Richard H. Stallings

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Idaho Democrats nominated Stallings to challenge four-term Republican incumbent George Hansen in 1982, but he lost in the general election. In 1984, after Hansen was censured by the House of Representatives, Stallings defeated him in a hotly contested race by fewer than 200 votes. Despite representing a heavily Republican district, Stallings was re-elected three times.

A conservative Democrat, Stallings unexpectedly won three votes for the presidential nomination from anti-abortion delegates at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. [2]

Stallings was the Democratic nominee in 1992 for an open seat in the United States Senate, but lost to Dirk Kempthorne, the popular two-term mayor of Boise.

Clinton administration

In 1993, Stallings was appointed United States Nuclear Waste Negotiator by President Bill Clinton and served in that capacity until the office was eliminated in early 1995.

Later career

Stallings attempted to win his old House seat back in 1998, but was defeated by state house Speaker Mike Simpson of Blackfoot in the general election. The seat was open, as three-term incumbent Mike Crapo successfully ran for an open seat in the U.S. Senate.

After leaving Congress, Stallings later served as executive director of the Pocatello Neighborhood Housing Services and later on the Pocatello, Idaho, City Council from 2001 to December 20, 2007. [3]

Idaho Democratic Party Chair

In 2005, Stallings won election [4] as chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party. Stallings was re-elected state Democratic chair in 2007. Stallings resigned on December 20, 2007. [5]

2014 congressional campaign

On March 14, 2014, Stallings filed to run as the Democratic candidate for his old U.S. House seat in Idaho's Second Congressional District. [6] He was the Democratic nominee after the uncontested primary election, [7] but was defeated by Simpson in the general election. [8]

Personal life

Stallings and his first wife, Ranae Garner, met while classmates at Weber State College. [9] The couple were married in 1963 in the Salt Lake Temple in a ceremony officiated by Spencer W. Kimball.

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References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates  public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov .

  1. ↑ "Richard Stallings Scouting Credentials" . Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  2. ↑ Staff, Special Collections. "Richard H. Stallings Biography, Idaho State University Library". libpublic2.eol.isu.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  3. ↑ release, Idaho Democratic Party press. "Bannock County Democrats to host Richard Stallings Banquet". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  4. ↑ release, Idaho Democratic Party press. "Bannock County Democrats to host Richard Stallings Banquet". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  5. ↑ Robinson, Jeff. "Richard Stallings Resigns as State Democratic Party Chair". Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  6. ↑ "Idaho Secretary of State 2014 Final Primary List of Declared Candidates" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  7. ↑ "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  8. ↑ "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  9. ↑ "Ranae Stallings Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
Richard H. Stallings
Richard H. Stallings.jpg
Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party
In office
2005 –December 20, 2007
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by United States House of Representatives, Idaho Second Congressional District
January 4, 1985 – January 5, 1993		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by United States Nuclear Waste Negotiator
Under President Bill Clinton
1993 – 1995		Succeeded by
(agency eliminated)
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic Party nominee, U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Idaho
1992 (lost)		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party
2005 – 2007		Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative		Succeeded byas Former US Representative
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