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Washington state Republican who voted to impeach Trump won't seek reelection
Congressman Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., who voted to impeach President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 riot in 2021, announced that he would not be seeking re-election next year.
“I am announcing today that I will not seek reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives,” he said in a statement posted to X on Wednesday.
“Serving the Fourth District of Washington has been the honor of my life, and this decision comes with no reservations or remorse, only gratitude for the tremendous opportunity to have represented my home state in Congress.”
He said he has served in the House for over a decade.
“I am thankful for the Washingtonians who put their faith in me, as well as the colleagues I have served with on both sides of the aisle,” he said.
Newhouse is one of multiple members of Congress who announced they would not be seeking reelection.
Nebraska GOP Congressman. Don Bacon and former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (California) announced this year that they would not be seeking reelection.
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced recently that she would be leaving Congress and her last day would be Jan. 5. This comes after a falling out with Trump on the Epstein files and foreign policy.
Some members of Congress are leaving to run for another office.
Texas Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is leaving the House to run for Senate and California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell is running for governor.