Dan Newhouse
Moderate
Republican
House Representative
Washington - District 4
Current Position: US House Representative WA-4
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For federal spending cuts generally, but against cuts to agricultural programs
Civil Rights
- For same-sex marriage; voted for the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022, which codified the right to same-sex marriage in federal law
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For impeaching Donald Trump following the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack; voted for the second impeachment of Trump, citing Trump's incitement and failure to act to stop the violence
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants; voted for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act granting legal status to undocumented agricultural workers with a pathway to permanent residency, and cosponsored the DIGNIDAD Act proposing a pathway to legal status for up to 12 million undocumented immigrants paired with stricter border enforcement
- For expanded H-2B guest worker visas; voted to nearly double available H-2B visas for FY 2020
- Against prohibiting ICE cooperation with HHS on detaining or removing undocumented sponsors of unaccompanied minors; voted for the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158) which effectively blocks such cooperation
- For military aid to Ukraine; voted to provide approximately $14 billion in military aid to Ukraine in 2022
Public Safety
- For establishing a January 6 commission; was one of 35 Republicans who voted to approve legislation to establish the January 6 commission