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Rep. Newhouse staff available in Othello April 18

by Columbia Basin News•04/16/202504/17/2025

Congressman Dan Newhouse announces his retirement.

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) speaks with Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and George Washington University Executive Director of Sustainability Kathleen Merrigan during a discussion on “How do Policy Makers Know What Works?” at the Local Foods Impact Conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agriculture Marketing Service and George Washington University, Washington, D.C., April 4, 2017. .This conference brings together Federal and State agencies, agricultural businesses, universities, and philanthropic organizations that make investments in local food systems. USDA Photo by Preston Keres.

OTHELLO – Washington Congressional District 4 Representative Dan Newhouse is sticking to the Republican party tactic of not holding public town halls. But his office staff will be available to the public at Othello City Hall (500 E. Main St.) from 11 to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 18.

Staff will be able to assist with questions or federal agency casework.

Representative Newhouse’s office has not responded to questions regarding when, if ever, the congressman will hold a public town hall for constituents.