Biography & Current Office
Background & current office
Dan Newhouse is a Republican representative from Washington who currently represents the 4th District. His official biography describes him as a third-generation Yakima Valley farmer, former Washington state legislator, and former director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture.
The House Clerk lists Newhouse on Agriculture, Appropriations, and the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. He serves on multiple Appropriations subcommittees and chairs the Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
This editorial review records biography and current committee work while leaving routine votes and partisan positions in the public-record layer unless a discrete factual claim warrants separate review.
Editorial research reviewed: August 20, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
Public record
Current seat & contact information
- Chamber
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Representation
- Washington · District 4
- Party
- Republican
- Birth date
- July 10, 1955
- Washington phone
- (202) 225-5816
- Office
- 460 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4704
Committees & Leadership
Current leadership and reviewed committee roles
Leadership / institutional roles
- Chairman, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture
Reviewed committee assignments
- Agriculture
- Appropriations
- Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
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Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
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