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Hastings</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Congressman_Doc_Hastings.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Congressman_Doc_Hastings.jpg/220px-Congressman_Doc_Hastings.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Congressman_Doc_Hastings.jpg/330px-Congressman_Doc_Hastings.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Congressman_Doc_Hastings.jpg 2x" data-file-width="415" data-file-height="592" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S.&#32;House&#32;of&#32;Representatives</a></span><br />from <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>'s <span data-sort-value="Washington04&#160;!"><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Washington&#39;s 4th congressional district">4th</a></span> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 1995&#160;–&#32;January 3, 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jay_Inslee" title="Jay Inslee">Jay Inslee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Newhouse" title="Dan Newhouse">Dan Newhouse</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Natural_Resources" title="United States House Committee on Natural Resources">House Natural Resources Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 2011&#160;–&#32;January 3, 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Rahall" title="Nick Rahall">Nick Rahall</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Bishop" title="Rob Bishop">Rob Bishop</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Ethics" title="United States House Committee on Ethics">House Ethics Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 2005&#160;–&#32;January 3, 2007</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Hefley" title="Joel Hefley">Joel Hefley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Tubbs_Jones" title="Stephanie Tubbs Jones">Stephanie Tubbs Jones</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">Washington&#32;House&#32;of&#32;Representatives</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_16th_legislative_district" title="Washington&#39;s 16th legislative district">16th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 8, 1979&#160;–&#32;January 3, 1987</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kilbury" title="Charles Kilbury">Charles Kilbury</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Bill Grant</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Richard Norman Hastings</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1941-02-07</span>) </span>February 7, 1941<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age&#160;83)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane, Washington</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Claire Hastings</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Basin_College" title="Columbia Basin College">Columbia Basin College</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Central_Washington_University" title="Central Washington University">Central Washington University</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td 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class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Rep._Doc_Hastings_on_his_Opposition_to_President_Obama%27s_Offshore_Drilling_Plan.ogg" title="File:Rep. 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The district includes much of <a href="/wiki/Central_Washington" title="Central Washington">central Washington</a> including the <a href="/wiki/Tri-Cities,_Washington" title="Tri-Cities, Washington">Tri-Cities</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yakima" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakima">Yakima</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Moses_Lake" title="Moses Lake">Moses Lake</a>. The most conservative Republican in Washington's Congressional delegation,<sup id="cite_ref-docbids_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-docbids-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mostcon_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mostcon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> he chaired the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Ethics" title="United States House Committee on Ethics">House Committee on Ethics</a> from 2005 to 2007 and chaired the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Natural_Resources" title="United States House Committee on Natural Resources">House Committee on Natural Resources</a> from 2011 to his leaving office. </p><p>Hastings retired in 2015 after declining to run for re-election <a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington">in 2014</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-toretire_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toretire-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life,_education,_and_business_career"><span id="Early_life.2C_education.2C_and_business_career"></span>Early life, education, and business career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Early life, education, and business career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Richard Norman Hastings was born in <a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane, Washington</a> to Ivan and Florene Hastings; he is of part Norwegian ancestry on the maternal side of his family.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">United States Army Reserve</a> from 1964 to 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-navyleague_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-navyleague-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>He studied business administration at <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Basin_College" title="Columbia Basin College">Columbia Basin College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Central_Washington_University" title="Central Washington University">Central Washington State College</a>, but did not graduate from either. He was named Columbia Basin Alumni of the Year in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He returned to Central Washington as <a href="/wiki/Commencement_speech" title="Commencement speech">commencement</a> speaker in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before being elected to Congress, Hastings ran his family-owned small business, Columbia Basin Paper and Supply. He was an active member of the <a href="/wiki/Pasco,_Washington" title="Pasco, Washington">Pasco</a> <a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Commerce" class="mw-redirect" title="Chamber of Commerce">Chamber of Commerce</a>, the Pasco/Kennewick <a href="/wiki/Rotary_International" title="Rotary International">Rotary Club</a>, the Pasco Downtown Development Association, and the Pasco <a href="/wiki/United_States_Junior_Chamber" title="United States Junior Chamber">Jaycees</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Washington_House_of_Representatives">Washington House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Washington House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1978, Hastings ran for Washington's 16th House District (seat 2). He defeated incumbent Democratic State Representative Charles Kilbury 62%–38%.