Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse announces he won't seek reelection in 2026

Dan Newhouse is done with Congress.

The seventy year old — one of the few Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump and has been trying to pacify an angry MAGA base ever since — announced today he’s retiring after six terms in the United States House of Representatives.

Here’s his statement in full:

I am announcing today that I will not seek reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives. Serving the Fourth District of Washington has been the honor of my life, and this decision comes with no reservations or remorse, only gratitude for the tremendous opportunity to have represented my home state in Congress.

After over 25 years of public service, including more than a decade in the House, I am grateful to the Washingtonians who put their faith in me, as well as the colleagues I have served with on both sides of the aisle.