Uphold the Constitution.

Dan Newhouse · Washington · Republican

rhetoric_only impact 0.33 specificity 0.24 extraction confidence 62%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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The Clerk’s member profile lists Dan Newhouse as the U.S. Representative for Washington’s 4th District and records his oath of office on Jan. 3, 2025.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House records confirm Newhouse is serving in federal office under the constitutional oath, but they do not show any specific action in the 2026-05-16 to 2026-05-18 lookback window proving or disproving the vague pledge to 'Uphold the Constitution.'

unresolved same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: Dan Newhouse
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 78%

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The official House office site lists a June 11, 2026 press release, 'Newhouse Votes to Fund Vital CBP, Coast Guard, ICE Operations,' indicating he took a concrete House vote-related action during the lookback window.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent official office material shows Newhouse actively participating in House appropriations and border-security votes. This is concrete office activity, but it does not specifically prove the broad promise to 'Uphold the Constitution.'

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressman Dan Newhouse |Representing the 4th District of Washington
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 76%

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The same official site lists a June 5, 2026 press release, 'Newhouse Applauds House Passage of Agriculture Appropriations Bill, Secures Key Healthcare Funding for Central Washington,' showing continued legislative action in the window.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Newhouse continued to engage in legislative business during the lookback window, but the release is routine appropriations activity rather than proof that the broad constitutional pledge was uniquely fulfilled or violated.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressman Dan Newhouse |Representing the 4th District of Washington
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 73%

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The House Clerk member profile shows the House was in session on May 13, 2026 and lists Dan Newhouse as Washington's 4th District representative with an oath date of Jan. 03, 2025.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House records confirm Newhouse remained in federal office during the lookback window, which is context for the pledge but not direct evidence of specific constitutional performance.

unresolved same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: Dan Newhouse
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 89%

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legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

The House schedule for the lookback window lists September 7 as not in session, September 8 as pro forma at 2:00 p.m., and September 9 as not in session.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House floor schedule evidence shows no ordinary legislative session or recorded vote opportunity in the September 7-9, 2026 lookback window. That leaves the broad promise to uphold the Constitution without a new measurable delivery, failure, reversal, or blocked attempt during the window.

unresolved same_term

Republican Cloakroom - Weekly Floor Schedule
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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On September 2, 2026, the Clerk recorded Roll Call 293 on H.J. Res. 1, a proposed constitutional amendment on the number of Supreme Court justices; Newhouse voted Yea and the measure failed.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is a recent official constitutional-subject vote by Newhouse just before the lookback window, but it does not operationally prove or disprove the vague campaign pledge to uphold the Constitution. The measurable status remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 293, H.J. Res. 1
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The promise to “Uphold the Constitution” is a broad, rhetoric-only pledge rather than a discrete federal policy outcome with measurable completion criteria. The evidence shows Newhouse remained in office, took the constitutional oath, and cast votes on federal matters, including a constitutional-amendment-related vote, but it does not establish a specific deliverable that was fulfilled, failed, or reversed. Routine legislative participation is relevant context but insufficient to score full delivery or non-delivery of such a vague pledge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The promise 'Uphold the Constitution' is too broad and rhetorical to verify as fulfilled or unfulfilled from the provided record alone. The evidence confirms Dan Newhouse was actively serving and taking routine legislative votes during the relevant period, but it does not tie those actions to a specific, measurable constitutional commitment or outcome. Because the claim lacks clear operational criteria and the cited materials neither establish delivery nor a concrete failed attempt, the strongest adjudication is unresolved.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 90%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term

The promise is broad rhetoric rather than a concrete federal policy outcome. The available evidence confirms Dan Newhouse is serving as U.S. Representative for Washington's 4th District and took the constitutional oath on January 3, 2025, which is relevant to the pledge but does not establish a specific fulfilled deliverable. No concrete legislative, executive, or oversight action in the cited context proves the vague promise was delivered or violated, so the outcome remains unresolved rather than delivered, partial, or never.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%