Charlie Dent, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Charlie Dent

American politician

Date of Birth: 24-May-1960

Place of Birth: Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: politician, salesperson, clerk, academic administrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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Charles Wieder Dent (born May 24, 1960) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S.
Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 2005 to 2018. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Dent worked in a variety of occupations after graduating from Pennsylvania State University.
He earned a master's degree in public administration from Lehigh University and served as an aide to Congressman Donald L.
Ritter.
From 1991 to 2004, he served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
In 2004, Dent won election to the United States House of Representatives, succeeding Pat Toomey. In the House, Dent became a member of the centrist Republican Main Street Partnership and the Tuesday Group.
He became co-chair of the Tuesday Group in 2007.
He served on the House Committee on Appropriations, and previously chaired the House Ethics Committee. In September 2017, Dent announced that he would retire from Congress and not seek re-election to another term in 2018.
In April 2018, Dent announced that he would retire in May 2018, not serving out the remainder of his term.
He resigned on May 12, 2018, leaving the seat vacant.
After leaving office, Dent became a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.