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1980, he won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Dorothy Miller 70%–30%.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1982, he was re-elected to a third term against Democrat Sandy Dodd by 55%–45%.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1984, he won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Democrat Bill Grant 52%–48%.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure">Tenure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hastings served in the <a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">Washington House of Representatives</a> from 1979 to 1987, where he was selected by his colleagues to be Assistant Majority Leader and Republican Caucus Chairman. In 1983, he challenged the constitutionality of the state's 1.1% sales tax hike.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He voluntarily left the Legislature, claiming family reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Committee assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Doc_Hasting,_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Doc_Hasting%2C_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg/220px-Doc_Hasting%2C_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Doc_Hasting%2C_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg/330px-Doc_Hasting%2C_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Doc_Hasting%2C_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg/440px-Doc_Hasting%2C_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="449" data-file-height="548" /></a><figcaption>Official 109th Congressional photo</figcaption></figure> <p>He served on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G_hLAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=se4DAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=5438,1966106&amp;dq=doc+hastings+committee&amp;hl=en">House Tax Advisory Committee</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="U.S._House_of_Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: U.S. House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections_2">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Incumbent Republican <a href="/wiki/Sid_Morrison" title="Sid Morrison">Sid Morrison</a>, of <a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Washington&#39;s 4th congressional district">Washington's 4th congressional district</a>, decided to retire in 1992 in order to run for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Washington">Governor of Washington</a>. Hastings ran, but lost in the general election to <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> State Representative <a href="/wiki/Jay_Inslee" title="Jay Inslee">Jay Inslee</a>, 51%–49%.<sup id="cite_ref-ourcampaigns.com_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourcampaigns.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Although Hastings carried the Tri-Cities, he lost the rest of the district. He won three (Benton, Franklin, and Adams) of the district's ten counties.<sup id="cite_ref-ourcampaigns.com_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourcampaigns.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hastings sought a rematch against Inslee in <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_elections,_1994" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House elections, 1994">1994</a>, and defeated him, 53%–47%, winning eight of the district's ten counties.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1996, he was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democrat Rick Locke 53%–47%.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He never faced another contest anywhere near that close, and was reelected eight more times with at least 60% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure_2">Tenure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_N._Doc_Hastings.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Richard_N._Doc_Hastings.jpg/220px-Richard_N._Doc_Hastings.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Richard_N._Doc_Hastings.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="281" /></a><figcaption>Earlier official photo of Hastings</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>Political positions</dt></dl> <p>"Top priorities must be creating jobs, getting our economy back on track, and stopping reckless spending that has left our nation with the largest <a href="/wiki/Government_budget_deficit" class="mw-redirect" title="Government budget deficit">deficit</a> in history," wrote Hastings in response to <a href="/wiki/Project_Vote_Smart" class="mw-redirect" title="Project Vote Smart">Project Vote Smart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Project_Vote_Smart_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Project_Vote_Smart-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer" title="Seattle Post-Intelligencer">Seattle Post-Intelligencer</a></i> considers Hastings to be a "down-the-line supporter of the House Republican leadership".<sup id="cite_ref-mostcon_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mostcon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hastings has served as Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources since January 2011 and is a proponent of increasing domestic production of oil and gas, including drilling in the <a href="/wiki/Arctic_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Arctic National Wildlife Refuge">Arctic National Wildlife Refuge</a> in Alaska. In November 2010 he said that "Promoting new domestic energy production, including in the Arctic, will be a priority" for the committee.<sup id="cite_ref-LA_Times_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_Times-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Interest group ratings</dt></dl> <p>Hastings has a lifetime score of 3% from the League of Conservation Voters.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dochastings.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Dochastings.jpg/220px-Dochastings.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Dochastings.jpg/330px-Dochastings.