Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Joseph Kent
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Washington District 3
- Filing address
- Battle Ground, WA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- KENT, JOSEPH
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Washington, District 3
FEC candidate ID H2WA03100 · Principal campaign committee: JOE KENT FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Washington District 3 | $2,654,419.86 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Washington District 3 | $3,816,390.01 | Lost the general election (49.6%) |
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$3,098,250.3881%
- PACs and other committees$169,200.004%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$249,866.897%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$138,974.004%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$155,098.744%
Self-funding: $249,866.89 (7% of money raised): $44,866.89 given and $205,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
66 committees reported giving $167,950.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MADISON PROJECT INC.Hybrid PAC$20,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACPAC$5,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE PROMISES PACPAC$5,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANSLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SAVE AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- APL PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WORKING FOR OHIOLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZCandidate committee$4,000.00
- THE GREAT LAKES LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- CHAMPION AMERICAN VALUESHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- ALL AMERICAN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
Show all 66 committees
- VERN BUCHANAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FREEDOM FIRST PACPAC$2,000.00
- ELISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GLENN GROTHMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BO HINES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- RANGER PACPAC$2,000.00
- CATALINA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BAXTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICAN WARRIORS PACPAC$2,000.00
- NATHAN DAHM FOR US SENATECandidate committee$2,000.00
- MICHAEL CASSIDY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIESConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THOMAS MASSIE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DR. BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- RON ESTES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CHIP ROY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- WARRIOR DIPLOMAT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GADS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ATHOLI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- HELLFIRE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICAN LIBERTY CAUCUS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
- INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICALeadership PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL WATERMELON ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
- JASON LEWIS FOR SENATECandidate committee$500.00
- LEAGUE FOR SPORTSMEN, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DEFENSE (AKA THE LEAGUE)Hybrid PAC$250.00
- CONSERVATIVE VICTORY FUNDPAC$200.00
- FRIENDS OF SNOWMOBILING PACConnected PAC$200.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Joseph Kent$248,413.59
- Independent expenditures opposing Joseph Kent$3,475,074.85
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- WFW ACTION FUND, INC.Opposing$1,714,576.00
- TOGETHER FOR PROGRESSOpposing$706,600.00
- CONSERVATIVES FOR A STRONGER AMERICAOpposing$524,117.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACOpposing$289,655.00
- THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUNDOpposing$141,236.00
- PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$105,641.00
- VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEOpposing$72,500.00
- PACIFIC NORTHWEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$48,500.00
- GOA VICTORY FUNDSupporting$31,561.00
- STAND FOR FREEDOM PACSupporting$22,500.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACSupporting$20,000.00
- DEFENDING THE REPUBLIC PAC INC.Supporting$10,008.00
The race
Washington U.S. House, District 3, 2022 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Kent (R) | $3,816,390.01 | $52,906.19 | 2022-12-31 |
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) | $3,924,093.95 | $66,313.13 | 2022-12-31 |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) | $3,796,689.39 | $14,824.35 | 2022-12-31 |
| Heidi St. John (R) | $1,056,995.15 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Brent William Hennrich (D) | $99,291.84 | $598.67 | 2022-12-31 |
| Leslie Leigh French (R) | $75,106.53 | $991.77 | 2022-12-31 |
| Vicki Caldwell Kraft (R) | $73,317.97 | $0.00 | 2022-09-30 |
| Wadi Yakhour (R) | $37,136.00 | $0.00 | 2021-09-21 |
| Lucy Esther Joan Lauser (D) | $749.19 | $0.00 | 2021-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | September 19–20, 2022 | 834 (LV) | ± 3.4% | Joe Kent 48% · Marie Gluesenkamp Perez 44% |
| Expedition Strategies (D) | August 25–30, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Joe Kent 45% · Marie Gluesenkamp Perez 47% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JOE KENT FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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