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Charlie Dent, a Republican from Pennsylvania, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004. He succeeded Pat Toomey, who left his post to run for the U.S. Senate. Dent was born May 24, 1960 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which he still calls home. He is married to Pamela Dent and has three children.
Before being elected to the United States Congress, Dent was a member of the Pennsylvania State House from 1991-1999 and the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1999-2004. He has also been a college fundraiser, an electronics salesman, a hotel clerk and a congressional aide.
During his campaign, Dent said he would use his platform in Congress to prevent other states from shipping waste into Pennsylvania and to secure funds to build a new bridge across the Lehigh River in Allentown. He has said that he supports abortion rights and expanding embryonic stem cell research.
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