[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Dan Newhouse

Republican · Representative, WA ·4

Dan Newhouse is the Republican U.S. Representative (WA's 4th congressional district). The platform has 6 voting records on file (2017-2025) and 46 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components

73 HIGH

Connection Density 20%

56 → 11

Donor Influence 15%

78 → 12

Silence Risk 25%

69 → 17

Contradiction Risk 25%

91 → 23

Intelligence Volume 15%

55 → 8

Constituency Deviation 0%

46 → 0

Voting Misalignment 0%

0 → 0

% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Agriculture and Farming: Washington is the nation's #1 producer of apples, hops, and sweet cherries; the Yakima Valley alone produces ~77% of U.S. hops; 850-acre Newhouse family farm grows hops, tree fruit, and grapes

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+11 (most Republican district in Washington state); Newhouse won 2024 with 49.92%

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment Rate: 6.0% (2026 estimate, higher than national average of 3.5%)

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: SNAP and Medicaid Dependency: More than 100,000 people (including 25,000 children) in WA-04 rely on SNAP; statewide ~250,000 projected to lose Apple Health (Medicaid expansion) coverage under BBB

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: 55.8% White (Non-Hispanic), 39.0% Hispanic, with small Black (0.9%), Asian (1.3%), and significant Native American tribal communities

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 38.8% (Washington state figure for the region)

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: ~65% (near national average of 65.5%); median property value $306,800; median rent $1,167

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 9.9% (CareerOneStop) / 12.2% (Data USA); higher in agricultural communities with seasonal labor

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $77,137 (2024) / older data: $59,872 — near the national median of $78,538

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): ~770,000 (Census 2020: 771,016)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Washington Initiative 108 (2016) — Raise the statewide minimum wage to $13.50/hour by 2020 (2016) — passed, margin 57% Yes — 43% No

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Washington Initiative 2117 (2024) — Repeal the state's cap-and-invest climate program (2024) — failed, margin 61.7% No — 38.3% Yes

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 56 (Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services — Hanford cleanup) (share 8)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (Health Care and Social Assistance) (share 14)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (Manufacturing — food processing, packaging, aerospace components) (share 10)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 (Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting — tree fruit, hops, wine grapes, wheat, cattle) (share 14)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland) (6000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Tree Top Inc. (Selah) (1000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Tyson Foods (Pasco beef plant) (1400 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital (2000 employees)

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Steve Scalise campaign support Scalise Leadership Fund provided $64,000 to Newhouse in the 2024 cycle, and Scalise Leadership Fund 2024 is explicitly referenced as a fund that benefits…

Donald Trump political opposition Donald Trump called Newhouse a 'Weak and Pathetic RINO' after Newhouse voted to impeach Trump on January 13, 2021, and endorsed primary challengers against him.

Mike Johnson political support Newhouse voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) on May 22, 2025, which was a priority for Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Republican leadership.

Nvidia stock ownership Newhouse filed stock transactions involving NVIDIA as part of his 89 stock transactions across 3 STOCK Act disclosures since August 2021.

Jim Jordan ideological alignment Newhouse voted for the House Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14, 217-215) on February 25, 2025, which aligned with conservative fiscal priorities championed by…

Boeing donor Boeing Co made $55,500 in PAC contributions to Newhouse over his career (2013-2024).

Defending The American Dream PAC donor $5,000 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00822833/

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/

Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) donor $6,000 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00793711/

Country First donor $5,000 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00771113/

Six PAC donor $5,000 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00770255/

Freedom Force PAC donor $6,600 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00769695/

Ranger PAC donor $5,000 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00767640/

Us Energy PAC (The PAC Of American Exploration & Production Council, Inc.) donor $5,000 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00755454/

Raptor PAC donor $5,000 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00749481/

Holtec International Energy PAC donor $5,000 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00743468/

Amentum Inc. PAC donor $6,500 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00731414/

Gt Farm Team donor $10,169 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00727628/

Vitoria PAC donor $5,000 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00712695/

Let'S All Keep Electing Republicans PAC donor $5,500 to Dan Newhouse's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00698092/

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood…	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Water Resources Development Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
PROOF Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Retire through Ownership Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
GUARD Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers…	Nay	2026-09-15	unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act	Yea	2026-09-14	unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act	Yea	2026-09-14	unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act	Yea	2026-09-03	unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act	Yea	2026-09-02	unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require…	Yea	2026-09-02	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
AGOA Extension Act	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act	Yea	2026-08-31	unknown

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "Newhouse voted against the first impeachment of Donald Trump on both articles (H.Res.755) in December 2019."

