Thank you for visiting my website. It is a privilege to serve as your 13th District state representative. I am honored and humbled to work for you.

Washington state is facing a very serious set of challenges. Partisanship has gotten in the way of progress and this has not served you well. I pride myself on working across the aisle and bring a willingness to work with anyone who wants to make the state of Washington a better place to live, work, do business and raise a family.

We need to implement commonsense reforms and measures of accountability so government works more efficiently and effectively. Government should fulfill its most critical duties, and then let citizens prosper without interference.

Please keep in touch if you have any questions, comments or concerns. My door is always open. Thank you for the honor of serving you in the Legislature.

Rep. Tom Dent
R-Moses Lake
(360) 786-7932  |  tom.dent@leg.wa.gov
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Election-year restrictions prohibit me from updating my website until after the November 2026 election. However, you are still welcome to contact me anytime.

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My Priorities

Addressing the child care crisis in Washington state

Our state must address the needs of our child care and foster care systems as well as the mental health needs of our youth. Excessive rules and regulations have broken our child care system resulting in child care deserts across Washington. We need to look at reasonable rules and regulations.

Learn more about my legislation that provides regulatory relief for the child care industry.

Developing solutions to prevent devastating wildfires in Washington state

Developing solutions to prevent devastating wildfires in Washington state has always been a priority for me. I also created the bipartisan Wildfire Caucus to assist in those efforts. We are making great strides in stopping wildfires before they become catastrophic.

Read about the critical aerial firefighting Aviation Assurance Funding Program becoming permanent.

Addressing the challenges of agriculture producers and workers

As the ranking Republican legislator on the House Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee, I am very concerned about the challenges facing our agriculture producers. Our farmers and ranchers feed us—it’s that simple. We need to support them in every way we can. That includes mental health.

Learn more about my legislation to examine the regulatory burdens on agriculture.

Meet Tom Dent

Tom has been a Columbia Basin resident most of his life. He became a professional pilot in 1976, and soon after founded Tom Dent Aviation, which offered aerial application, pilot service and flight instruction for area agriculture and industry. Tom lives with his family on the Flying T Ranch,...

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