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Pastorek had a long-term association with the law firm Adams and Reese, based in the New Orleans office of the firm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adamsandreese.com/former-louisiana-commissioner-of-insurance---j-robert-wooley-joins-adams-and-reese-02-20-2006/|title=Former Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance - J. Robert Wooley Joins Adams and Reese|date=February 20, 2006|publisher=adamsandreese.com|accessdate=June 4, 2014}}</ref> From 2002 to 2004, he was the general counsel to the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], a position to which he was appointed by [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]]. At NASA, he was an advisor to the then administrator, Sean O'Keefe. In 2004, Pastorek was instrumental in directing the team which developed NASA's reorganization plan. There he received NASA's Exceptional Achievement and Distinguished Service medals.<ref name=lpb/>In 2004, he left NASA and formed Next Horizon, a statewide [[non-profit organization]] and think tank on educational issues based in Baton Rouge.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://chiefsforchange.org/members/paul-pastorek/#sthash.MKgPcEvw.dpuf|title=Paul Pastorek: Biography: Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education & Member Emeritus|publisher=chiefsforchange.org|accessdate=June 4, 2014}}</ref>
Pastorek had a long-term association with the law firm Adams and Reese, based in the New Orleans office of the firm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adamsandreese.com/former-louisiana-commissioner-of-insurance---j-robert-wooley-joins-adams-and-reese-02-20-2006/|title=Former Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance - J. Robert Wooley Joins Adams and Reese|date=February 20, 2006|publisher=adamsandreese.com|accessdate=June 4, 2014}}</ref> From 2002 to 2004, he was the general counsel to the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], a position to which he was appointed by [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]]. At NASA, he was an advisor to the then administrator, Sean O'Keefe. In 2004, Pastorek was instrumental in directing the team which developed NASA's reorganization plan. There he received NASA's Exceptional Achievement and Distinguished Service medals.<ref name=lpb/>In 2004, he left NASA and formed Next Horizon, a statewide [[non-profit organization]] and think tank on educational issues based in Baton Rouge.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://chiefsforchange.org/members/paul-pastorek/#sthash.MKgPcEvw.dpuf|title=Paul Pastorek: Biography: Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education & Member Emeritus|publisher=chiefsforchange.org|accessdate=June 4, 2014}}</ref>
He and his wife, Kathleen S. Pastorek, who reside in [[Ashburn, Virginia|Ashburn]], Virginia, have three grown children, Ryan Paul Pastorek, Jeffrey Thomas Pastorek, and Kaitlin Pastorek.<ref name=votesmart/>
He and his wife, Kathleen S. Pastorek, have three grown children, Ryan Paul Pastorek, Jeffrey Thomas Pastorek, and Kaitlin Pastorek.<ref name=votesmart/>
==Educational matters==
==Educational matters==