Rep. Dan Newhouse’s time in the U.S. House is officially winding down.
According to Fox News, the Washington Republican, who drew national attention as one of the few members of his party to vote to impeach President Donald Trump in 2021, announced Wednesday he will not run for re-election in 2026.
The decision marks the end of a political era for Newhouse, leaving his future successor with a district long-shaped by his presence.
It could also leave Rep. David Valadao of California as the lone House Republican still serving who supported Trump’s impeachment, depending on whether Valadao survives his own re-election fight.
Newhouse, who spent more than a decade in Congress, made clear he is stepping away on his own terms.
“This decision comes with no reservations or remorse, only gratitude for the tremendous opportunity to have represented my home state in Congress,” he wrote in a statement.
“After over 25 years of public service, including more than a decade in the House, I am grateful to the Washingtonians who put their faith in me, as well as the colleagues I have served with on both sides of the aisle,” he added.
Newhouse’s impeachment vote placed him among just 10 House Republicans who sided with Democrats in 2021. Eight of those lawmakers have already left Congress, including Liz Cheney, Anthony Gonzalez, Jaime Herrera-Beutler, John Katko, Adam Kinzinger, Peter Meijer, Tom Rice, and Fred Upton.
Newhouse survived that political storm longer than most. He fought off a Trump-backed challenger in 2024 despite the former president publicly urging voters to remove him.
“Newhouse has to go! He wished he didn’t do what he did, but it’s too late,” Trump wrote on Truth Social just before Election Day, calling him a “Weak and Pathetic RINO” and declaring that candidate Jerrod Sessler would be a “GREAT Congressman.”
Sessler, a Navy veteran supported by the House Freedom Caucus, ultimately fell short.
Newhouse, at the time, insisted his impeachment vote would not prevent him from working effectively with Trump if given the chance.
“I worked very closely and successfully with President Trump and his first administration, and I feel very confident that I can do that again,” he told the Yakima Herald-Republic.
Now, the congressman has set a timeline for his exit, leaving behind a district that will soon face a fresh political battle — and a Republican Party still reshaped by the impeachment divide he helped define.
