Richard Norman Doc Hastings was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. Representative for Washingtons 4th congressional district from 1995 until his retirement in 2015. The district includes much of central Washington including the TriCities, Yakima, and Moses Lake. The most conservative Republican in Washingtons Congressional delegation, he chaired the House Committee on Ethics from 2005 to 2007 and has chaired the House Committee on Natural Resources since 2011.
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.
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