As barbs fly and Trump wades in, a central WA congressional race heats up
Republican Amanda McKinney is running to succeed retiring Washington state Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse in 2026. She supported Newhouse in the last election but recently told a crowd that she had been working to “retire” him because of his 2021 vote to impeach President Donald Trump.
COURTESY PHOTO/AMANDA MCKINNEY
Two years ago, Amanda McKinney, a Republican Yakima County commissioner, made a commercial endorsing Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse for re-election and assailing his GOP opponent who had the backing of then former President Donald Trump.
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