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David Lent
2018 - Present
2026
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David Lent (Republican Party) (also known as Dave) is a member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 33. He assumed office on December 1, 2018. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Lent (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 33. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
As of January 2020, Senator Lent resides in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He graduated from Eastern Idaho Technical College and Idaho State University, and received his national credential in radiation protection. Lent's professional experience includes working as a nuclear facility training manager for Fluor Idaho at Idaho National Laboratory. He has served as chair of the Energy Facilities Contracting Group, on the Idaho Falls School District 91 Board of Trustees, and received a distinguished leadership award from the federal Department of Energy.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Lent was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Finance Committee
2019-2020
Lent was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Idaho State Senate District 33
Incumbent David Lent is running in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 33 on November 3, 2026.
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2024
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 33
Incumbent David Lent won election in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 33 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Lent (R) | 100.0 | 13,118 |
| Total votes: 13,118 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 33
Incumbent David Lent defeated Bryan Scholz in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 33 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Lent | 60.1 | 2,580 |
 | Bryan Scholz | 39.9 | 1,714 | |
| Total votes: 4,294 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 33
Incumbent David Lent won election in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 33 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Lent (R) | 100.0 | 8,605 |
| Total votes: 8,605 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 33
Incumbent David Lent defeated Bryan Scholz in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 33 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Lent | 67.9 | 3,627 |
| Bryan Scholz | 32.1 | 1,718 | |
| Total votes: 5,345 | |||
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2020
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 33
Incumbent David Lent won election in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 33 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Lent (R) | 100.0 | 13,201 |
| Total votes: 13,201 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 33
Incumbent David Lent advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 33 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Lent | 100.0 | 4,112 |
| Total votes: 4,112 | |||
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2018
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 33
David Lent defeated Jerry Sehlke in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 33 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Lent (R) | 59.5 | 7,899 |
 | Jerry Sehlke (D) | 40.5 | 5,379 | |
| Total votes: 13,278 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 33
Jerry Sehlke advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 33 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Sehlke | 100.0 | 800 |
| Total votes: 800 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 33
David Lent defeated incumbent Tony Potts in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 33 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Lent | 65.4 | 2,659 |
| Tony Potts | 34.6 | 1,406 | ||
| Total votes: 4,065 | |||
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2017
Two of the five seats on the Idaho Falls School District 91 Board of Education were going to be up for by-district general election on May 16, 2017, but the election was canceled due to lack of opposition. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Larry Wilson and David Lent were the only candidates to file to run for the Zone 1 and 2 seats, respectively. They were re-elected to the board by default.[2][3]
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent David Lent won re-election by default.[2]
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2024
In 2024, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 10.
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2023
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In 2023, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 6.
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2022
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In 2022, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 31.
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2021
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In 2021, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 17.
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2020
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In 2020, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 11.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ "Idaho Legislature", "Sen. Dave Lent," accessed March 16, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Bonneville County Election Supervisor," April 6, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with Idaho Falls School District 91 Superintendent's Office," March 30, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tony Potts (R) |
Idaho State Senate District 33 2018-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Idaho Falls School District 91 school board Zone 2 2006-2018 |
Succeeded by - |
