|title=Former Rep. Ed Pastor Dies at Age 75|publisher=RollCall|date=November 28, 2018|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417055559/https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/former-rep-ed-pastor-dies-age-75|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After returning to ASU to earn a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree, he became an assistant to Arizona Governor [[Raúl Héctor Castro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/05/28/phoenix-aarp-latino-history-mural/351562001/|title=Phoenix mural highlights history, achievements of Latinos in Arizona|publisher=Arizona Central|date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> In 1976, Pastor was elected to the [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] Board of Supervisors, and he served three terms in that role as a county executive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kjzz.org/content/730767/former-arizona-congressman-ed-pastor-dies-75 |title=Former AZ Congressman Ed Pastor Dies At 75 |publisher=KJZZ |date=August 14, 2018 |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref>