Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings (born February 7, 1941), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing Washington's 4th congressional district. The district includes most of the central part of the state, including Yakima and the Tri-Cities. Hastings won his eighth term in the election held November 4, 2008.

Richard "Doc" Hastings was born in Spokane, Washington. He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1964 to 1969. He attended Columbia Basin College and Central Washington University, but did not graduate from either institution. Hastings left CWU after fall quarter and he went to California where he met his wife, Claire.

In 1967, Hastings married his wife, Claire, in Sacramento, California. Together they have three grown children: Kirsten, Petrina and Colin. They live in Pasco.