Republican Who Voted To Impeach Trump Announces Retirement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Pacific Northwest and the halls of the U.S. Capitol, Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) officially announced on Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026. After three decades in public service, the 69-year-old farmer-turned-politician is stepping into the shadows, marking the near-total extinction of the House Republicans who dared to challenge President Donald Trump during the 2021 impeachment proceedings.

Newhouse’s departure is not merely a retirement; it is seen by many as a calculated retreat. For years, he has occupied one of the most precarious positions in American politics: a Republican representing a deeply “Red” district while carrying the weight of a vote that many in his base viewed as the ultimate betrayal.

While Newhouse attempted to focus his legislative career on vital issues for Central Washington—such as water rights, agricultural subsidies, and rural economic development—his legacy will forever be haunted by the events of January 13, 2021.

Newhouse was one of the “Impeachment 10”—a small group of Republicans who joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s partisan effort to charge President Trump. Critics have long argued that this vote was based on a “cherry-picked” narrative that ignored President Trump’s explicit calls for “peaceful and patriotic” protests. Furthermore, subsequent reports revealed that the administration had proactively sought to secure the Capitol with National Guard troops—a fact that was largely suppressed during the impeachment heat.

“I will vote ‘yes’ on these Articles of Impeachment,” Newhouse said at the time, a sentence that would ultimately become the epitaph of his political career.

The political mathematics of the “Impeachment 10” has been brutal. Of the ten who voted against Trump:

Four opted for early retirement in 2022 to avoid humiliating primary defeats.

Four were decisively ousted by Trump-endorsed challengers.

Now, Newhouse becomes the ninth, leaving only Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) as the sole survivor—and even his future remains uncertain.

The retirement of Newhouse is a Decisive Victory for the MAGA movement. It proves that the Republican Party has undergone a total transformation, leaving no room for those who aligned with the Democratic establishment’s “lawfare” against the 47th President.

With Newhouse out of the way, the path is now clear for Jerrod Sessler, a staunch Trump ally and former NASCAR driver. Sessler, who has already survived grueling primary battles, represents the new guard of the GOP—unapologetically pro-Trump and focused on the “America First” agenda.

As Newhouse prepares to “pass the torch,” it is clear that the torch no longer burns for the moderate, old-guard Republicanism he represented. In the R+10 stronghold of Washington’s 4th District, the voters have sent a clear message: the era of compromise with the left is over.