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Rep. Tom Dent mailed out his 2026 Legislative Review to the constituents of the 13th District after the session. You can review it below. While the session adjourned in March, Dent works...
The Legislature has adjourned the short, 60-day 2026 session. The short sessions are always intense and fast-paced, as it feels like lawmakers try to pack the same amount of work into...
In my email update last month, I mentioned how fortunate we have been to avoid the catastrophic wildfires and smoke this year. Unfortunately, that has changed over the last weeks. Our...
The 2025 legislative session may have been the most intense session I have been a part of in my 11 years serving the 13th District. Important and controversial legislation was constantly...
Reps. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, and Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, are celebrating a significant victory for eastern Washington agriculture following the inclusion of $44 million in the state capital...
On Tuesday, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a record-breaking $78 billion operating budget that relies on nearly $10 billion in new taxes and fees. State Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, issued the...
The 13th Legislative District will receive more than $136 million in critical capital investments under the finalized 2025-27 capital budget, Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Reps. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake,...
In this legislative update, Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, joined KIT Radio to discuss budget tensions in Olympia, his take on the proposed wealth tax, and the possibility of a special...
Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and Rep. Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy joined KPQ Radio to discuss the ongoing budget debate in Olympia, including their opposition to the billions in proposed new taxes....
During a recent KOZI Radio interview, Rep. Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, discusses House Bill 1253, his proposal to strengthen Washington’s energy grid. Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, shares updates from the Aviation...
