Washington · State House of Representatives · 2026
Tom Dent
Candidate for House District 13, Position 1
Candidate list retrieved October 23, 2026 · page data built October 23, 2026
Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Tom Dent
- Office
- Washington State House of Representatives, District 13, Position 1
- Party
- Republican (as listed by the state)
- Seat
- 1 seat · current officeholder
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Campaign website: www.tomdent.us (filed by the candidate with the official state voters' guide)
- Candidate list
- Washington Secretary of State, VoteWA — GENERAL 2026 Candidate List (CSV export; State Senator and State Representative Pos. 1 and Pos. 2)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Child care | Says he is working on solutions to lower child care costs and support providers. | Washington Voters' Guide, Nov. 3, 2026 general election (candidate's statement) Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Wildfire | Says he worked to make funding for wildfire aviation support permanent. | Washington Voters' Guide, Nov. 3, 2026 general election (candidate's statement) Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Agriculture | Says working families and local farms are his first priorities. | Washington Voters' Guide, Nov. 3, 2026 general election (candidate's statement) Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Approach | Describes advocating for Central Washington through bipartisan work. | Washington Voters' Guide, Nov. 3, 2026 general election (candidate's statement) Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for the Washington Legislature report to the state’s campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Washington campaign-finance search.
Record in office
- Washington officeholder page on this site, with bills sponsored in the Washington Legislature where available (Open States data, matched by chamber, district and family name).
Sources
- Candidate list: Washington Secretary of State, VoteWA — GENERAL 2026 Candidate List (CSV export; State Senator and State Representative Pos. 1 and Pos. 2) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: NRCS Washington, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Current officeholders: Open States people data
- Washington campaign-finance search (official)