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'''Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings''', a [[United States Republican Party |Republican]], has represented the Fourth Congressional District of [[:Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Washington|Washington]] in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] since 1995. ([http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/wa04_109.gif map])
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Latest revision as of 04:52, October 14, 2010


U.S. Representative

Doc Hastings (R)

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WA-04
Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: House Committee on Natural Resources
(subcommittees and past assignments)
Next election: Nov. 6, 2012

Primary challenge: No

Incumbent running: Yes

2012 candidates for WA-04

Confirmed: Mary Baechler, Doc Hastings
Possible: None so far
Out: None so far
(more info & editing for WA-04)
On the Web
Official website


Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings, a Republican, has represented the Fourth Congressional District of Washington in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1995.


Contents

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio 		2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 100 - 1 not avail.
AFSCME not avail. not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 10 - 2/20 15 - 3/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council not avail. not avail.
Information Technology Industry Council not avail. not avail.
League of Conservation Voters not avail. not avail.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 74 - 14/20 not avail.


Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Hastings voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Abramoff Contributions

In 1997, Jack Abramoff gave $500 to the campaign of Republican Congressman Doc Hastings. The New York Times reported that Abramoff made an additional $500 donation to Hastings and that the Seattle law firm Abramoff worked for, Preston Gates and Ellis, donated $13,000 to Hastings' campaign and had a "close relationship for years" with the law firm.[1]

Preston Gates and Ellis, which had also hosted fundraisers for Hastings, issued a statement saying, "Preston Gates has the largest lobbying practice of any Pacific Northwest law firm. ... Members of the firm have hosted fundraisers for Rep. Hastings as we have for many other members of the Northwest Congressional delegation."[2]

Firing of U.S. attorneys

On March 6, 2007 during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, former U.S. Attorney John McKay stated that Ed Cassidy, then-chief of staff to Hastings, called him in 2004 to ask whether he was investigating allegations of voter fraud after a Democrat won the Washington state governor’s race in a third recount. At the time, McKay was serving as the chief federal law enforcement officer in Seattle. [3]

McKay said he responded to Cassidy’s initial questions with "publicly available information and then tried to stop the line of questioning when pressed." McKay further explained that he thought Cassidy’s questions were related to internal U.S. attorney decisions about an investigation and were therefore improper under Justice Department ethics rules. [4]

McKay said he stopped the conversation by asking Cassidy whether the aide was truly asking on behalf of his boss about an internal investigation or whether he was trying to lobby McKay to launch one, which would have been improper. Cassidy agreed that such questioning would be unethical and finished the conversation “in a most expeditious fashion,” McKay said. [5]

House ethics package confusion

In a letter sent to all Chairs and Ranking Members, Ethics Committee Chair Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Ranking Member Doc Hastings, asked their colleagues for guidance on a provision of the Democratic ethics package. The letter cites in particular a new provision requiring members to register their earmarks and certify that neither they nor their spouses have a “financial interest” in the provision. The letter said that the ethics panel is considering how to define the term “request” and noted that the Rules Committee of the last Congress chose to defer to the incoming committee chairmen on the matter.

Bio

Hastings was born February 7, 1941 in Spokane, Washington. He attended Columbia Basin College and Central Washington University and earned a degree in business.

He served in the Washington State House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987, and was Assistant Majority Leader. Hastings was elected to the House in 1994 after being defeated in a 1992 bid.

Congressional career

Hastings, usually a "behind the scenes" kind of legislator, has recently been thrust into the spotlight as the chairman of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, commonly known as the Ethics Committee. According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, "Hastings has become a central figure in an intense political knife fight, a struggle being played out on a national scale involving Majority Leader Tom DeLay, the second-most-powerful Republican in Congress."[6]

2006 elections

In 2006, Democrats nominated Richard Wright to face Hastings in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [7] Hastings retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
Edison Chouest Offshore$ 37,500
Murray Energy$ 19,303
JR Simplot Co$ 12,500
Weyerhaeuser Co$ 12,500
Anadarko Petroleum$ 12,000
Bechtel Group$ 11,600
American Bankers Assn$ 10,000
Blue Cross/Blue Shield$ 10,000
Chevron Corp$ 10,000
Date Mining Services$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for Doc Hastings
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

Coalitions and Caucuses

  • Founder, Congressional Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
  • Assistant Majority Whip
  • Western Representative, Republican Steering Committee

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Doc Hastings. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
  • 1203 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-5816 Fax: 202-225-3251
    Webform email
District offices
  • 2715 Saint Andrews Loop, Suite D, Pasco, WA 99301
    Ph: 509-543-9396 Fax: (none entered)
  • 302 East Chestnut Street, Yakima, WA 98901
    Ph: 509-452-3243 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Campaign office
  • No campaign website entered.
  • No campaign webform email entered.
  • No campaign office information entered.

2008 Campaign Contact Information

Officials Hastings for Congress campaign website

Friends of Doc Hastings
P.O. Box 2926
Pasco, Washington 99302

Phone: 509-736-1510

info@dochastings.com

Articles and resources

Resources

Local blogs and discussion sites

Articles


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