Dan Newhouse
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 4th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Doc Hastings |
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 15th district |
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In office January 13, 2003 – February 17, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Lisk |
| Succeeded by | David Taylor |
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Daniel Milton Newhouse July 10, 1955 Sunnyside, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Newhouse |
| Residence | Sunnyside, Washington |
| Alma mater | Washington State University |
| Profession | Farmer |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse (born July 10, 1955) is an American politician from Washington, where he served as Director of the Washington Department of Agriculture and is a former member of the Washington House of Representatives. He is a member to the United States House of Representatives for Washington's 4th congressional district and was sworn in on January 3, 2015.
Newhouse graduated from Washington State University (WSU) with a degree in agricultural economics in 1977. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 2003 through 2009.
In 2009, Christine Gregoire, the then-Democratic Governor of Washington, appointed the Republican Newhouse to head the state's agriculture department.
In February 2014, Newhouse entered the Republican primary for Washington's 4th congressional district. The incumbent, fellow 10-term Republican Doc Hastings, did not run in the 2014 elections. He and fellow Republican Clint Didier advanced to the November election after finishing in the top two in the August primary election, marking the first time that two Republican candidates would square off in a general election since the state adopted the "top two" primary system. However, the 4th is the most Republican district in Washington and one of the most Republican districts on the West Coast, and it was very likely that a Republican would win in any event. The race on November 4 was very close, and was seen as a battle between the factions of the GOP; Newhouse is considered a mainstream Republican while Didier openly identified with the Tea Party movement. On November 4, 2014, Newhouse defeated Didier, by a margin of 51%-49%.
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