Thomas 'Tom' F. Trail (born July 29, 1935, in

Moscow, Idaho Moscow ( ) is a city in North Central Idaho, United States. Located along the state border with Washington, it had a population of 25,435 at the 2020 census. The county seat and largest city of Latah County, Moscow is the home of the Universit ...

) is a former Republican Idaho State Representative from 1996 to 2012.

Education

Trail graduated from

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and earned his bachelor's degree in animal science from the

University of Idaho The University of Idaho (U of I, or UIdaho) is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho. It is the state's land-grant and primary research university,, and the lead university in the Idaho Space Grant Consortium. The University ...

. He earned his master's degree from the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...

and earned his

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in experimental psychology from

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Elections

Idaho House of Representative District 6 Seat A

2010

Trail was unopposed in the Republican primary. Trail defeated Democratic nominee Judith Brown again this time with 57.4% of the vote in the general election.

2008

Trail was unopposed in the Republican primary. Trail defeated Democratic nominee Judith Brown with 53.4% of the vote in the general election.

2006

Trail was unopposed for the Republican primary and the general election.

2004

Trail was unopposed for the Republican primary. Trail defeated Democratic nominee Mark Solomon with 60.8% of the vote in the general election.

2002

Redistricted to District 6, and with Representative Frank Bruneel re-districted to District 7, Trail was unopposed for the Republican primary and the general election.

Idaho House of Representative District 5 Seat A

2000

Trail was unopposed for the Republican primary. Trail defeated Democratic nominee Don Combs with 60% of the vote in the general election.

1998

Trail was unopposed for the Republican primary and the general election.

1996

When Republican Representative Doc Lucas left the District 5 A seat open, Trail won the Republican primary with 75% of the vote against Buck Kimsey. Trail defeated Democratic nominee Vera White with 52.8% of the vote in the general election.

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Tom Trail
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