In a letter to the Washington State Office of Governor dated January 24,2017,Dansel resigned as senator for the seventh district and vacated his seat after accepting a position with the Trump Administration as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture.[4] In early November,he returned to Washington state to be the director of the state's USDAFarm Service Agency.[5]
Dansel represented Douglas,Ferry,Okanogan,Pend Oreille,and Stevens Counties,along with portions of Grant and Spokane Counties.[7] An earlier redistricting proposal from 2021 would have divided Okanogan County between the 7th and 13th districts.[8]
Elections
In 2013,Dansel ran against incumbent Republican senator John Smith. On November 5,2013,Dansel defeated Smith with 54% of the vote.[9]
During his campaign for state senate,Dansel received the endorsement of the Washington Education Association and a $500 contribution from the Spokane Committee on Political Education,a political action committee under the AFL-CIO.[10][11] Smith claimed that Dansel was a "tool of unions" throughout the campaign. Dansel responded by asserting that "he'll listen to anyone,whether they agree with him or not."[12]
On August 6,2024,Dansel lost the primary,placing in a distant fifth with 11% of the vote.[15] He promptly announced his retirement from politics,and deleted his Twitter account.
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