Washington's 4th congressional district

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Washington's 4th congressional district
Current Representative		Doc Hastings (R–Pasco)
Population (2000)	654,901
Median income	$37,764
Ethnicity	75.7% White, 0.9% Black, 1.3% Asian, 26.4% Hispanic, 2.2% Native American, 0.8% other
Cook PVI	R+13

Washington's 4th congressional district encompasses a large area of central Washington, covering the counties of Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Grant, Yakima, Franklin, Benton, Klickitat, and parts of Adams and Skamania counties. The district is dominated by the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas. Since 1995, the 4th District has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Richard N. "Doc" Hastings, a Republican from Pasco.

The Fourth District is predominantly rural, and is considerably more conservative than the western part of the state. It has been dominated by the Republican Party for several decades; only three Democrats have ever represented the district. The last Democrat to represent the district was Jay Inslee, who held the seat during the 103rd Congress. Hastings defeated Inslee in the 1994 election and has served in Congress ever since; Inslee later moved to Bainbridge Island and was sent back to Congress representing the First District in the central Puget Sound area. In the 2008 election, Hastings easily defeated challenger George Fearing (D-Kennewick).

In presidential elections, the 4th District is a Republican stronghold. George W. Bush carried the district in 2000 and 2004 with 62% and 63% of the vote, respectively. The 4th District also gave John McCain 58% of the vote in 2008, his strongest showing in Washington.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Term	District Home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1915
William L. La Follette	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919		Redistricted from the 3rd district
John William Summers	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933
Knute Hill	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943
Otis Halbert "Hal" Holmes	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959
Catherine Dean May	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971
Mike McCormack	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1981
Sidney Wallace "Sid" Morrison	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993
Jay Robert Inslee	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings	Republican	January 3, 1995 – present		Incumbent

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2008
• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010
• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Washington State Redistricting Commission
• Find your new congressional district: a searchable map, Seattle Times, January 13, 2012