The former Republican Governor of Delaware Mike Castle dies at 86

The former governor of Delaware Mike Castle, a moderate republican who defended the creation of the popular program of parts of commemorative parts of 50 state districts while he served in the congress, died. He was 86 years old.

The Delaware Republican Party announced that Castle died Thursday in Greenville but did not share any other details.

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Castle was among the most successful politicians in Delaware, without ever losing a race until his upheaval in a 2010 primary for the siege of the US Senate that Democrat Joe Biden owned before becoming vice-president.

During his 18 years at Congress, Castle became a leader of centrist Republicans, winning a reputation as a moderate budgetary and social conservative, not afraid to challenge the party line on questions ranging from public spending to environmental protection and abortion.

The Democratic representative of Delaware, Mike Castle, Center, speaks with Senator Tom Carper, on the left, while the senator elected Chris Coons, on the right, looks at the return day, on November 4, 2010, in Georgetown, del. (AP photo / Rob Carr, file)

As the only representative of Delaware in the American house from 1993 to 2011, he supported a payment policy both for expenses and tax reductions. Castle played a role in improving children’s nutrition programs and the creation of the childhood -free education reform program. His signature problem at the Congress was the commemorative program of the neighborhoods which presented pieces honoring each state, starting with Delaware. He was nicknamed by the guarantee company Numismatic Guaranty Company as “the member of the Congress of Currency”.

The representative of the Delaware Republican Senate, Mike Castle, R-Del., Answers a question during a meeting of the town hall in Philadelphia, August 31, 2009. (AP photo / Matt Slocum, file)

The districts increased federal income while they have been withdrawn from traffic. He also helped establish a similar program in honor of American presidents with dollars, from 2007, and a program of “America the Beautiful” in honor of national parks, monuments and natural areas from 2010.

“The honorable castle of Michael embodied the best of the public service – moderation, integrity and a constant commitment to all Delawareans,” said Delaware Gop, Gene Truono on Thursday.

The representative Michael Castle of Delaware, on the right, shakes his hands with the representative Carolyn Maloney of New York in front of a drawing representing the side “ tail ” or the obverse of the new presidential play at $ 1, during a ceremony of unveiling at the National Portrait Gallery, Monday November 20, 2006, in Washington, DC, (Chris Greenberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Castle had been state legislator and Lieutenant Governor before becoming governor in 1985.

The governor of Delaware, Matt Meyer, commanded flags stolen at half of the staff for next week in honor of Castle.

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“During his governor’s time, Mike Castle visited each school in our state, including mine, where he spoke to my high school class with the same heat, humility and commitment to the public service that defined his career,” said Meyer, Democrat.