Joe Kent

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Joseph Clay Kent (born April 11, 1980) is an American politician, former United States Army warrant officer, and former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer who served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Republican Party, Kent was the nominee in the United States House of Representatives election for Washington's third congressional district in 2022 and 2024. Kent enlisted in the 75th Ranger Regiment and applied for the Special Forces before the September 11 attacks. He served eleven combat tours, primarily in Iraq, and retired in 2018, becoming a paramilitary officer with the CIA. In January 2019, Kent's wife, Shannon, was killed in a suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria. He became involved in political advocacy after Shannon's death. In 2022, Kent ran for Congress in Washington's third congressional district. Running as a supporter of Donald Trump, he eliminated incumbent Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler in the nonpartisan primary but lost to Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in the general election. Kent ran again in 2024, losing to Gluesenkamp Perez in a rematch. Kent has ascribed to various political views ranging from libertarian to far-right. In February 2025, Trump nominated Kent for director of the National Counterterrorism Center. That month, he began serving as the chief of staff to Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence. Kent was confirmed by the Senate in July. In March 2026, Kent resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, citing disagreement over U.S. involvement in the Iran war and the influence of Israel and the Israeli lobby in domestic politics.