Tom Dent
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 re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 13-Position 1. He is on the ballot in the primary on August 4, 2026.[source]
Committee assignments
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 |
|---|
| • 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 |
|---|
| • 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 House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1
Incumbent Tom Dent and Juan Garcia are running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Tom Dent (R) | ||
| Juan Garcia (D) | ||
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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]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 13-Position 1 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||
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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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2025.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2024.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2023.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2022.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2021.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Building Industry Association of Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to home building industry issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2020.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- 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.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2019.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Pro-Choice Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2018.
- Associated General Contractors of Washington — Legislators are scored based on their votes on legislation supported by the organization.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2017.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- Pro-Choice Washington — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2016.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their stances on small business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility — Legislators are scored on how they voted on firearm policies.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Washington State Legislature in 2015.
- Association of Washington Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the state’s business community.
- Greater Spokane Incorporated — Legislators from the greater-Spokane area are scored on if they voted for/against funding for projects in the Spokane area.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Washington Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Washington State Labor Council — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against WSLC's position.
Noteworthy events
On October 21, 2020, Dent's assistant announced that Dent had tested positive for coronavirus on October 8.[7]
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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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
- ↑ KIMA, "State Representative Tom Dent tests positive for COVID-19," October 21, 2020
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