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Dochastings.jpg/440px-Dochastings.jpg 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="825" /></a><figcaption>Hastings during the <a href="/wiki/112th_United_States_Congress" title="112th United States Congress">112th United States Congress</a></figcaption></figure><p>Hastings is rated as one of the most pro-business representatives in Congress, according to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Chamber_of_Commerce" title="United States Chamber of Commerce">United States Chamber of Commerce</a> which gives Hastings a score of 94 out of 100 based on his 16-year voting record.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/501(c)_organization" title="501(c) organization">501(c)4</a> organization <a href="/wiki/Club_for_Growth" title="Club for Growth">Club for Growth</a> gave Hastings a grade of 94 out of 100.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Taxpayers_Union" title="National Taxpayers Union">National Taxpayers Union</a> gives Hastings a grade of A.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Hastings has been given an 'A' grade by <a href="/wiki/Liz_Cheney" title="Liz Cheney">Liz Cheney</a>'s Keep America Safe PAC<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He earned a 95.15% lifetime rating, as of 2010, from the <a href="/wiki/American_Conservative_Union" title="American Conservative Union">American Conservative Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hastings is pro-life, demonstrated by consistent ratings of 100% from the <a href="/wiki/National_Right_to_Life_Committee" title="National Right to Life Committee">National Right to Life Committee</a>. He has received mixed ratings from some national agricultural groups. For 2009–2010 the <a href="/wiki/American_Farm_Bureau_Federation" title="American Farm Bureau Federation">American Farm Bureau Federation</a> gave Representative Hastings a 66% rating.<sup id="cite_ref-Project_Vote_Smart_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Project_Vote_Smart-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His rating from the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Wheat_Growers" title="National Association of Wheat Growers">National Association of Wheat Growers</a> was 25 percent in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Project_Vote_Smart_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Project_Vote_Smart-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009 and 2010, he received grades of "D" and "F" from the teachers union-affiliated <a href="/wiki/National_Education_Association" title="National Education Association">National Education Association</a>, and 0% from the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_University_Women" title="American Association of University Women">American Association of University Women</a>. In 2009–10, <a href="/wiki/Iraq_and_Afghanistan_Veterans_of_America" title="Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America">Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America</a> gave Hastings a grade of "D".<sup id="cite_ref-Project_Vote_Smart_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Project_Vote_Smart-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Controversies</dt></dl> <p>Hastings was instrumental in 2002 in building the case that led to the expulsion of Congressman <a href="/wiki/James_Traficant" title="James Traficant">James Traficant</a> (I-OH) from the United States Congress. As Chairman of the Investigative Subcommittee of the United States House Committee on Ethics, Hastings was tasked with reviewing the file from Traficant's trial and other material to determine if there had been a violation of House rules. Hastings said on the floor of the House, "After considering all of the evidence, I concluded that Mr. Traficant's offenses were so serious and so purposeful that expulsion from the House is the only appropriate sanction". The measure to remove Traficant from the House passed 420–1.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1996, lobbyist <a href="/wiki/Jack_Abramoff" title="Jack Abramoff">Jack Abramoff</a> and his firm had as many as 36 contacts with Hastings' office, resulting in as many as 85.57 billed hours regarding the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands">Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Abramoff bragged to the CNMI of having "excellent" ties to Hastings.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Hastings' 2004 campaign had received $1,000 from Abramoff personally and an additional $5,647 from Abramoff's lobbying firm, which was also one of the largest law firms in the State of Washington, <a href="/wiki/Preston_Gates" class="mw-redirect" title="Preston Gates">Preston Gates</a>. Preston Gates, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>'s law and lobbying firm, also contributed to Washington Democrats during that cycle, including to Seattle's <a href="/wiki/Jim_McDermott" title="Jim McDermott">Jim McDermott</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following Hastings' work that led to Traficant's removal from the House, he was named to the Chairmanship of the United States House Committee on Ethics. Soon after being named chairman, two senior staff members for the committee were fired, and Hastings attempted to place his office Chief of Staff, Ed Cassidy, onto the Ethics Committee staff. Democrats cast this a partisan move, while Republicans pointed out that such a change in staff is the norm with the naming of a new committee chairman. Hastings came under fire during his chairmanship of the Ethics Committee, due to claims by Democrats of inaction regarding then-House Majority Leader <a href="/wiki/Tom_DeLay" title="Tom DeLay">Tom DeLay</a>. By rule, the House Ethics Committee's work, votes, and investigative findings are kept strictly confidential.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, Hastings, by now the ranking member of the Ethics Committee, pushed the investigation of <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Rangel" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlie Rangel">Charlie Rangel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A four-person investigative subcommittee was formed with Hastings as co-chair. The subcommittee's subsequent report led to Rangel's loss of the chairmanship of the powerful <a href="/wiki/Ways_and_Means_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Ways and Means Committee">Ways and Means Committee</a> and censure by the House in 2010. