U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse, who serves Washington’s 4th district in Congress, has recently addressed several policy issues and highlighted local stories through a series of posts on his social media account.
On January 13, 2026, Newhouse shared the story of a high school athlete: “Ahnaleigh Wilson is a sophomore at Eastmont High in East Wenatchee, but recently she has become a fighter for keeping biological men out of girls’ sports. After losing to a biological male in the 2024 Junior Olympics, she has joined fellow female athletes and taken a stand https://t.co/YUO0VIaW85”.
The following day, January 14, 2026, he announced new legislative action: “Today, I am taking the next step to protect American land by introducing the Keeping Public Lands Out of Adversarial Hands Act. Our adversaries like the CCP, North Korea, Russia, and Iran have no business being near the valuable natural resources we have under our feet, and we https://t.co/9NWJ4kO373”.
Later that same day he commented on government funding decisions: “This government funding package invests in some of our most important national security interests while cutting overall spending by over $9 billion. We refocused tax dollars on our domestic security, prioritizing threats by Communist China, the illegal flow of fentanyl from https://t.co/M5qwbUPLuQ”.
Dan Newhouse has represented Washington’s 4th congressional district since 2015 after succeeding Doc Hastings. Before joining Congress, he served in the Washington House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009. Born in Sunnyside in 1955 and currently residing there, Newhouse graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1977.
