DENT, CHARLES W. REP.

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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%; Write a Review

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

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Oppose we should do nothing because the cost of dealing with global warming is far higher than the potential damage. We should perhaps sign on to some international agreements, but make only minimal financial commitments for now.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Support The government should subsidize health insurance for groups which are at risk. Universal health insurance is a good goal, although some market methods can work as well as government systems.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Support Homosexuals are equal with any other members of society. We should acknowledge the legitimacy of homosexual partners, but civil unions are preferable to using the term "marriage".
20. Privatize Social Security	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 93

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/28/2017	H.Res.282	Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection.	04/28/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/12/2017	H.R.1732	Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2017	04/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/27/2017	H.R.1002	National Heritage Area Act of 2017	02/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
02/24/2017	H.R.1017	Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017	02/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	H.Res.60	Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom.	02/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. (All Actions)
01/13/2017	H.R.548	Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017	01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/27/2016	H.R.3537	Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016	09/27/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
09/09/2016	H.Res.854	Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and child-care professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection.	09/09/2016 Referred to House Education and the Workforce (All Actions)
09/07/2016	H.Res.817	Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom.	09/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	H.R.4974	Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017	05/26/2016 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 503. (All Actions)
03/03/2016	H.R.4679	People Before Party Act of 2016	03/03/2016 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.R.4186	Enemy Expatriation Act	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
12/18/2015	H.R.2029	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016	12/18/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-113. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.2731	NCAA Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
10/08/2015	H.Res.468	Expressing support for designation of October 8, 2015, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".	10/08/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
07/17/2015	H.R.3072	To remove the authority of the Secretary of Energy to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans.	07/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
03/27/2015	H.R.1220	Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015	03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/02/2015	H.R.581	National Heritage Area Act of 2015	03/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
02/19/2015	H.R.545	Enemy Expatriation Act	02/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
02/13/2015	H.R.836	Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015	02/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 1338

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
02/09/2016	H.R.4456	RECLAIM Act of 2016
02/05/2016	H.Res.606	Expressing support for designation of February 4, 2016, as National Cancer Prevention Day.
02/03/2016	H.R.4430	Secure our Skies Act of 2016
01/15/2016	H.R.4229	Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2015
12/10/2015	H.R.4219	To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.
12/09/2015	H.R.158	Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015	Passed	Yea
12/02/2015	H.Con.Res.100	Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions against Iran.
11/17/2015	H.R.1338	Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015	Passed	Yea
11/16/2015	H.R.2902	Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015
11/16/2015	H.R.2400	SIGMA Act of 2015
11/16/2015	H.R.2350	Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
11/16/2015	H.R.1655	Community Economic Opportunity Act of 2015
11/02/2015	H.Res.293	Expressing concern over anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority.
10/21/2015	H.Res.485	Expressing solidarity with the people of Israel in the wake of recent terrorist attacks and condemning the Palestinian Authority for inciting an atmosphere of violence.
10/19/2015	H.R.702	To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.	Passed	Yea
10/07/2015	H.R.3706	Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
10/07/2015	H.R.1624	Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
10/06/2015	H.R.3546	Big Cat Public Safety Act
10/05/2015	H.R.3457	Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act	Failed	No
09/25/2015	H.R.3611	Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015

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