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Committee_assignments_2">Committee assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Committee assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Natural_Resources" title="United States House Committee on Natural Resources">Committee on Natural Resources</a></b> (chairman) <ul><li>As chairman of the full committee, Hastings may serve as an <i><a href="/wiki/Ex_officio" class="mw-redirect" title="Ex officio">ex officio</a></i> member of all subcommittees.</li></ul></li></ul> <p>Hastings chaired the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Standards_of_Official_Conduct" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct">Committee on Standards of Official Conduct</a>, also known as the House Ethics Committee from 2005 to 2007,(<a href="/wiki/109th_United_States_Congress" title="109th United States Congress">109th United States Congress</a>) replacing outgoing chairman <a href="/wiki/Joel_Hefley" title="Joel Hefley">Joel Hefley</a>. He switched to ranking member 2007–2009 when the Democrats won the majority for the <a href="/wiki/110th_United_States_Congress" title="110th United States Congress">110th United States Congress</a>. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Caucus_memberships">Caucus memberships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Caucus memberships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>House Nuclear Clean-Up Caucus (chairman and founder)</li> <li>Northwest Energy Caucus (Co-chair)</li> <li>Rural Health Care Coalition</li> <li>Specialty Crop Caucus</li> <li>Hastings is the senior Republican in Congress from the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Northwest" title="Pacific Northwest">Pacific Northwest</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislation_sponsored">Legislation sponsored</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Legislation sponsored"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On April 12, 2013, Hastings introduced the <a href="/wiki/Restoring_Healthy_Forests_for_Healthy_Communities_Act_(H.R._1526;_113th_Congress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act (H.R. 1526; 113th Congress)">Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act (H.R. 1526; 113th Congress)</a>. The bill would direct the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture" title="United States Department of Agriculture">United States Department of Agriculture</a> to establish at least one Forest Reserve Revenue Area within each unit of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Forest_Service" title="United States Forest Service">National Forest System</a> designated for sustainable forest management for the production of national forest materials (the sale of trees, portions of trees, or forest products from System lands) and forest reserve revenues (to be derived from the sale of such materials in such an Area).<sup id="cite_ref-sum1526_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sum1526-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The bill states that the purpose of an Area is to provide a dependable source of 25% payments and economic activity for each beneficiary county containing System land that was eligible to receive payments through its state under the <a href="/wiki/Secure_Rural_Schools_and_Community_Self-Determination_Act_of_2000" title="Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000">Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sum1526_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sum1526-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>On June 19, 2014, Hastings introduced the <a href="/wiki/Lowering_Gasoline_Prices_to_Fuel_an_America_That_Works_Act_of_2014_(H.R._4899;_113th_Congress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 (H.R. 4899; 113th Congress)">Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 (H.R. 4899; 113th Congress)</a>. The bill would revise existing laws and policies regarding the development of <a href="/wiki/Petroleum" title="Petroleum">oil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">gas</a> resources on the <a href="/wiki/Outer_Continental_Shelf" title="Outer Continental Shelf">Outer Continental Shelf</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cbo4899_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbo4899-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The bill is intended to increase domestic energy production and lower gas prices.<sup id="cite_ref-HousePassesMarcos_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HousePassesMarcos-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GraeberUPI_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GraeberUPI-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Hastings argued that "the current turmoil in Iraq has already caused the price of gasoline to increase, and it serves as an important reminder of why we need to increase production here at home" because it is the "best way to protect ourselves from price spikes caused by international conflicts."<sup id="cite_ref-HousePassesMarcos_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HousePassesMarcos-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1967, Hastings married his wife, Claire, in <a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento, California</a>; the couple has three children: Kirsten, Petrina, and Colin, and has 8 grandchildren. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doc_Hastings&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"> <caption><span data-sort-value="Washington04&#160;!"><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Washington&#39;s 4th congressional district">Washington's 4th congressional district</a></span>: Results 1992–2010<sup id="cite_ref-clerkresults_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clerkresults-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th> </th> <th>Democrat </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>Pct </th> <th> </th> <th>Republican </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>Pct </th> <th> </th> <th>3rd party </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>Pct </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_election,_1992" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House election, 1992">1992</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/Jay_Inslee" title="Jay Inslee">Jay Inslee</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" align="right">106,556 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">51% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Richard Hastings </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6" align="right">103,028 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49% </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_election,_1994" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House election, 