James F. Hastings

James F. Hastings (1973)

James Fred Hastings (born April 10, 1926 in Olean , Cattaraugus County , New York , † October 24, 2014 in Allegany , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1969 and 1976 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Between 1943 and 1946, James Hastings served in the US Navy Air Corps during World War II . Between 1952 and 1966 he was manager and vice-president of the radio station WHDL . From 1964 to 1966 he was also the advertising manager of The Times Herald newspaper . He also worked in the real estate and insurance industries. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . He sat on Allegany City Council for ten years . There he also worked as a police judge ( Police Justice ). Between 1963 and 1965 he was a member of the New York State Assembly , and from 1966 to 1968 the State Senate . In 1968 and 1972 he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Conventions , at each of which Richard Nixon was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the 1968 congressional elections , Hastings was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 38th  constituency of New York , where he took up his new mandate on January 3, 1969. After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on January 20, 1976 . Since 1973 he represented the 39th district of his state there. During his time as a congressman, the Vietnam War and the Watergate Affair took place . He resigned after being sentenced to 14 months in prison for bribery and fraud.

James Hastings then served as President of Albany- based Associated Industries of New York State, Inc.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Former Rep. James F. Hastings remembered as good public servant
2. ^ Congressional Bad Boys: James Fred Hastings

Web links

• James F. Hastings in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Charles Goodell	United States House of Representatives for New York (38th constituency) January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1973	Jack Kemp
Jack Kemp	United States House Representative for New York (39th constituency) January 3, 1973 - January 20, 1976	Stan Lundine