- DENT, CHARLES W. REP.
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- Experience: House: District 15, 2005-Present
- Home State: Pennsylvania
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $1,275,244Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Charles 'Charlie' W. Dent
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Pamela; 3 Children: Kathryn, William, Jack
- Birth Date: 05/24/1960
- Birth Place: Allentown, PA
- Home City: Allentown, PA
- Religion: Presbyterian
Education
- MPA, Lehigh University, 1993
- BA, International Politics/Foreign Service, Pennsylvania State University, 1982
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 15, 2005-present
- Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1998-2004
- Representative, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1991-1998
Current Legislative Committees
- Appropriations, Member
- Ethics, Member
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
- Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Chair
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Vice Chair
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, Center Aisle Caucus
- Chair, Congressional Cement Caucus
- Co-Chair, Delaware River Basin Task Force
- Member, Education Caucus
- Co-Founder, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
- Co-Chair, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Caucus
- Chair, Task Force of the Joint State Government Commission
Professional Experience
- Former Sales Representative, P.A. Peters, Incorporated
- Former Legislative Aide, Representative Don Ritter
- Development Officer, Lehigh University, 1986-1990
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Advisory Council, Minsi Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Board Member, Associates of Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest Colleges
- Board Member, Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority
- Board Member, Community Services for Children
- Board Member, Crime Victims Council, Lehigh County
- Volunteer, Cystic Fibrosis Society
- Member, Lehigh Carbon Community College
- Member, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
- Member, President's Advisory Board, Good Shephard Hospital
- Member, Program for Women and Families
- Member, State Advisory Board, National Environmental Policy Institute
- Member, The Republican Main Street Partnership
- Co-Chair, Tuesday Group
General Survey
Total: 93
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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04/27/2012 | H.R.5036 | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain knitted or crocheted fabrics containing elastomeric yarn. | 04/27/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
03/29/2012 | H.R.4175 | Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act | 03/29/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
03/05/2012 | H.R.4120 | Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2012 | 03/05/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
03/01/2012 | H.R.4099 | National Heritage Area Act of 2012 | 03/01/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions) |
12/08/2011 | H.R.1254 | Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 | 12/08/2011 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
10/24/2011 | H.R.3166 | Enemy Expatriation Act | 10/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. (All Actions) |
08/25/2011 | H.R.2205 | Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 | 08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions) |
06/01/2011 | H.R.1156 | Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 | 06/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. (All Actions) |
03/16/2011 | H.R.893 | To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United States Postal Service for the fight against colorectal cancer. | 03/16/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions) |
03/11/2011 | H.R.916 | Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 | 03/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. (All Actions) |
11/01/2010 | H.R.6326 | Fair and Impartial Recruitment Act of 2010 | 11/01/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. (All Actions) |
06/15/2010 | H.R.5166 | Revoking Citizenship for Terrorists Act of 2010 | 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) |
06/15/2010 | H.Res.1288 | Urging the issuance of a certificate of loss of nationality for Anwar al-Awlaki. | 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) |
06/15/2010 | H.R.5052 | To amend Public Law 110-36 to clarify that a period of employment by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a security advisor, translator, or interpreter in Iraq or Afghanistan is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization. | 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) |
05/05/2010 | H.R.5186 | Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 | 05/05/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. (All Actions) |
04/16/2010 | H.R.5053 | Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act of 2010 | 04/16/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) |
01/27/2010 | H.Res.980 | Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of the Transportation Security Administration's Aviation Security Screening Management Standard Operating Procedures manual in effect on December 5, 2009, and any subsequent revisions of such manual in effect prior to the adoption of this resolution. | 01/27/2010 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 152. (All Actions) |
11/17/2009 | H.R.4084 | To suspend temporarily the duty on alkylated amino resin solution, formaldehyde. | 11/17/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
11/17/2009 | H.R.4083 | To suspend temporarily the duty on polyoxethylene-/alkyletherphosphate. | 11/17/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
11/07/2009 | H.R.4039 | Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2009 | 11/07/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
Total: 1338
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