Legislative District 13 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year term) - Adams, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas
Legislative (House) District 13; Washington
My vote power
High
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 162,748 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,816,116 ÷ 162,748) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.89, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Juan "Jerry" Garcia is an Othello native and corrections officer with earlier experience in agriculture, wildlife-refuge work, retail, and manufacturing. He ran for the Othello School Board in 2025, describing it as his first campaign for public office.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Tom Dent is the Republican state representative for Washington's District 13 Position 1 and has served in the House since 2015. He is a professional pilot who founded an aviation business and operates a ranch near Moses Lake.
Records: Gun Control 2 against, Housing Affordability 2 for, AI Regulation 1 for,
Sources: sos.wa.gov2