Thomas E. "Tom" Dayley (born February 15, 1944, in Burley, Idaho)[1] was a Republican Idaho State Representative from 2012 to 2019 representing District 21 in the B seat.[2] Dayley served as Idaho State Executive Director of USDA Farm Service Agency under Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump.[3] Dayley was appointed by Speaker Scott Bedke to Idaho's Independent Redistricting Commission, after Bedke's first choice (John Simpson) was deemed ineligible due to lobbying rules.[4]

Tom Dayley
Member of the Ada County Commission
Assumed office
January 2023
Preceded byKendra Kenyon
ConstituencyThird District
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 2012 – April 28, 2019
Preceded byClifford Bayer
Succeeded byMegan Kiska
Constituency21st district Seat B
Personal details
Born (1944-02-15) February 15, 1944 (age 80)
Burley, Idaho
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBoise, Idaho
Alma materBrigham Young University
University of Southern California
Websitetomdayleyrep21b.com

Education

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Dayley earned his BA degrees in political science and Spanish from Brigham Young University and his MA in international relations from the University of Southern California.[citation needed]

Elections

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District 21 House Seat B - Part of Ada County
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2010 Primary[5] Thomas Dayley 2,034 37.2% Cliff Bayer (incumbent) 3,437 62.8%
2012 Primary[6] Tom Dayley 1,052 34.3% Mike Vuittonet 703 22.9% Lori Shewmaker 693 22.6% Charles Hoffman 618 20.2%
2012 General[7] Tom Dayley 12,871 65.7% Erin Zaleski 6,729 34.3%
2014 Primary[8] Tom Dayley (incumbent) 2,521 73.9% Ricky Bowman 889 26.1%
2014 General[9] Tom Dayley (incumbent) 9,950 77.9% Joe Hautzinger 2,828 22.1%
2016 Primary[10] Tom Dayley (incumbent) 2,223 100%
2016 General[11] Tom Dayley (incumbent) 14,454 65.7% Cindy Thorngren 7,531 34.3%

References

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  1. ^ "House Membership: Thomas Dayley". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Representative Tom Dayley's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "Thomas Dayley, State Executive Director". state-content. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. ^ Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (July 30, 2021). "Idaho House speaker appoints replacement for redistricting commission". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  5. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  6. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  8. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  9. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  10. ^ Denney, Lawerence. "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  11. ^ Denney, Lawerence. "Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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