REPUBLIC, Wash. (AP) — Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp has filed to challenge U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, a fellow Republican, in next year’s primary after Newhouse was one of 10 members of the House GOP who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump.
Culp, who lost badly to Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, spent months after the November election claiming the outcome was rigged.
A former police officer in the town of Republic, Culp filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission recently saying he intended to challenge Newhouse in next year’s primary in the conservative 4th District that covers much of central Washington.
In March, GOP state Rep. Brad Klippert of the Tri-Cities also said he will run against Newhouse.