Doc Hastings
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jay Inslee |
| Succeeded by | Dan Newhouse |
| Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Nick Rahall |
| Succeeded by | Rob Bishop |
| Chairman of the House Ethics Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Joel Hefley |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Tubbs Jones |
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 16th district |
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In office January 8, 1979 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Kilbury |
| Succeeded by | Bill Grant |
| Personal details | |
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Richard Norman Hastings February 7, 1941 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Claire Hastings |
| Children | 3 |
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Columbia Basin College Central Washington University |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1963–1969 |
| Rank |
 Specialist 4
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Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings (born February 7, 1941) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 4th congressional district from 1995 until his retirement in 2015. The district includes much of central Washington including the Tri-Cities, Yakima, and Moses Lake. The most conservative Republican in Washington's Congressional delegation, he chaired the House Committee on Ethics from 2005 to 2007 and chaired the House Committee on Natural Resources from 2011 to his leaving office.
In February 2014, Hastings announced that he would not run for re-election in 2014.
Richard Norman Hastings was born in Spokane, Washington to Ivan and Florene Hastings; he is of part Norwegian ancestry on the maternal side of his family. He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1964 to 1969.
He studied business administration at Columbia Basin College and Central Washington State College, but did not graduate from either. He was named Columbia Basin Alumni of the Year in 2001. He returned to Central Washington as commencement speaker in 2008.
Before being elected to Congress, Hastings ran his family-owned small business, Columbia Basin Paper and Supply. He was an active member of the Pasco Chamber of Commerce, the Pasco/Kennewick Rotary Club, the Pasco Downtown Development Association, and the Pasco Jaycees. He served on the Board of Directors of Yakima Federal Savings.
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