Charlie Dent

Charles Wieder Dent^[1] (born May 24, 1960) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 2005 to 2018. From 1991 to 2004, he was in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

Charlie Dent
Chair of the House Ethics Committee
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Mike Conaway
Succeeded by	Susan Brooks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th district
In office January 3, 2005 – May 12, 2018
Preceded by	Pat Toomey
Succeeded by	Susan Wild
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 16th district
In office January 5, 1999 – November 30, 2004
Preceded by	Roy Afflerbach
Succeeded by	Pat Browne
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 132nd district
In office January 1, 1991 – November 25, 1998
Preceded by	John Pressman
Succeeded by	Jennifer Mann
Personal details
Born	Charles Wieder Dent (1960-05-24) May 24, 1960 (age 65) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Pamela Serfass
Children	3
Education	Pennsylvania State University (BA) Lehigh University (MPA)

Dent was on the House Committee on Appropriations. He had chaired the House Ethics Committee before.

In September 2017, Dent announced that he would retire from Congress and not run for re-election to another term in 2018.^[2] In April 2018, Dent announced that he would retire in May 2018, not finishing out the rest of his term.^[3][4] He resigned on May 12, 2018, leaving the seat empty until Susan Wild won the special election to replace him.

In August 2020, Dent announced his support for Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for the 2020 presidential election.^[5]