• NEWHOUSE, DAN
Experience: House: District 4, 2015-Present
Home State: Washington
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $848,753Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Daniel 'Dan' Newhouse
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Carol; 2 Children: Devon, Jensena
    Birth Place: Sunnyside, WA
    Home City: Yakima Valley, WA
    Religion: Presbyterian

Education

    BS, Agricultural Economics, Washington State University
    Graduated, Washington Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Program

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present
    Director, Washington Department of Agriculture, 2009-2013
    Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 2003-2009

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Member
    Science, Space, and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Member
    Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology), Member
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Columbia River Task Force

Professional Experience

    Farmer

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Daybreak Rotary
    Former President, Hop Growers of America
    Former President, Hop Growers of Washington
    Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
    Elder, Sunnyside Presbyterian Church
    Member, Sunnyside Presbyterian Church
    Former County Board Member/County President,, Washington State Farm Bureau
    Former President, Yakima County Farm Bureau

Additional Information

Awards:

    National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Guardian of Small Business
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Oppose
8. Prioritize green energy

No Opinion
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 32
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/08/2017 H.R.2828 To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. 06/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.2321 CREAATE Act 05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
03/29/2017 H.Res.233 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1431) to amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, public participation, and for other purposes. 03/29/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/01/2017 H.R.1274 State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act 03/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
03/01/2017 H.R.1273 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act 03/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
02/17/2017 H.R.875 Bureau of Reclamation Water Project Streamlining Act 02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.848 Farm Regulatory Certainty Act 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.476 VET Act 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/02/2017 H.J.Res.60 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 02/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
01/31/2017 H.J.Res.52 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Mitigation Policy". 01/31/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
01/31/2017 H.Res.70 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 38) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. 01/31/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/11/2017 H.Res.40 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 78) to improve the consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. 01/11/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/27/2016 H.R.3216 VET Act 09/27/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/12/2016 H.Res.820 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5538) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from July 15, 2016, through September 5, 2016; and for other purposes. 07/12/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/08/2016 H.R.5685 Farm Regulatory Certainty Act 07/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/15/2016 H.R.5483 To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. 06/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/24/2016 H.Res.743 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5055) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. 05/24/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/05/2016 H.R.5017 Port of Benton Restriction Release Act of 2016 05/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.3932 ECONOMICS Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
02/25/2016 H.Res.619 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2406) to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. 02/25/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 342
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/09/2016 H.R.5980 Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
09/08/2016 H.Res.850 Recognizing suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".
09/08/2016 H.Con.Res.149 Expressing a commitment by Congress to never forget the service of aviation's first responders.
08/30/2016 H.R.5860 Emergency Forest Restoration Act
08/30/2016 H.R.5836 HEARD Act
08/30/2016 H.Res.834 Recognizing the important role pollinators play in supporting ecosystems and economies.
08/11/2016 H.R.5815 Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2016
07/29/2016 H.R.5722 John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act
07/22/2016 H.Con.Res.148 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense and that the Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the States.
07/20/2016 H.R.5666 Stop Taxing the Second Amendment Act of 2016
07/14/2016 H.Res.750 Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members.
07/14/2016 H.R.1462 Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015
07/14/2016 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015
07/13/2016 H.R.2663 Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015
07/12/2016 H.Res.374 Reaffirming Singapore's strategic partnership with the United States, encompassing broad and robust economic, military-to-military, law enforcement, and counterterrorism cooperation.
07/05/2016 H.Con.Res.140 Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.
06/23/2016 H.R.5114 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2016
06/22/2016 H.R.812 Indian Trust Asset Reform Act
06/21/2016 H.R.5513 PROVE IT Act of 2016
06/21/2016 H.R.5499 Agency Accountability Act of 2016
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