Doc Hastings

Doc Hastings
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 4th district
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Jay Inslee
Succeeded by	Dan Newhouse
Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Nick Rahall
Succeeded by	Rob Bishop
Chair of the House Ethics Committee
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Joel Hefley
Succeeded by	Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 16th district
In office January 8, 1979 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Charles Kilbury
Succeeded by	Bill Grant
Personal details
Born	Richard Norman Hastings (1941-02-07) February 7, 1941 (age 83) Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Claire Hastings
Children	3
Alma mater	Columbia Basin College Central Washington University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Reserve
Years of service	1963–1969
Rank	Specialist 4
Doc Hastings's voice Hastings, as chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, explains his opposition to the Obama administration's offshore drilling plan Recorded July 25, 2012

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,^[1][2] 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.

Hastings retired in 2015 after declining to run for re-election in 2014.^[3]