American soldier and politician (born 1980) Joseph Clay Kent 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. Wikipedia's most-read article for 2 days in a row: 872,953 views in all, peaking at 549,464 on March 17, 2026. Tue, Mar 17: 549,464 views Wed, Mar 18: 323,489 views Wiki link