Representative · WA-4 · Republican · since Jan 2015

Dan Newhouse

Bills authored 12Missed votes 15 of 524Party unity 82% derived

Counted from 524 roll calls and 85 sponsorship records on file.

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Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Daniel Milton Newhouse was born in 1955 in Sunnyside, Washington, where he owns a 600-acre farm producing hops, tree fruit, grapes, and alfalfa.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Newhouse} He graduated from Washington State University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Newhouse} Before entering federal politics, he served four terms in the Washington House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009 and directed the Washington State Department of Agriculture from 2009 to 2013.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Newhouse}

Newhouse entered the primary for Washington's 4th congressional district in 2014 and won the general election later that year.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Newhouse} He has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2015 and announced he will not seek a seventh term in 2026.^{Source 1: Dan Newhouse — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Newhouse}

In their own words

“As everybody who knows me knows, I am a huge fan of hydropower. The Pacific Northwest boasts some of the most abundant form of low-cost, carbon-free renewable baseload power in the country, and I want to see other parts of the country be able to enjoy the same kind of benefits that we do in the Pacific Northwest from hydropower.”

Congressional Record · Apr 21, 2026 · Source

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The path here

1977
Graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science in agricultural economics.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Newhouse}
2003-2009
Served in the Washington House of Representatives.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Newhouse}
2009-2013
Served as director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Newhouse}
2015-Present
Serving as Representative for Washington's 4th congressional district.^{Source 1: Dan Newhouse — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Newhouse}

97.14% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

1Dan Newhouse — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
3Wikipedia: Dan Newhousewikipediaopen source archived copy

Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

11.7YRS

In office · 6th term · since Jan 2015

17,302VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 5.86%

Certified result

97.14%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

Not a candidate in any election we track.

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

1977 Graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science in agricultural economics.
2003-2009 Served in the Washington House of Representatives.
2009-2013 Served as director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture.
2015-Present Serving as Representative for Washington's 4th congressional district.

House Committee on AgricultureHouse Committee on AppropriationsHouse Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist PartyHouse Committee on Agriculture · Forestry and Horticulture subcommittee chairHouse Committee on Appropriations · Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommitteeHouse Committee on Agriculture · Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology subcommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations · Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies subcommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations · Homeland Security subcommittee12 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

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SaysDoes

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The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

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Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

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Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$718.9KTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $20.0K · 36 units, rounded up

PAC contributions$381.0K · 53.0%
Itemized individual$234.8K · 32.7%
Small-dollar (≤$200)$10.4K · 1.4%
All other$92.7K · 12.9%

FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.317

Social (dim 2)0.339

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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