Delaware Democratic Rep. Mike Castle, center, talks with Sen. Tom Carper, left, as Senator-elect Chris Coons, right, looks on during Return Day, Nov. 4, 2010, in Georgetown, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)
As Delaware’s lone representative in the U.S. House from 1993 to 2011, he supported a pay-as-you-go policy for both spending and tax cuts. Castle played roles in improving child nutrition programs and establishing the No Child Left Behind education reform program. His signature issue in Congress was the commemorative quarters program that featured coins honoring each state, starting with Delaware. He was dubbed by the coin grading service Numismatic Guaranty Company as "The Coinage Congressman."
Representative Michael Castle of Delaware, right, shakes hands with Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York in front of a drawing representing the 'tails' or obverse side of the new Presidential $1 coin, during an unveiling ceremony at the National Portrait Gallery, Monday, November 20, 2006, in Washington, D.C. (Chris Greenberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Castle had been a state lawmaker and lieutenant governor before becoming governor in 1985.
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer ordered flags flown at half-staff for the next week in Castle's honor.
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"During his time as governor, Mike Castle visited every single school in our state, including mine, where he spoke to my high school class with the same warmth, humility, and commitment to public service that defined his career," said Meyer, a Democrat.
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