Joel McEntire

Joel William McEntire^[1] (born 1987)^[2] is an American politician of the Republican Party. In 2020, he was elected to the Washington House of Representatives to represent the 19th legislative district and took office on January 11, 2021.^[3]

Joel McEntire
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 19th district
Incumbent
Assumed office March 8, 2024 Serving with Jim Walsh
Preceded by	Lilian Hale
In office January 11, 2021 – March 7, 2024
Preceded by	Brian Blake
Succeeded by	Lilian Hale
Personal details
Born	Joel William McEntire 1987 (age 37–38) Layton, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Central Washington University (BS) Western Governors University (MA)

In 2023 a Twitter account in his name replied to other users and used the terms "straight up loser", "dim wit dem", and "utterly pathetic" among others. In response, McEntire stated that control of the account was "handed off to a kid from Vancouver to use" after an earlier statement that claimed the posts were "photoshopped".^[4]

On the final day of the 2024 legislative session, McEntire, who is a U.S. Marine Corps reservist, was on duty during mandatory service and unable to attend. In his place, Lilian Hale, his stepdaughter, temporarily succeeded him. Hale, attending the session on her 18th birthday, became the youngest, legally eligible legislator in Washington House of Representatives history.^[5]