Richard H. Stallings

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Richard H. Stallings

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd district
In office January 4, 1985-January 5, 1993
Preceded by	George V. Hansen
Succeeded by	Mike Crapo

Born	October 7, 1940 (age 66) Ogden, Utah
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Professor
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Richard Howard Stallings (born October 7, 1940 in Ogden, Utah) is a Pocatello, Idaho, city councilman and chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party. He represented the Idaho Second District in the House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993.

Stallings earned degrees from Weber State College, Utah State University and Colorado College. Beginning in 1969 Stallings taught history at Ricks College (now Brigham Young University-Idaho) in Rexburg, Idaho.

Idaho Democrats nominated Stallings to challenge Rep. George V. Hansen in 1982, but he lost in the general election. In 1984, after Hansen was censured by the House of Representatives for various ethics violations, Stallings defeated him in a hotly contested race by fewer than 200 votes. Despite representing a heavily Republican district, Stallings won his subsequent reelection campaigns by comfortable margins.

A conservative Democrat, Stallings unexpectedly won a handful of votes for the presidential nomination from pro-life delegates to the 1988 Democratic National Convention.

Stallings was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in Idaho in 1992 but lost to Republican Dirk Kempthorne. In 1993 he was appointed United States Nuclear Waste Negotiator by President Bill Clinton. He served in that capacity until the office was eliminated in early 1995.

In 1998 Stallings attempted to win his old House seat back but was defeated by Mike Simpson. After leaving Congress, Stallings later served as executive director of the Pocatello Neighborhood Housing Services and later on the Pocatello City Council. In 2005 Stallings won both election to the state Democratic chairmanship and reelection to the Pocatello City Council.

Preceded by George V. Hansen	United States House of Representatives, Idaho Second Congressional District January 4, 1985–January 5, 1993	Succeeded by Mike Crapo
Preceded by John V. Evans	Democratic Party nominee, U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Idaho 1992 (lost)	Succeeded by Bill Mauk