Stan Bastian
American educator and politician
Stan Bastian is a former American educator and politician from Idaho. Bastian is a former Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives.
Early life
Bastian was born May 3, 1941, in Bicknell, Utah.
Education
In 1966, Bastian earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Sonoma State University in California. In 1971, Bastian earned a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from Colorado State University. In 1996, Bastian earned a specialist degree an Education Administration program from University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.
Career
In 1967, Bastian became a school teacher, until 1996. In 1996, Bastian became a school administrator and assistant principal at Nampa Senior High School and then Skyview High School in Idaho, until 2002. In 2002, Bastian became a Professional Technical Education Coordinator at the Nampa School District in Idaho.
In 1992, Bastian became a city councilman of Eagle, Idaho, until 2006.
The public source identifies “Stan Bastian” as american educator and politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Stan, Bastian and American.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Stan Bastian”, the useful work is to connect “american educator and politician” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q97982538. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1941, 1966, 1971 and 1996.
A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Read biographical claims against dates, named institutions and the cited references. Distinguish a subject’s later reputation from evidence produced during their lifetime.
- Establishing names and roles
- Building a first chronology
- Locating cited institutions
Personal papers, civil or court records, institutional files and the scholarship cited by the source.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Stan Bastian”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Stan Bastian primary sources, Stan Bastian archive and Stan research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Stan Bastian”?
- Which claims depend on a single source or contested interpretation?
- How has the subject’s reputation changed across later accounts?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Stan Bastian” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.