He worked with the Idaho National Laboratory since the 1980s, winning several awards for regulatory reform and cost-cutting.
[3] Lent served on the Idaho Falls School District 91 Board of Trustees from 2006 to 2018, resigning to take his seat in the Idaho Senate.
[4][5] Lent ran for the Idaho Senate in 2018, defeating incumbent District 33 senator Tony Potts in the Republican primary.
[6] In the Idaho Senate, Lent serves on the Agricultural Affairs and Education committees.
[2] He was appointed by Governor Brad Little to serve on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.