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Tom Dent
2015 - Present
2027
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Tom Dent (Republican Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 13-Position 1. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Dent (Republican Party) is running for election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 13. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Dent was assigned to the following committees:
- Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee
- Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee
- House Transportation Committee
- Joint Water Supply During Drought Committee
2021-2022
Dent was assigned to the following committees:
- Children, Youth & Families Committee, Ranking minority member
- Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee, Asst. ranking minority member
- House Transportation Committee
- House Rules Committee
2019-2020
Dent was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee, Ranking Minority Member
- House Transportation Committee
- Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee, Assistant Ranking Minority Member
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Washington committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Agriculture and Natural Resources |
• Early Learning and Human Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dent served on the following committees:
Washington committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Agriculture and Natural Resources, Assistant Ranking Minority Member |
• Appropriations |
• Early Learning and Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 13
Incumbent Judith Warnick and Tom Dent are running in the primary for Washington State Senate District 13 on August 4, 2026.
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![]() | Tom Dent (R) |
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2024
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1
Incumbent Tom Dent won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Dent (R) | 97.3 | 51,493 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 1,406 |
Total votes: 52,899 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1
Incumbent Tom Dent advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Dent (R) | 96.6 | 23,543 |
Other/Write-in votes | 3.4 | 826 |
Total votes: 24,369 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1
Incumbent Tom Dent won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Dent (R) | 97.1 | 41,617 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 1,235 |
Total votes: 42,852 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1
Incumbent Tom Dent advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Dent (R) | 97.3 | 25,841 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 705 |
Total votes: 26,546 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ron Fode (R)
2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1
Incumbent Tom Dent defeated Eduardo Castañeda-Díaz in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Dent (R) | 71.3 | 47,701 |
![]() | Eduardo Castañeda-Díaz (D) ![]() | 28.6 | 19,104 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 68 |
Total votes: 66,873 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1
Incumbent Tom Dent and Eduardo Castañeda-Díaz defeated John Malan in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Dent (R) | 74.3 | 31,136 |
✔ | ![]() | Eduardo Castañeda-Díaz (D) ![]() | 22.8 | 9,553 |
John Malan (Classical Democrat Party) | 2.7 | 1,136 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 53 |
Total votes: 41,878 | ||||
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2018
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1
Incumbent Tom Dent defeated Jesse Hegstrom Oakey in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Dent (R) | 71.4 | 35,233 |
Jesse Hegstrom Oakey (D) | 28.6 | 14,130 |
Total votes: 49,363 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1
Incumbent Tom Dent and Jesse Hegstrom Oakey advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Dent (R) | 70.4 | 19,685 |
✔ | Jesse Hegstrom Oakey (D) | 29.6 | 8,258 |
Total votes: 27,943 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.
Incumbent Tom Dent ran unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives, District 13-Position 1 general election.[1]
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Source: Washington Secretary of State |
Incumbent Tom Dent ran unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 top two primary.[2][3]
Washington House of Representatives, District 13-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||
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2014
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Dannette Bolyard and Tom Dent were unopposed in the primary. Bolyard was defeated by Dent in the general election.[4][5][6]
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2023
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In 2023, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 23.
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2022
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In 2022, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 10.
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2021
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 25.
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2020
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In 2020, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 8 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 9 through April 23. There were also special sessions. The first special session was April 24 through May 23. The second special session was May 23 through June 21. The third special session was June 21 through July 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the 64th Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 11 through March 10. The legislature held a special session from March 11 to March 29 to pass a supplemental budget.
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2015
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In 2015, the 64th Washington State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 12 through April 24. The legislature was in special session from April 29 to May 28, May 29 to June 27 and June 28 to July 10.[7]
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Noteworthy events
On October 21, 2020, Dent's assistant announced that Dent had tested positive for coronavirus on October 8.[8]
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Officeholder Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Multi State, "2015 State Legislative Session Dates," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ KIMA, "State Representative Tom Dent tests positive for COVID-19," October 21, 2020
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Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 2015-Present |
Succeeded by - |