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Preferred Party: Republican
Age: 44
Residence: Yacolt
Education: Norwich University
Occupation: Tech startup project manager
Experience: None
Online: joekentforcongress.com

Election(s)

2024 General Election

November 5, 2024

3rd Congressional District

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Clark County
56.24% 152,388 votes
Overall
51.74% 215,177 votes

Joe Kent

Clark County
43.32% 117,380 votes
Overall
47.86% 199,054 votes

2024 Primary Election

August 6, 2024

3rd Congressional District

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Clark County
50.42% 67,399 votes
Overall
45.93% 96,497 votes

Joe Kent

Clark County
35.02% 46,809 votes
Overall
39.26% 82,484 votes

Leslie Lewallen

Clark County
11.81% 15,782 votes
Overall
12.19% 25,620 votes

John Saulie-Rohman

Clark County
2.75% 3,682 votes
Overall
2.53% 5,307 votes

2022 General Election

November 8, 2022

3rd Congressional District

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Clark County
55.10% 112,989 votes
Overall
50.14% 160,314 votes

Joe Kent

Clark County
44.28% 90,802 votes
Overall
49.31% 157,685 votes

2022 Primary Election

August 2, 2022

3rd Congressional District

Oliver Black

Clark County
0.20% 280 votes
Overall
0.21% 456 votes

Chris Byrd

Clark County
1.50% 2,101 votes
Overall
1.74% 3,817 votes

Leslie French

Clark County
0.40% 527 votes
Overall
0.50% 1,100 votes

Jaime Herrera Beutler

Clark County
21.50% 30,082 votes
Overall
22.22% 49,001 votes

Joe Kent

Clark County
20.43% 28,584 votes
Overall
22.78% 50,097 votes

Vicki Kraft

Clark County
3.69% 5,167 votes
Overall
3.20% 7,033 votes

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Clark County
35.94% 50,297 votes
Overall
31.01% 68,190 votes

Davy Ray

Clark County
2.04% 580 votes
Overall
2.21% 4,870 votes

Heidi St. John

Clark County
14.28% 19,989 votes
Overall
16.01% 35,219 votes

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December 17, 2024, 2:06pm Clark County News

Skamania County’s central Carson Water Treatment Plant will get updated and improved filtration infrastructure thanks to a $2.65 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program, according to an announcement from U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Read story

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November 15, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

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November 8, 2024, 1:42pm Clark County News

Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has once again defeated Republican Joe Kent, earning her a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives after a tense 3rd Congressional District race. Read story