US EditionRep. Dan Newhouse, Republican who voted to impeach Trump, won't seek re-election
Newhouse, one of two House Republicans who impeached Trump in 2021, will leave a reliably conservative seat after 12 years, making him the 44th House member to retire in 2026.
- On Wednesday, Rep. Dan Newhouse, Republican congressman from Sunnyside, Washington, announced he will not seek re-election and will retire at the end of 2026 in a statement to The Spokesman-Review.
- After over 25 years of public service, Rep. Dan Newhouse, Republican congressman, said the decision `comes with no reservations or remorse, only gratitude` in a post to his X account.
- Newhouse was one of the House Republicans who voted to impeach in 2021, pledging to serve with energy through the end of his term and thanking his family, and he added that he looks forward to a new chapter.
- His departure creates an open seat in Central Washington's 4th Congressional District, affecting the district's farmers and ranchers, with a May 8 filing deadline, August primary, and November general election.
- Three candidates have already filed to run: Republican Jerrod Sessler, Democrat John Duresky and Republican Wesley Meier, and Newhouse said he is likely to support someone aligned with Central Washington's agricultural community.
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Dan Newhouse to retire after a decade in House
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) will not seek reelection in 2026 after a decade of serving in the House of Representatives, the congressman announced on Wednesday. Newhouse, one of the two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump during his first term, said his decision to retire comes with “no reservations or remorse, only gratitude for the tremendous opportunity to have represented my home state in Congress.” He added t…
GOP lawmaker who voted to impeach Trump not seeking reelection
During the 2018 midterms and Donald Trump's first presidency, many prominent Republicans — from then-Sen. Jeff Lake (R-Arizona) to then-House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) — announced that they would not be seeking reelection. And fear of a major blue wave was cited by many reporters as the reason for their decisions. Now, ahead of the 2026 midterms, history may be repeating itself.On Wednesday morning, December 17, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Washin…
Republican who voted to impeach Trump not seeking reelection
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), one of the Republicans who voted to impeach President Trump after the 2021 Capitol riot, announced Wednesday that he would not seek reelection next year. “I am announcing today that I will not seek reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives,” Newhouse wrote in a statement posted on X. “Serving the Fourth [...]
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