Vote: on "Newhouse voted for the second impeachment of Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection on…"

Newhouse voted against Trump's first impeachment in 2019 but voted for the second impeachment in 2021 following the January 6 Capitol attack, calling it a defense of the Constitution. This reversal became the defining political liability of his career — Trump targeted him for defeat, and he was one of only two House…

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statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "In a March 26, 2025 commentary submitted to the Yakima Herald-Republic, Newhouse wrote: 'Let me make this clear: I do not and will not support denying any eligible American access to services like Medicaid, Medicare…

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In a March 26, 2025 commentary submitted to the Yakima Herald-Republic, Newhouse wrote: 'Let me make this clear: I do not and will not support denying any eligible American access to services like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP. These are important programs that help many people and communities in Central Washington, and cutting resources to those who rely on these programs is not the goal.'

Vote: on "On May 22, 2025, Newhouse voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), which the CBO…"

Newhouse explicitly promised in a March 26 commentary that he 'will not support denying any eligible American access to services like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP,' then voted for the Big Beautiful Bill on May 22 — legislation projected to cause 194,000 Washingtonians to lose Medicaid coverage and risk 14 rural…

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statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "On February 25, 2025, Newhouse voted for the House Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14, 217-215) and released a statement saying it would 'rein in out-of-control spending' and 'deliver on President Trump's legislative…

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On February 25, 2025, Newhouse voted for the House Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14, 217-215) and released a statement saying it would 'rein in out-of-control spending' and 'deliver on President Trump's legislative agenda.'

Vote: on "On March 7, 2025, when asked by KEPR-TV about constituent concerns that the budget resolution…"

Newhouse publicly claimed the budget resolution he voted for on February 25 did not mention Medicaid, but the resolution directed the Energy and Commerce Committee to find $880 billion in savings — cuts that independent analysts at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities as well as the state governor confirmed…

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Last silence detection: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:38:08 GMT (via scheduled run)

Avoidance of in-person town halls for the entirety of 2025 — citing a death threat and NRCC guidance

288d silent

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Expected position: As the representative for 770,000 central Washingtonians across a vast rural district, Newhouse would be expected to hold open, in-person town halls accessible to all constituents. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Newhouse held no in-person town halls in 2025 after House Speaker Mike Johnson advised all Republicans on March 4 to skip them. His office cited a death threat from a Skagit County man on March 20 as an additional reason. He instead held a telephone town hall on July 28 with pre-screened questions — which some constituents criticized for 'downplaying' the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill. Constituents continually commented on his Facebook posts demanding in-person town halls: 'When is your next public meeting????' and 'Your time would be better spent holding a town hall meeting.' The Yakima Herald editorial board noted he 'hasn't exactly been a social butterfly' and that 'constituents routinely complain that he's hard to reach and rarely holds public town hall gatherings.' Newhouse's spokesman said staff were 'working to schedule a telephone town hall very soon with public safety as the top priority,' signaling no plans to resume in-person events. Primary URL: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/no-town-halls-for-wa-congressman-after-man-arrested-for-death-threats/

