Dan Newhouse
RepublicanU.S. Representative, WA-4| Age | 70 (b. 1955-07-10) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2015-01-06 (~11 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (paternal family of Dutch descent) |
| Religion | Christian (Presbyterian); reported to be an elder in his Presbyterian congregation |
| Education | B.S. in Agricultural Economics from Washington State University (1977); graduate of the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Program |
| Prior occupation | Farmer (third-generation; family hop/tree fruit/grape/alfalfa farm near Sunnyside, WA); Director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture (2009-2013); member of the Washington House of Representatives (2003-2009) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Sunnyside, Washington |
| Marital status | Married — Joan Galvin (married 2018); first wife Carol Hammond Newhouse (married 1982, died 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Sunnyside, Washington |
| Notable relatives | Father Irv (Irving Ralph) Newhouse, longtime Washington state legislator (state House and Senate, ~34 years) |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | Washington House of Representatives, 15th Legislative District (2003-2009) · Director, Washington State Department of Agriculture (2009-2013) |
| Committees | House Committee on Appropriations · House Committee on Agriculture (Chair, Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture) · Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party |
| Caucuses | Congressional Western Caucus (former Chair; Chairman Emeritus/Vice Chair) · Republican Main Street Partnership / Main Street Caucus · Republican Governance Group · Republican Study Committee |
| Leadership | Chair, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture (119th Congress) · Former Chair, Congressional Western Caucus |
| Ideology | Widely described as a moderate/mainstream Republican; one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump in 2021 and one of only two such members (with David Valadao) to win renomination and reelection afterward |
| Signature legislation | Farm Workforce Modernization Act (co-sponsor; agricultural worker legalization/H-2A reform) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $6,144,040–$27,760,000 (2018) · estimate
| Cottonwood Estates (84% interest, fruit farm rental, Sunnyside, WA) | real_estate · $5,000,001–$25,000,000 · 2023 |
| Newhouse Farms (69% interest, fruit farm, Sunnyside, WA) | business_owned · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| Capitol Connections LLC (100% interest, consulting business, Longboat Key, FL) | business_owned · 2023 |
| Financial Square Government Fund FST Shares (FGTXX) | fund · $250,001–$500,000 · 2023 |
| Edward Jones IRA / Roth IRA / Traditional IRA (spouse) - diversified equities, bonds and mutual funds | stock · 2023 |
| Ameris Bank Account | other · $50,001–$100,000 · 2023 |
| Wright Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union accounts | other · $50,001–$100,000 · 2023 |
| Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 2 | other · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
Top industries: Agribusiness / Crop production & basic processing · Agricultural services / products
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.