SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of two remaining Republicans in the House of Representatives who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, won reelection Tuesday in Washington state’s 4th Congressional District.
In his bid for a sixth term, Newhouse survived a challenge from Jerrod Sessler, who was backed by Trump.
Newhouse has been endorsed by the NRA and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, and he has largely steered clear of the topic of Trump. Instead, he focuses on agriculture and border security in a state with millions of acres of pastures, orchards and grain fields, where an immigrant workforce is extremely important.
Sessler is a Navy veteran whose positions aligned with Trump’s. He said he would fight for strong national security measures including “an impenetrable border,” work to dismantle regulations imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency and other administrative agencies, and encourage tariffs and other sanctions against China.
“China’s obsession with global power, combined with its atheistic mindset, which removes the morality component, makes it a dangerous adversary,” Sessler said in one of several video statements on issues posted on his campaign website.
