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Doc Hastings
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Washington House of Representatives
U.S. House Washington District 4
Successor: Dan Newhouse

Compensation

Net worth

$1,135,506.50

Education

High school

Pasco High School, Wash.

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army Reserve

Years of service

1963 - 1969

Personal
Profession
Business executive

Richard "Doc" Hastings (b. February 7, 1941, in Spokane, Wash.) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington's 4th Congressional District.

Biography

Hastings studied business at Columbia Basin College and Central Washington State University. He then managed his family's paper business.[1] Prior to his career in politics, Hastings was a member of the United States Army Reserve from 1963 to 1969.[2]

Career

The following is an abbreviated list of Hastings' professional and political career:[3]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Hastings served on the following committees:[4]

2011-2012

Hastings served on the following House committee:[1]

Key votes

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[5] For more information pertaining to Hastings's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[6]

National security

NDAA

Yea3.png Hastings voted in support of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[7]

DHS Appropriations

Yea3.png Hastings voted in support of HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[7]

Keystone Pipeline Amendment

Nay3.png Hastings voted in opposition of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[7]

CISPA (2013)

Yea3.png Hastings voted in support of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[8] The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[7]

Economy

Farm bill

Yea3.png On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.[9] The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.[10][11] It also cut the food stamp program an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.[11] Hastings voted with 161 other Republican representatives in favor of the bill.

2014 Budget

Yea3.png On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.[12][13] The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582-page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill.[13] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.[14] It increased the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel by 1 percent, increased Head Start funding for early childhood education by $1 billion, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and protected the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Hastings voted with the majority of the Republican Party in favor of the bill.[12]

Government shutdown
See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Yea3.png On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[15] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[16] Hastings voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[17]

Yea3.png The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[18] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Hastings voted for HR 2775.[19]

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Yea3.png Hastings supported House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain individuals residing in the United States without legal status.[20] The vote largely followed party lines.[21]

Healthcare

Repealing Obamacare

Yea3.png Hastings supported all attempts to repeal or delay the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[22]

Social issues

Abortion

Yea3.png Hastings supported HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196. The purpose of the bill was to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[23]

Government affairs

HR 676
See also: Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration

Yea3.png On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[24] Hastings joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[25][26]

Previous congressional sessions

Fiscal cliff

Yea3.png Hastings voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[27]

Issues

Earmarks

A Washington Post investigation in February 2012 revealed that 33 members of Congress helped direct more than $300 million in earmarks to public projects in close proximity to commercial and residential real estate owned by the lawmakers or their family members.[28] According to the report, Hastings secured a $750,000 earmark to replace an outdated railroad underpass with a new bridge in Pasco, Wash. Columbia Basin Paper & Supply, a janitorial business that Hastings owned and ran until he was elected, is about three blocks to the west. His brother operates the company, but Hastings and his wife own the land and the building.[29]

Elections

2014

See also: Washington's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

Hastings did not run for re-election in 2014.[30] Hastings said, "Last Friday, I celebrated my 73rd birthday, and while I have the ability and seniority to continue serving Central Washington, it is time for the voters to choose a new person with new energy to represent them in the people’s House."[31]

2012

See also: Washington's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

Hastings won re-election in 2012. He and Mary Baechler advanced past the blanket primary and faced off in the general election on November 6, 2012.[32]

Hastings won with almost 68 percent of the vote in 2010. In 2012, he was challenged by fellow Republican Jamie Wheeler and Democrats Mary Baechler and Mohammad Said.

As of late July 2012, Hastings had a significant lead in fundraising.[33] Said and tea party activist Wheeler had under $5,000 each, with professional community organizer Baechler just exceeding that in the last reporting period.[33]

On the issues, Hastings had a record of supporting budget cuts and opposing the Affordable Care Act. Wheeler wanted to defund several major federal agencies. Palestinian-born Said focused on foreign policy issues, wanting a nuclear-free Middle East. Baechler sought to defend Social Security and Medicare programs.[33][34]

U.S. House, Washington District 4 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDoc Hastings Incumbent 66.2% 154,749
     Democratic Mary Baechler 33.8% 78,940
Total Votes 233,689
Source: Washington Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
U.S. House, Washington District 4 Open Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDoc Hastings (R) Incumbent 59.3% 60,774
Green check mark transparent.pngMary Baechler (D) 26.5% 27,130
Jaime Wheeler (R) 11.3% 11,581
Mohammad H. Said (D) 2.9% 2,958
Total Votes 102,443

Full history


Campaign finance summary

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Doc Hastings campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012U.S. House (Washington, District 4)Won $1,649,564 N/A**
Grand total$1,649,564 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Hastings' net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $681,013 to $1,590,000. That averages to $1,135,506.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Hastings ranked as the 194th most wealthy representative in 2012.[45] Between 2004 and 2012, Hastings' calculated net worth[46] increased by an average of 1 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[47]

