Dave Lent is an American politician.
Lent is a graduate of Eastern Idaho Technical College and Idaho State University. He worked with the Idaho National Laboratory since the 1980s, winning several awards for regulatory reform and cost-cutting. [1] [2] Lent has also served on advisory boards for the College of Eastern Idaho and Idaho State University. [3]
Lent served on the Idaho Falls School District 91 Board of Trustees from 2006 to 2018, resigning to take his seat in the Idaho Senate. [4] [5]
Lent ran for the Idaho Senate in 2018, defeating incumbent District 33 senator Tony Potts in the Republican primary. Lent was elected with 60% of the vote over Democrat Jerry Sehlke in the general election. [6]
In the Idaho Senate, Lent serves on the Agricultural Affairs and Education committees. [2] He was appointed by Governor Brad Little to serve on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. [7]
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