Tom Dayley

Tom E. Dayley (Republican Party) is a member of the Ada County Board of Commissioners in Idaho, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Dayley (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Ada County Board of Commissioners to represent District 3 in Idaho. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Tom Dayley was born in Burley, Idaho. As of January 2020, he resided in Boise, Idaho. He received bachelor's degrees in political science and Spanish from Brigham Young University and a master's degree in international relations from the University of Southern California. He served in the U.S. Air Force, worked for the Idaho Congressional Delegation, and volunteered for the Boy Scouts of America, United Way, and International Visitors.^[1]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Incumbent Tom E. Dayley defeated Devin Gutierrez in the general election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tom E. Dayley (R)	58.6	147,303
	Devin Gutierrez (D)	41.4	104,188

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 251,491
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Devin Gutierrez advanced from the Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Devin Gutierrez	100.0	13,187

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,187
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Jennifer Andrews-Kelley (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Incumbent Tom E. Dayley defeated Branden Durst, Sharon Ullman, and Heather Luther in the Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3 on May 21, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tom E. Dayley	37.8	16,552
	Branden Durst	26.6	11,638
	Sharon Ullman	20.2	8,833
	Heather Luther	15.5	6,778

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,801
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Endorsements

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2022

General election

Special general election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Tom E. Dayley defeated Patricia Nilsson and Anthony Jones in the special general election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom E. Dayley (R)	51.8	92,251
	Submit photo	Patricia Nilsson (D)	43.3	77,127
		Anthony Jones (Independent)	4.8	8,628

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 178,006
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Patricia Nilsson advanced from the special Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Patricia Nilsson	100.0	13,052

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,052
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Lisa Shultz (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Tom E. Dayley defeated Sharon Ullman and Dawn Retzlaff in the special Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom E. Dayley	38.1	23,084
		Sharon Ullman	36.3	22,005
	Submit photo	Dawn Retzlaff	25.6	15,517

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,606
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2018

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B

Incumbent Tom E. Dayley won election in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom E. Dayley (R)	100.0	15,951

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B

Incumbent Tom E. Dayley advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom E. Dayley	100.0	4,465

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,465
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2016

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Tom Dayley defeated Cindy Thorngren in the Idaho House of Representatives District 21B general election.^[2]^[3]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 21B General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Dayley Incumbent	65.74%	14,454
	Democratic	Cindy Thorngren	34.26%	7,531
Total Votes				21,985
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

Cindy Thorngren ran unopposed in the Idaho House of Representatives District 21B Democratic primary.^[4]^[5]

Idaho House of Representatives District 21B, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Cindy Thorngren (unopposed)

Incumbent Tom Dayley ran unopposed in the Idaho House of Representatives District 21B Republican primary.^[6]^[7]

Idaho House of Representatives District 21B, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Tom Dayley Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Thomas E. "Tom" Dayley defeated Ricky L. Bowman in the Republican primary and defeated Joe Hautzinger (L) in the general election.^[8]^[9]^[10]

**Idaho House of Representatives, District 21B, General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Thomas E. "Tom" Dayley Incumbent	77.9%	9,950
	Libertarian	Joe Hautzinger	22.1%	2,828
Total Votes				12,778

**Idaho House of Representatives, District 21B Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Thomas E. "Tom" Dayley Incumbent	73.9%	2,521
Ricky L. Bowman	26.1%	889
Total Votes		3,410

2012

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012

Dayley won election in the 2012 election for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B. He defeated Charles Hoffman, Lori Shewmaker and Mike Vuittonet in the Republican primary on May 15, 2012, and defeated Erin Zaleski (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[11]^[12]^[13]

**Idaho House of Representatives, District 21B, General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Thomas E. "Tom" Dayley	65.7%	12,871
	Democratic	Erin Zaleski	34.3%	6,729
Total Votes				19,600

**Idaho House of Representatives District 21B Republican Primary, 2012**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Thomas E. "Tom" Dayley	34.3%	1,052
Mike Vuittonet	22.9%	703
Lori Shewmaker	22.6%	693
Charles D. Hoffman	20.2%	618
Total Votes		3,066

2010

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2010

Dayley ran in the 2010 election for District 21B of the Idaho House of Representatives. He was defeated by incumbent Clifford Bayer in the Republican primary on May 25, 2010.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Tom E. Dayley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Tom E. Dayley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Dayley's campaign website listed the following issues:^[14]

Taxes

Excerpt: "State government should continue on the zero based budgeting process initiated by Governor Otter. Just as a family budget must be constantly reviewed to make sure revenue and expenses are in balance, government must also be in a constant state of review in order to maintain the proper equilibrium between needs and wants."

