Thomas Emmett Dent (born January 11, 1950) is an American politician who serves as a member of the

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representing the 13th Legislative District. He was elected in 2014 to the House seat vacated by Judy Warnick, who retired to run for the

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. He is a former chairman of the

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Republican Party. Dent has been a pilot since 1975, founding Tom Dent Aviation in

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in 1977. The company moved to Moses Lake in 1984. He was appointed as a commissioner for Moses Lake Municipal Airport in 1994. He is also a cattle and bison rancher.

Awards

* 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB.

Personal life

Dent has lived in

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for more than 30 years.

References

External links

Tom Dent at ballotpedia.org

Tom Dent at votesmart.org
Living people People from Moses Lake, Washington Ranchers from Washington (state) Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature 1950 births American flight instructors Aviators from Washington (state) {{Washington-WARepresentative-stub