Doc Hastings Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$1,078,090
2012$1,135,506
Growth from 2004 to 2012:5%
Average annual growth:1%[48]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[49]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). In the 113th Congress, Hastings was the chair of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources. Hastings received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Crop Production & Basic Processing industry. Comparatively, the top industry employer in Washington's 4th Congressional District was Educational services, and health care and social assistance, according to a 2012 U.S. Census survey.[50]

From 1991-2014, 19.91 percent of Hastings' career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[51]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Doc Hastings Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $8,975,719
Total Spent $8,404,476
Chair of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources
Top industry in the districtEducational services, and health care and social assistance
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Crop Production & Basic Processing$617,189
Oil & Gas$395,420
Retired$311,551
General Contractors$244,275
Forestry & Forest Products$218,488
% total in top industry6.88%
% total in top two industries11.28%
% total in top five industries19.91%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Hastings was a "rank-and-file Republican," as of July 31, 2014.[52] This was the same rating Hastings received in July 2013.[53]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracked the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she voted most and least often. The results included a member from each party.[54]

Hastings most often voted with:

Hastings least often voted with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Hastings missed 412 of 13,413 roll call votes from January 1995 to July 2014. This amounted to 3.1 percent, which was worse than the median of 2.5 percent among congressional representatives as of July 2014.[55]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Hastings paid his congressional staff a total of $908,966 in 2011. Overall, Washington ranked 18th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[56]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Hastings ranked 175th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[57]

2012

Hastings ranked 145th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[58]

2011

Hastings was one of four members of congress who ranked 93rd in the conservative rankings in 2011.[59]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

July 2014

Hastings voted with the Republican Party 94.7 percent of the time, which ranked 99th among the 233 House Republican members as of July 2014.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

July 2013

Hastings voted with the Republican Party 95.4 percent of the time, which ranked 74th among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2013.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Hastings and his wife, Claire, live in Pasco. They have three children and eight grandchildren.[1]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Doc + Hastings + Washington + House


Doc Hastings News Feed

See also

External links

 


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official House website, "Biography," accessed November 16, 2011
  2. ↑ The National Journal, "Doc Hstings Biography," accessed July, 2013
  3. ↑ Biographical Directory-U.S. House, "Hastings," accessed January 2, 2014
  4. ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed March 3, 2013
  5. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
  6. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Project Vote Smart, "Representative Hasting' Voting Records on National Security," accessed October 17, 2013
  8. ↑ The Library of Congress, "Bill Summary & Status - 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) - H.R.624," accessed August 27, 2013
  9. ↑ Clerk of U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 31: H.R. 2642," accessed February 12, 2014
  10. ↑ Politico, "House clears farm bill," accessed February 12, 2014
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 New York Times, "Senate passes long-stalled farm bill, with clear winners and losers," accessed February 12, 2014
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "House passes compromise $1.1 trillion budget for 2014," accessed January 20, 2014
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 21," accessed January 20, 2014
  14. ↑ Roll Call, "House passes $1.1 trillion omnibus," accessed January 15, 2014
  15. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  16. ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
  17. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  18. ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
  19. ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
  20. ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.AMDT.136," accessed August 28, 2013
  21. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Hastings' Voting Records on Immigration," accessed October 17, 2013
  22. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Hastings' Voting Records on Issue: Health and Health Care," accessed October 17, 2013
  23. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Hastings on abortion," accessed October 17, 2013
  24. ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
  25. ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
  26. ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
  27. ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
  28. ↑ Washington Post, "Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties," February 6, 2012
  29. ↑ Washington Post, "Mapping the earmarks," February 6, 2012
  30. ↑ Roll Call, "Doc Hastings to Retire From Congress (Updated)," accessed February 14, 2014
  31. ↑ Washington Post, "Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) to retire," accessed February 13, 2014
  32. ↑ Associated Press, "Primary Results"
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 The (Lower Columbia) News-Tribune, "Trio of challengers seeks to unseat Doc Hastings," July 22, 2012
  34. ↑ Our Campaigns, "WA District 4 - Open Primary," accessed May 30, 2013
  35. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  36. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  37. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  38. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  39. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  40. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  41. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  42. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  43. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
  44. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  45. ↑ OpenSecrets, "Hastings, 2012," accessed January 14, 2014
  46. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
  47. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  48. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  49. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
  50. ↑ Census.gov, "My Congressional District," accessed October 2, 2014
  51. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Rep. Doc Hastings," accessed October 2, 2014
  52. ↑ GovTrack, "Hastings" accessed July 31, 2014
  53. ↑ GovTrack, "Hastings" accessed July 3, 2013
  54. ↑ OpenCongress, "Rep. Doc Hastings," accessed July 31, 2014
  55. ↑ GovTrack, "Doc Hastings," accessed July 31, 2014
  56. ↑ LegiStorm, "Doc Hastings," accessed September 7, 2012
  57. ↑ National Journal, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," July 31, 2014
  58. ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013
  59. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
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