Unfortunately, actions taken by the Senate ensured that relief from the death tax would only be temporary and that it would come back to life at the full rate again in 2011.

2010

Hastings was challenged by Democrat Jay Clough (campaign site PVS) a nuclear waste cleanup contractor and USMC veteran. Hastings ran but lost in the general election to Democratic State Representative Jay Inslee 51%-49%. In 2008 Hastings by now the ranking member of the Ethics Committee puDoc Hastingsd the investigation of Charlie Rangel.

Representative for Washington's 4th congressional district serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party. Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings (born February 7 1941) is the U.