Doc Hastings
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Jay Inslee
Born	February 7, 1941 (1941-02-07) (age 67) 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. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Fourth Congressional District of Washington encompasses a large area of Central Washington, covering the counties of Chelan, Douglas, Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Jay Robert Inslee (born February 9, 1951) is an American politician currently serving as U Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Fourth Congressional District of Washington encompasses a large area of Central Washington, covering the counties of Chelan, Douglas, The district includes most of the central part of the state, including Yakima and the Tri-Cities. The Tri-Cities is a metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the U Hastings won his seventh term in the election held November 7, 2006. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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. Columbia Basin College is a two-year Community college based in Pasco, Washington. Central Washington University, often abbreviated CWU, is an accredited four-year educational institution located in Ellensburg Washington in the United Although he does not have a medical or other advanced degree, Hastings lists his surname as "Doc" (without the quotation marks) on the US Congress web page.

In 1967, Hastings married his wife, Claire, in Sacramento, California. Together they have three grown children: Kirsten, Petrina and Colin. They live in Pasco. Pasco (ˈpæskoʊ is a city in and the County seat of Franklin County, Washington, United States.

Career

Career in Congress

He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987, including in the capacity of Assistant Majority Leader. The Washington House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Washington State Legislature, the legislature of the U Hastings first ran for the 4th District in 1992, but lost to Democratic State Representative Jay Inslee by 3,500 votes. The US House election 1992 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1992 which coincided with the election of Bill Clinton as The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Jay Robert Inslee (born February 9, 1951) is an American politician currently serving as U Although Hastings carried the Tri-Cities, he lost the rest of the district.

Hastings sought a rematch against Inslee in 1994. The US House election 1994 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8 1994, in the middle of President This time he won by just under six percentage points, capitalizing on anger at Inslee's support for the assault weapons ban (Inslee later returned to Congress as a representative from the 1st District). The Federal Assault Weapons Ban ( AWB) was a subtitle of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a Federal law of the United States Hastings was narrowly reelected in 1996, but hasn't faced serious opposition since. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Hastings sits on the House Rules Committee. The Committee on Rules, or (more commonly Rules Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. He is also the ranking member of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, often known simply as the Ethics Committee, is one of the committees of the United States House of Representatives He controversially replaced Joel Hefley as committee chairman in 2005; Hefley had angered Speaker Dennis Hastert and other Republican leaders by issuing several reports and letters criticizing House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Joel M Hefley (born April 18, 1935) is a US Republican Politician who served as a member of the United States House of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. See also Illinois's 14th congressional district special election 2008 John Dennis "Denny" Hastert (born January 2, 1942) is an Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8 1947 is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas.

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]. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, often known simply as the Ethics Committee, is one of the committees of the United States House of Representatives The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006 centers on soliciting E-mails and sexually explicit instant messages sent by Mark

See also

• Washington United States House elections, 2006
• 2006 Dismissal of U.S. Attorneys controversy

Electoral history

References

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Notes

External links

• Congressman Doc Hastings official U. S. House website
• Doc Hastings for U.S. Congress official campaign website

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
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