Tom Trail

Thomas 'Tom' F. Trail (born July 29, 1935 in Moscow, Idaho) is a Republican Idaho State Representative since 2002 representing District 6 in the B seat. Trail previously served consecutively in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1997 until 2001 when the seat was in District 5. Trail is retiring from the Idaho Legislature in 2012 after 16 years of service.

Education
Trail graduated from Moscow High School and earned his bachelor's degree in animal science from the University of Idaho. He earned his master's degree from the University of Maryland and earned his doctorate in experimental psychology from Montana State University.

Elections

 * 1996 When Republican Representative Doc Lucas left the District 5 A seat open, Trail won the May 28, 1996, Republican primary with 1,848 votes (75%) against Buck Kimsey, and won the November 5, 1996, general election with 8,203 votes (52.8%) against Democratic nominee Vera White.
 * 1998 Unopposed for the May 26, 1998, Republican primary, Trail won with 2,495 votes, and was unopposed for the November 3, 1998, general election, winning with 9,339 votes.
 * 2000 Unopposed for the May 23, 2000, Republican primary, Trail won with 2,019 and won the November 7, 2000, general election with 9,422 votes (60%) against Don Coombs (D).
 * 2002 Redistricted to District 6, and with Representative Frank Bruneel re-districted to District 7, Trail was unopposed for the May 28, 2002, Republican primary, winning with 1,554 votes, and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002, general election, winning with 9,285 votes.
 * 2004 Unopposed for the May 25, 2004, Republican primary, Trail won with 3,241 votes, and won the November 2, 2004, general election with 10,198 votes (60.8%) against Mark Solomon (D).
 * 2006 Unopposed for the May 23, 2006, Republican primary, Trail won with 1,892 votes, and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006, general election, winning with 9,258 votes.
 * 2008 Unopposed for the May 27, 2008, Republican primary, Trail won with 962 votes, and won the November 4, 2008, general election with 9,146 votes (53.4%) against Judith Brown (D).
 * 2010 Unopposed for the May 25, 2010, Republican primary, Trail won with 2,709 votes; Brown was unopposed in the Democratic primary, setting up a rematch. Trail won the November 2, 2010, general election with 6,985 votes (57.4%) against Brown.