Rep. Tom Dent's Email Updates


I hope you enjoyed your summer. It has been a busy interim for me. I am continually meeting with constituents, participating in legislative tours and serving on work groups and task...

Oct. 31, 2019

The Legislature has been adjourned since the end of April but I have been hard at work on a number of issues this interim. This legislative update will give you a...

Aug. 30, 2019

We have a lot to catch up on since my last email update. On April 28, the last day of the regular session, the Legislature passed a new two-year operating budget....

May 31, 2019

We are scheduled to adjourn the regular legislative session Sunday, April 28. A few weeks ago, Democrats’ passed their operating budget out of the House of Representatives on a party-line vote...

April 19, 2019

I am sending this email update to acknowledge those who protect us each and every day, remind you of the town hall meetings coming up this weekend, and provide you an...

March 21, 2019

We are now in Week 7 of the legislative session. Last Friday was policy committee cutoff – which means all policy bills that do not have any fiscal impacts or relate to the...

Feb. 26, 2019

It has been an incredibly busy interim. I have met with hundreds of folks throughout the 13th District. I have participated in tours, attended meetings, worked on legislative task forces, and...

Jan. 18, 2019

Thirteenth District legislators have scheduled a listening tour in Lincoln County. Election year restrictions start soon. After May 14, I will not be able to send out another email update until...

May 4, 2018

The gavel fell on the night on March 8 adjourning the 2018 legislative session. The Legislature was able to reach an agreement on all three supplemental budgets - operating, capital and...

March 16, 2018

13th District lawmakers holding a telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 19.

Feb. 19, 2018