1994">1994</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Jay_Inslee" title="Jay Inslee">Jay Inslee</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" align="right">81,198 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">47% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span class="nowrap"><b>Richard Hastings</b></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6" align="right">92,828 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">53% </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_election,_1996" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House election, 1996">1996</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Rick Locke </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" align="right">96,502 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">47% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Richard Hastings</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6" align="right">108,647 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">53% </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_election,_1998" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House election, 1998">1998</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span class="nowrap">Gordon Allen Pross</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" align="right">43,043 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">24% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Richard Hastings</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6" align="right">121,684 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">69% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#D08EE4">Peggy S. McKerlie </td> <td style="background:#D08EE4"><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_of_the_United_States_of_America" title="Reform Party of the United States of America">Reform</a> </td> <td style="background:#D08EE4" align="right">11,363 </td> <td style="background:#D08EE4" align="right">6% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_election,_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House election, 2000">2000</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Jim Davis </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" align="right">87,585 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Richard Hastings</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6" align="right">143,259 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">61% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#FED105">Fred D. Krauss </td> <td style="background:#FED105"><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a> </td> <td style="background:#FED105" align="right">4,260 </td> <td style="background:#FED105" align="right">2% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_election,_2002" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House election, 2002">2002</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Craig Mason </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" align="right">53,572 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Richard Hastings</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6" align="right">108,257 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">67% </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_election,_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House election, 2004">2004</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span class="nowrap">Sandy Matheson</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" align="right">92,486 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Richard Hastings</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6" align="right">154,627 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">63% </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_election,_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House election, 2006">2006</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span class="nowrap">Richard Wright</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" align="right">77,054 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Richard Hastings</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6" align="right">115,246 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">60% </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_election,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House election, 2008">2008</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span class="nowrap">George Fearing</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" align="right">99,430 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Richard Hastings</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6" align="right">169,940 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">63% </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House election, 2010">2010</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Jay Clough </td> <td 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WA District 4 Race - Nov 02, 2010"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Our+Campaigns+-+WA+District+4+Race+-+Nov+02%2C+2010&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourcampaigns.com%2FRaceDetail.html%3FRaceID%3D487804&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADoc+Hastings" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=773792">"Our Campaigns - WA District 4 Race - Nov 06, 2012"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Our+Campaigns+-+WA+District+4+Race+-+Nov+06%2C+2012&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourcampaigns.com%2FRaceDetail.html%3FRaceID%3D773792&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADoc+Hastings" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Project_Vote_Smart-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Project_Vote_Smart_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Project_Vote_Smart_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Project_Vote_Smart_26-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Project_Vote_Smart_26-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=22318">Project Vote Smart</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-LA_Times-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-LA_Times_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Effort aims to block oil drilling in refuge; Environmentalists fear a possible GOP bid to open a sensitive Alaska wildlife zone", <i>Los Angeles Times</i>, November 20, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/doc-hastings">"National Environmental Scorecard"</a>. <i>League of Conservation Voters</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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