Dan Newhouse, one of two remaining Trump impeachment Republicans, to retire

Published December 17, 2025 11:23am ET



Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) will not seek reelection in 2026 after a decade of serving in the House of Representatives, the congressman announced on Wednesday.

Newhouse, one of the two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump during his first term, said his decision to retire comes with “no reservations or remorse, only gratitude for the tremendous opportunity to have represented my home state in Congress.”

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