| Thomas Dayley | |
| Office: | Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 21 Seat B |
| Term Start: | December 1, 2012 |
| Term End: | April 28, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Clifford Bayer |
| Successor: | Megan Kiska |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Burley, Idaho |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Boise, Idaho |
| Alma Mater: | Brigham Young University University of Southern California |
Thomas E. 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]
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.
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Primary[5] | align="right" | 2,034 | 37.2% | align="right" | 3,437 | 62.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 Primary[6] | align="right" | 1,052 | 34.3% | align="right" | 703 | 22.9% | align="right" | 693 | 22.6% | align="right" | 618 | 20.2% | ||||||||||||
| 2012 General[7] | align="right" | 12,871 | 65.7% | align="right" | 6,729 | 34.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 Primary[8] | align="right" | 2,521 | 73.9% | align="right" | 889 | 26.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 General[9] | align="right" | 9,950 | 77.9% | align="right" | 2,828 | 22.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 Primary[10] | align="right" | 2,223 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 General[11] | align="right" | 14,454 | 65.7% | align="right" | 7,531 | 34.3% |