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U.S. Representative · Washington 4th District
Dan Newhouse
RepublicanDistrict R+10119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score69#52 of 431 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Dan Newhouse’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office460 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4704
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Democrats · 3 signals
- MediumBacks 2 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 2 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: H.R. 1993, H.R. 2290.
- Medium21st most moderate of 219 House RepublicansDW-NOMINATE +0.317 vs. the House Republican median of +0.530: 0.213 toward the Democrats (rank 21 of 219 by distance toward the Democrats).
- WeakHeritage Action 72 vs. House Republican avg 86Heritage Action (119th Congress, higher = more conservative) scored this member 72; the House Republican average is 86.5 (n=217). That is 14 points toward the Democrats.
Keeps them with Republicans · 0 signals
None of our measures place this member firmly with their party.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 11.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on AgricultureMajority · 23rd in seniority
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
- Subcommittee on Forestry and HorticultureChair
- House Committee on AppropriationsMajority · 14th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
Newhouse← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of +0.317 is 0.21 to the left of the House Republican median (+0.530).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Republican average- 119th Congress72House Republican average: 86 (n=217)
Swing score by bill
swing-v2, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to it| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Summary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 69 | Middle |
| H.R. 2283Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery ActSummary on Congress.gov |