Education

Excerpt: "My goal is to provide the opportunity for every student to experience educational success. Success is achieved when each individual is instilled with a love of learning."

Budget/Economic Policy

Excerpt: "I will be an advocate for reducing spending. Government actions should positively promote economic growth. We must search for ways to limit growth of government spending, limit taxes and thus allow individual Idahoans to be the primary decision-makers regarding how to spend their money."

Jobs

Excerpt: "An important way government can encourage job creation is through minimization of regulations and taxes. It is also important for government to ensure the accessibility of good public services such as transportation and communication, along with the availability of a quality-trained workforce."

State Rights

Excerpt: " One of the most important ways to control too much power at the federal level is for states to pursue proper federal government performance under the tenth amendment, protecting rights of the state and the people."

Campaign finance summary

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Tom E. Dayley campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	Idaho House of Representatives District 21B	Won general	$9,723	N/A**
2016	Idaho House of Representatives, District 21-Position B	Won	$11,800	N/A**
2014	Idaho House of Representatives, District 21-Position B	Won	$17,015	N/A**
2012	Idaho House, District 21B	Won	$9,200	N/A**
2010	Idaho House, District 21B	Won	$4,700	N/A**
Grand total			$52,438	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

State legislative tenure

Scorecards

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2019

In 2019, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 11.

ACLU Idaho

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Club for Growth Foundation

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Idaho Freedom Foundation

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

The American Conservative Union

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2018

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In 2018, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 28.

ACLU Idaho

Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties issues.

Idaho Freedom Foundation

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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In 2017, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 29.

ACLU Idaho

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Idaho Freedom Foundation

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 through March 25.

Idaho Freedom Foundation

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 11.

Idaho Freedom Foundation

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 6 through March 21.

Idaho Freedom Foundation

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2013

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In 2013, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 4.

Idaho Freedom Foundation

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

2012

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In 2012, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 29.

The Idaho Conservative - Senate & House

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative issues.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Dayley was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Idaho committee assignments, 2017
• Agricultural Affairs, Vice chair
• Judiciary, Rules, and Administration
• Revenue and Taxation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dayley served on the following committees:

Idaho committee assignments, 2015
• Agricultural Affairs
• Judiciary, Rules, and Administration, Vice chair
• Revenue and Taxation

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Dayley served on the following committees:

Idaho committee assignments, 2013
• Agricultural Affairs
• Judiciary, Rules, and Administration
• Revenue and Taxation

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Footnotes

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Preceded by Kendra Kenyon (D)	Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Idaho House of Representatives District 21B 2012-2019	Succeeded by -

[1] "Idaho Legislature", "Rep. Thomas Dayley," accessed February 19, 2020

[2] Idaho Secretary of State, "General election candidate list," accessed August 16, 2016

[3] Idaho Secretary of State, "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016

[4] Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016

[5] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016

[6] Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016

[7] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016

[8] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014

[9] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014

[10] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014

[11] Idaho Secretary of State, "2012 primary candidates," accessed April 11, 2012

[12] Idaho Secretary of State Election Division, "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed 6 July 2012

[13] Idaho Secretary of State – Elections Division, "November 6, 2012 General Election Results," accessed December 27, 2012

[14] Tom Dayley, "Issues," accessed October 18, 2012

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Tom Dayley

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Endorsements

2022

General election

Special general election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3

2018

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B

2016

2014

2012

2010

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

2012

Campaign finance summary

State legislative tenure

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2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

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2019-2020

2017 legislative session

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