And that partly explains why the six-term congresswoman is facing challengers from both the right and the left this year. The other reason: Her vote, along with U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse from Central Washington, to impeach Trump. Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, were among 10 Republicans in the U.S. House to vote to impeach the former president after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Both said they saw ample evidence that the president helped incite the riot. And now both long-time members of Congressnow facing primary challenges from the right this election season.
The plan to challenge Herrera Beutler began days after that January 2021 impeachment vote.
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