Dent trumpets track record, values
Benol, his challenger in GOP race for House, hopes voter frustration will lead to upset
 THE MORNING CALL
May 3, 2010
Palmer Township's Mat Benol is hoping voters are so frustrated with business as usual that they will help him unseat three-term incumbent Rep. Charlie Dent in the Republican primary for the 15th Congressional District seat.
The married father of two and local tea party activist has tried to squeeze in campaigning around a full-time job as a project manager at a New Jersey packaging plant, resulting in a low-key, low-budget effort that has amounted to a handful of press releases, a website and an inexpensive mailer.
His argument is simple: Dent has not been a dependable vote for limited government, especially on less visible votes, and needs to be replaced with someone who will be.
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Dent gets tea party endorsement
Philadelphia group passes over movement member Benol
THE MORNING CALL
May 3, 2010
You would think that being a member and former organizer in the small government tea party movement would almost guarantee you the tea party endorsement.
Palmer Township tea party member Mat Benol learned Sunday that's not necessarily the case.
A tea party group representing Philadelphia and its suburbs endorsed his opponent -- incumbent Rep. Charlie Dent -- in the Republican primary for the Lehigh Valley's 15th Congressional district.
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Tea Party forum in Palmer Township draws fired-up crowd of 400-plus
Saturday, April 10, 2010
 The Express-Times
Judging by the applause, there were no fans of federal health care reform at Friday's candidate forum sponsored by a local Tea Party organization at the Charles Chrin Community Center.
"Let's repeal it and do something intelligent," Peg Luksik, Republican for U.S. Senate, said as the crowd applauded. Organizers estimated some 450 people attended.
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Callahan weighs in on bill -- a day after passage
Dent derides his challenger for waiting, but Bethlehem mayor says he waited for final details
THE MORNING CALL
March 23, 2010
For months, Democratic congressional candidate John Callahan refused to take a position on any particular version of health care reform in the House or Senate, earning derision from U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent.
While the Bethlehem mayor outlined his own broad principles for health reform, the Lehigh Valley congressman heaped on the criticism, calling Callahan a "coward" for refusing to take a stand.
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Republican Rep. Charlie Dent kicks off his re-election campaign in front of 200 supporters in Allentow
Thursday, February 28, 2010
The Express-Times
TALLENTOWN | Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Lehigh Valley, kicked off his re-election campaign Saturday, calling himself a proven compromiser in solving national problems.
During his three terms in Congress, Dent said Americans have never before paid more attention to the federal government and are seeking results.
"The American people want us to solve problems. They want us to work together in good faith -- I know how to do this and have done this," he said to a crowd of 200 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.
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GOP accuses Callahan of campaign violation
THE MORNING CALL
February 18, 2010
Democrat John Callahan violated federal campaign finance laws by spending money given him to run for mayor in a way that benefited his current campaign for Congress, the state Republican Party alleged Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania Republican Party files complaint against
John Callahan with the Federal Election Commission
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Express-Times
The state Republican Party on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan used his mayoral campaign money for his congressional campaign.
Callahan campaign manager Justin Schall said the almost $10,000 in research Callahan's mayoral campaign account paid for in May and June was used in both his mayoral and congressional races so therefore was a justified city campaign expense.
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FEC Complaint Filed Over Callahan's Deceptive
Misuse of Campaign Funds
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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On the day he's set to launch his petition drive for Congress, Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan finds himself in hot water with the Federal Elections Commission. According to a complaint filed today by Pennsylvania GOP boss Rob Gleason, Callahan has been funneling money from his mayoral committee to fund his congressional quest.
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