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Full Name Daniel Milton Newhouse Role United States Representative Office United States Representative since 2015 Previous office Washington State Representative (2003–2009) Children Devon Newhouse, Jensena Newhouse Parents Ruth Newhouse, Irv Newhouse Similar People Doc Hastings, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Cathy McMorris Rodgers Profiles | ||
Rep dan newhouse calls for obamacare repeal
Daniel Milton Newhouse (born July 10, 1955) is an American politician from Washington, where he served as Director of the Washington Department of Agriculture and is a former member of the Washington House of Representatives. He is a member to the United States House of Representatives for Washington's 4th congressional district and was sworn in on January 3, 2015.
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- Career
- Personal life
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Immigration activists gather outside congressman dan newhouse s yakima office
Career
Newhouse graduated from Washington State University (WSU) with a degree in agricultural economics in 1977. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 2003 through 2009. In 2009, Christine Gregoire, the then-Democratic Governor of Washington, appointed the Republican Newhouse to head the state's agriculture department.
In February 2014, Newhouse entered the Republican primary for Washington's 4th congressional district. The incumbent, fellow 10-term Republican Doc Hastings, did not run in the 2014 elections. He and fellow Republican Clint Didier advanced to the November election after finishing in the top two in the August primary election, marking the first time that two Republican candidates would square off in a general election since the state adopted the "top two" primary system. However, the 4th is the most Republican district in Washington and one of the most Republican districts on the West Coast, and it was very likely that a Republican would win in any event. The race on November 4 was very close, and was seen as a battle between the factions of the GOP; Newhouse is considered a mainstream Republican while Didier openly identified with the Tea Party movement. On November 4, 2014, Newhouse defeated Didier, by a margin of 51%-49%.
Newhouse faced Didier in a rematch in 2016, placing first in the blanket primary with 44,720 votes (45.77%) to Didier's 26,892 (27.53%). In the general election, Newhouse decisively defeated Didier, by 132,517 votes (57.64%) to 97,402 (42.36%).
Personal life
Newhouse was raised on a farm in Sunnyside, east of Yakima, by his parents, Ruth and Irv Newhouse, with four sisters and a brother. Both of his parents and all of his siblings graduated from WSU. Newhouse's father served in the Washington State House and Senate for a total of 34 years, retiring in 1998. He owns a 600-acre (240 ha) farm in Sunnyside.
Newhouse's wife, Carol, died of cancer in 2017. They have two adult children.