Washington State House District 13, Position 1

Current seat holder: Tom Dent.

Tom Dent

Tom Dent Elected experience: Six-term state representative, five-term chairman of Grant County GOP; Professional experience: Owner of Tom Dent Aviation since 1976, offering flight instruction and aerial application for area agriculture. Owner of Flying T Ranch, raising grass fed bison and hay. Served on Association of Washington Business board and chaired aviation committee. Board member Sundown M Ranch, Board member State Agriculture Rural Leaders.

· Official legislative page · WA Secretary of State 2026 Voters' Pamphlet

Campaign site

“Tom Dent knows what our area needs and he stands up for our people.” (WA Secretary of State 2026 General Election Voters' Pamphlet)
“For Tom, working families and local farms are his first priorities.” (WA Secretary of State 2026 General Election Voters' Pamphlet)
“Serving as the Ranking Member on the Rural Development, Ag and Natural Resources committee which handles issues and policies surrounding agriculture, water, natural resources and Rural Economic Development. “I began an effort to encourage the use of Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATS) as an initial attack force on fires, with the goal to be on the fire in two hours, not two days.” (Campaign website (tomdent.us))

Juan "Jerry" Garcia

Juan "Jerry" Garcia Elected experience: Former 2025 Candidate for Othello School Board Director; Professional experience: I've worked in the Agricultural Fields, Wildlife Conservation, Fast Food, Retail, Factory, Corrections Officer of over six years. Former Landlord. Education: Moses Lake High School, Class of 2014. Some College.

· WA Secretary of State 2026 Voters' Pamphlet

“Born & raised in this area, I have been employed in the fields, factories, and law enforcement.” (WA Secretary of State 2026 General Election Voters' Pamphlet)
“We have all watched how Olympia treats symptoms instead of causes.” (WA Secretary of State 2026 General Election Voters' Pamphlet)
“Affordability. I like to think of this key message as "Who are we?" to highlight our current situation, which is that we are the second most tax regressive State.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))