Richard H. Stallings

Richard Howard Stallings (born October 7, 1940) is a Democratic politician from the state of Idaho, representing Idaho's 2nd congressional district from 1985 to 1993.

Richard H. Stallings
Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party
In office 2005 – December 20, 2007
Preceded by	Bill Mauk
Succeeded by	R. Keith Roark
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	George Hansen
Succeeded by	Mike Crapo
Personal details
Born	Richard Howard Stallings (1940-10-07) October 7, 1940 Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ranae Garner ​ ( m. 1963; died 2015) Rebecca Anne Richards ( m. 2018)
Children	2 sons, 1 daughter
Residence	Island Park (formerly Pocatello and Rexburg)
Alma mater	Weber State College, B.S. 1965 Utah State University, M.S. 1968 Colorado College
Profession	Professor

Early life and career

Richard Stallings was born in Ogden, Utah to Howard and Elizabeth (née Austin) Stallings in 1940. Richard was raised in Ogden along with his younger sister, Marilyn. He grew up active in Scouting, earning the rank of Eagle Scout at age 16, and a year later the Silver Award.[1] Stallings is a graduate of the Ben Lomond High School class of 1958. He served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand from 1960 to 1962. While attending Weber State College, Richard met his first wife, Ranae Garner.[2] The couple were married in 1963 in the Salt Lake Temple in a ceremony officiated by Spencer W. Kimball. He earned a Bachelor of Science in History and Political Science from Weber State College, then went on to earn a Master of Science in History from Utah State University, having fulfilled a portion of his Master's studies at Colorado College. Stallings taught history at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho from 1969 until his election to Congress in 1984. During those years, Ranae gave birth to a son and a daughter, and the couple adopted another son.

Political career

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 by comfortable margins.

A conservative Democrat, Stallings unexpectedly won three votes for the presidential nomination from anti-abortion delegates at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.[3]

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.

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.

Stallings attempted to win his old House seat back in 1998, but was defeated by 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.[4]

Idaho Democratic Party Chair

In 2005, Stallings won election[5] as chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party. Stallings was re-elected state Democratic chair in 2007. Stallings resigned on December 20, 2007.[6]

2014 Congressional Campaign

Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho § District 2

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.[7] He was the Democratic nominee after the uncontested primary election,[8] but was defeated by Simpson in the general election.[9]

Election results

U.S. House elections (Idaho's 2nd district): Results 1982–1990, 1998

Year		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct
1982		Richard Stallings	76,608	48%		George Hansen (inc.)	83,873	52%
1984		Richard Stallings	101,266	50%		George Hansen (inc.)	101,133	50%
1986		Richard Stallings (inc.)	103,035	54%		Mel Richardson	86,528	46%
1988		Richard Stallings (inc.)	127,956	63%		Dane Watkins	68,226	34%		Donovan Bramwell	Libertarian	5,703	3%
1990		Richard Stallings (inc.)	98,008	64%		Sean McDevitt	56,004	32%
1998		Richard Stallings	77,736	45%		Mike Simpson	91,337	53%		Jonathan B. Ratner	Natural Law	4,854	3%
2014		Richard Stallings	82,801	39%		Mike Simpson	131,492	61%

U.S. Senate elections in Idaho (Class III): Results 1992

Year		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct
1992		Richard Stallings	208,036	43.5%		Dirk Kempthorne	270,468	56.5%

Source:[10]

References

 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. "Ranae Stallings Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
3. Staff, Special Collections. "Richard H. Stallings Biography, Idaho State University Library". libpublic2.eol.isu.edu. 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. release, Idaho Democratic Party press. "Bannock County Democrats to host Richard Stallings Banquet". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
6. Robinson, Jeff. "Richard Stallings Resigns as State Democratic Party Chair". Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
7. "Idaho Secretary of State 2014 Final Primary List of Declared Candidates" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-03-14.
8. "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
9. "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
10. "Office of the Clerk: Election statistics". U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved March 9, 2013.

External links

• Richard Stallings for Congress
• Richard H. Stallings at Curlie

• United States Congress. "Richard H. Stallings (id: S000785)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Idaho State University Library – Richard H. Stallings, papers 1984–1995
• Appearances on C-SPAN

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by George V. Hansen	United States House of Representatives, Idaho Second Congressional District January 4, 1985 – January 5, 1993	Succeeded by Mike Crapo
Political offices
Preceded by David H. Leroy	United States Nuclear Waste Negotiator Under President Bill Clinton 1993 – 1995	Succeeded by (agency eliminated)
Party political offices
Preceded by John V. Evans	Democratic Party nominee, U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Idaho 1992 (lost)	Succeeded by Bill Mauk
Preceded by Bill Mauk	Chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party 2005 – 2007	Succeeded by R. Keith Roark