What is Mike Castle?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Mike Castle |image = Mike Castle official portrait.jpg |state = [[Delaware]] |district = {{ushr|DE|AL|at-large}} |term_start = January 3, 1993 |term_end = January 3, 2011 |predecessor = [[Tom Carper]] |successor = [[John Carney]] |order1 = 69th [[List of governors of Delaware|Governor of Delaware]] |lieutenant1 = [[Shien Biau Woo]]<br />Dale E. Wolf |term_start1 = January 15, 1985 |term_end1 = December 31, 1992 |predecessor1 = [[Pete du Pont]] |successor1 = [[Dale E. Wolf]] |office2 = 20th [[Lieutenant Governor of Delaware]] |governor2 = Pete du Pont |term_start2 = January 20, 1981 |term_end2 = January 15, 1985 |predecessor2 = [[James D. McGinnis]] |successor2 = Shien Biau Woo |birth_name = Michael Newbold Castle |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|7|2}} |birth_place = [[Wilmington, Delaware]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = Jane DiSabatino |education = [[Hamilton College (New York)|Hamilton College]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br />[[Georgetown University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]) }} '''Michael Newbold Castle''' (born July 2, 1939) is an American attorney and politician. He was the [[Governor of Delaware]] (1985–92) and the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|DE|AL}} (1993–2011). He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He unsuccessfully ran for the [[United States Senate]] for the [[United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010|2010 special election]].<ref name=whyy>{{cite news|date=2009-10-06|work=WHYY|title=Rep. Mike Castle announces run for U.S. Senate|url=http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2009/10/06/rep-mike-castle-announces-run-for-u-s-senate/19300|access-date=2009-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106092505/http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2009/10/06/rep-mike-castle-announces-run-for-u-