Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Four-term Republican U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent looks likely to keep his 15th District seat come Nov. 6.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Incumbent Republican Congressman Charlie Dent is no longer listed as vulnerable by PoliticsPa in his re-election race against Democrat Rick Daugherty. The statewide politics website this week shifted Dent's rating from what had been "minimally vulnerable." Dent, who is running for his fifth term, saw the 15th legislative district he serves change under a new political map. For the last 10 years, the district consisted of all of Northampton County, most of Lehigh County and small parts of Berks and Montgomery Counties. Under a new map, the district extends across five counties from Northampton County to Dauphin County. In a controversial move, the map splits up the Lehigh Valley, putting Easton and part of the Bethlehem Area School …
Friday, September 21, 2012
Congressman Charlie Dent is refusing to participate in an Express-Times debate because of the newspaper's editorial that called him a "fink" for supporting a controversial redistricting map
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Friday, September 21, 2012
What do you think of U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent's decision to skip an Express-Times candidate debate because the newspaper ran a front-page editorial calling for the ouster of "fink" politicians who supported gerrymandered redistricting in Pennsylvania? Tell us in the comments section below. Dent's campaign manager said the newspaper forum would be biased against the candidate for the 15th congressional district. Republican Dent and Democratic challenger Rick Daugherty will debate at least twice before the Nov. 6 general election:
Thursday, September 13, 2012
South Bethlehem-based ShareCare Faith in Action wins $220,500 grant to re-establish a program aimed at recruiting senior citizens to volunteer.
A Bethlehem based nonprofit has been awarded a $220,500 grant from the federal government to re-establish a senior citizens volunteer program in the Lehigh Valley. ShareCare Faith in Action has been awarded the grant to rebuild the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) locally by recruiting 420 new senior citizen volunteers to work for local organizations over the next three years. U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent, R-15, announced the award on Wednesday, which was won through a competitive process and administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that engages more than 5 million Americans in service through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America. “Citizen service is an essential part of the …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent is seeking re-election to the redrawn 15th Congressional District seat. He has served since 2005.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Name : Mr. Charles W Dent Age : 52 Place of residence : Allentown Attended college : Yes College : Penn State University Degree : BA International Politics Year of graduation : 1982 University : Lehigh University Degree : Masters Public Administration Year of graduation : 1993 Job titles held : Congressional Aide, Industrial Electronics Salesman, Development Officer Employers : Former Congressman Don Ritter, P.A. Peters, Inc., Lehigh University Party affiliation : Republican Running for a: Federal office Running for position: Congress, PA -- 15th Chamber/district: PA-15th Incumbent: Yes First elected: 02 November 2004 Previous elective offices : PA State House, 132nd District 1990-1998, PA State Senate, 16th District 1998-2004 Unsuccessful…
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Congressman Charlie Dent says a special prosecutor is needed to investigate national security leaks
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
By U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent/Pa-15th Congressional District After the Wikileaks debacle of 2010, I hoped the Obama administration learned an important lesson on the need to protect America's most valuable intelligence, which is often obtained by dependable sources through increasingly sophisticated and clever methods. Wikileaks illustrated how the release of sensitive information by an individual can deeply damage our nation's intelligence capabilities and embarrass American officials and our trusted allies. Wikileaks also taught us the regrettable action of a single bad actor can endanger the lives of countless human sources, who are incredibly courageous and extremely valuable to the United States. Unfortunately, the breadth and detail of …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Charlie Dent part of House vote this week to repeal Obamacare
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent, R-15th, released this statement about his vote Wednesday to repeal Obamacare: “The 2010 health care law contains numerous detrimental policies that not only fail to appropriately address the complex problems of our health care system, but hurt our economy and hardworking American families. "Repealing the law would allow Congress to enact meaningful reform measures that reduce cost, expand access and improve quality. Its repeal would also prevent the imposition of over 20 new or higher taxes that will cost Americans $675 billion over the next decade and stifle economic growth. "While the political reality is repeal will not occur under this Administration, which still considers the deeply flawed law its signature …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Rick Daugherty to challenge U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent in November after defeating Jackson Eaton in Democratic congressional primary, despite being outspent by a 10-1 margin.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Rick Daugherty, chairman of the Lehigh County Democratic Party, won the right to oppose U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent in the general election in November with his Democratic primary election victory over attorney Jackson Eaton on Tuesday. Daugherty won the Democratic nomination for the 15th Congressional District by an unofficial 18 percent margin, according to published reports. That margin held in unofficial returns posted on the Lehigh and Northampton county election Web sites. Daugherty, a Lowhill Township resident who is also the executive director of the Lehigh County Senior Center, won despite being outspent by a 10-1 margin by Eaton, who raised about $200,000 by early April, according to The Express Times. Eaton conceded the race before…
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
They dropped by U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent's office in South Whitehall to oppose any cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
As the debt ceiling crisis looms in Washington, 18 people encouraged by MoveOn.org dropped by U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent's office in South Whitehall today to protest any cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security in an effort to deal with the problem. Dent, R-15th District, was in Washington, D.C., not at his local office. However, Matthew McConnell, who handles constituent concerns for Dent, assured the group that he would pass its message to the congressman. He also handed out copies of Dent's opinion piece, released Monday, that addresses the showdown that's nearing in Washington over competing plans to deal with national spending and the debt ceiling. The exchanges were short, though filled with some tension, as the group crowded into …
Jill
5:51 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
I don't know any politician who is going to engage in a debate in a line to the polls. I am sorry to say that you sound foolish. It also sounds as if you have a slight chip on your shoulder. more ›