Doc Hastings
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| Assumed office January 4, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Jay Inslee |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | February 07 1941 Spokane, Washington |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Claire Hastings |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings (born February 7, 1941), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing Washington's 4th congressional district. Hastings won his seventh term in the election held November 7, 2006.
Early life and education
Hastings was born in Spokane, Washington. He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1964 to 1969.[1] He attended Columbia Basin College and Central Washington University and graduated from the latter with a degree in business.
In 1967, Hastings married his wife, Claire, in Sacramento, California. Together they have three grown children: Kirsten, Petrina and Colin.
Career
Career in Congress
He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987, including in the capacity of Assistant Majority Leader. Hastings was elected to the House in 1994 after being defeated in a prior bid in 1992. In the 1994 elections, Hastings unseated incumbent Jay Inslee, who later returned to Congress as a representative from the 1st District.
Hastings sits on the House Rules Committee. He is also the chairman of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, where he controversially replaced Joel Hefley; Hefley had angered Speaker Dennis Hastert and other Republican leaders by issuing several reports and letters criticizing House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
On February 2, 2005, Hastings was appointed chairman of the House Ethics Committee's newly created subcommittee investigating the congressional page program in the wake of the Mark Foley scandal [1]. Hastings has been listed as one of the 22 most corrupt members of congress for having improper contact with a Washington U.S. Attorney. [2]
See also
References
Allen, Mike. "House GOP Leaders Name Loyalist to Replace Ethics Chief", The Washington Post, February 3, 2005, retrieved November 7, 2006.
Notes
- ^ CREW RELEASES THIRD ANNUAL MOST CORRUPT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS REPORT. CREW. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
External links
- U.S. Congressman Doc Hastings official House site
- Doc Hastings at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission — Doc Hastings campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues — Doc Hastings issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org — Doc Hastings campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart — Representative Doc Hastings (WA) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia — Doc Hastings profile
- Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Doc Hastings voting record
- Doc Hastings for U.S. Congress official campaign site
- Improper Conduct Improper Contact With a U.S. Attorney in 2004
| Preceded by Jay Inslee |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 4th congressional district 1995 – present |
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| Washington's current delegation to the United States Congress | |
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| Senators | Patty Murray (D), Maria Cantwell (D) |
| Representative(s) | Jay Inslee (D), Rick Larsen (D), Brian Baird (D), Doc Hastings (R), Cathy McMorris (R), Norman Dicks (D), Jim McDermott (D), Dave Reichert (R), Adam Smith (D) |
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