Silence on March 2025 op-ed contradiction after voting for Big Beautiful Bill

69d silent

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Expected position: As a congressman who wrote a March 26, 2025 op-ed explicitly stating he would 'not support denying any eligible American access to services like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP,' Newhouse would be expected to explain his May 22 vote for the Big Beautiful Bill that was projected to cause 194,000 Washingtonians to lose Medicaid coverage. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: After his BBB vote, Newhouse did not publicly acknowledge the direct contradiction between his March 26 op-ed and his May 22 vote. When confronted by KHQ in August, he dismissed predictions of coverage losses saying 'I would not agree with that prediction.' The Bellingham Herald editorial board wrote that constituents have 'every right to feel: duped.' On his July 28 telephone town hall, he defended the cuts as necessary to 'save' the program. He was active on social media and in press releases throughout this period but never addressed the specific contradiction that he had explicitly promised not to support cuts he subsequently voted for. Primary URL: https://www.bellinghamherald.com/opinion/us-viewpoints/article308113610.html

corporate pacs, industry unlisted

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Alticor Political Action Committee (Altipac), Avista Employees For Effective Government, J.R. Simplot Company Political Action Committee, Ati Inc. Political Action Committee (Ati-PAC), Calportland Company Political Action Committee (Cpcc-PAC), Framatome Inc. PAC, Saltchuk Resources Inc. PAC, Amentum Inc. PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $6,000 (2024), $7,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $6,500 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

other / unclassified

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Congressional Leadership Fund, International Fresh Produce Association, Cap-PAC Separate Segregated Fund Of The National Community Action Foundation Inc, Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC, Western Growers Political Action Committee, Kelley Drye & Warren PAC, People For Enterprise Trade And Economic Growth, National Ocean Industries Association (Noia) Political Actio, Fraternity & Sorority PAC, American Unity PAC, American Revival PAC, Ranger PAC, Country First (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $7,000 (2024), $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified

colleagues' leadership pacs

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Raptor PAC, Pioneer PAC, Common Sense Common Solutions PAC, Creating A Majority Party Action Committee (C.A.M.P.A.C.), Eureka PAC, Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC - Colepac, Continuing America'S Strength And Security PAC, Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), First In Freedom PAC, Innovation PAC, Maintaining All Republicans In Office PAC, New Energy In Washington House PAC (N.E.W. House PAC), Let'S All Keep Electing Republicans PAC, Freedom Force PAC, Six PAC, Defending The American Dream PAC, Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC, American Security PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), Land Of Opportunity PAC, Salt City PAC (amounts: $8,500 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $7,500 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $7,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,500 (2024), $6,600 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $7,500 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

other candidates' committees

Vitoria PAC, Gt Farm Team, Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,169 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees

Altria Group, Inc PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2024)

Wine Institute Political Action Committee Alcohol & tobacco $10,000 (2026)

Defending The American Dream PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2024)

Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2026)

Country First Other / unclassified $5,000 (2024)

Six PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Freedom Force PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $6,600 (2024)

Ranger PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2024)

Us Energy PAC (The PAC Of American Exploration & Production Council, Inc.) Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2024)

Raptor PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $8,500 (2026)

Holtec International Energy PAC Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2026)

Amentum Inc. PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $6,500 (2024)

Gt Farm Team Other candidates' committees $10,169 (2024)

Vitoria PAC Other candidates' committees $5,000 (2024)

Topic	Priority	Alignment	Deviation
Medicaid and Rural Hospital Viability	88	-60	78
SNAP and Food Assistance	82	-40	55
Immigration & Agricultural Labor	92	40	45
Federal Agricultural Subsidies and Price Supports	86	60	28
Federal Disaster Assistance and Wildfire Response	84	65	20
Energy Costs and Grid Reliability	78	70	18
Veterans and Rural Services	70	75	15
Public Lands and Federal Land Management	76	80	12
Agricultural Trade & Farm Economy	96	85	12
Water Rights and Columbia River System	90	80	10
Border Security and Public Safety	79	88	8
Tax Policy and Small Business	80	92	5

No platform commitments archived

No committee memberships recorded

Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

Component	Weight	Signal
Contradiction Risk	30%	Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence	20%	Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk	15%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume	15%	Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation	0%	Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment	0%	Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]

Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 3 elected officials hold documented connections.

$9.9BDonor Contributions

0Money Chains

0Traced Hops

Connected Officials

Steve Scalise U.S. House · campaign support
Mike Johnson U.S. House · political support
Jim Jordan U.S. House · ideological alignment

Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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