Lentz ran against Republican nominee Pat Meehan and American Congress Party nominee Jim Schneller.
On November 12, 2009, Lentz announced his candidacy for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district . [6] He sought to replace Joe Sestak, the two-term Democratic incumbent who ran for the United States Senate.
Lentz ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the Democratic primary on May 18, 2010.
Meehan won the general election with 54.9% of the vote, while Lentz received 44.0%; Schneller ended up with 1.1%. [7]
Tea Party controversy
On October 19, 2010, Lentz acknowledged that he had been aware that some supporters were circulating petitions in support of Jim Schneller, a self-described "Tea Party candidate" officially running on the American Congress Party Ticket, an effort which his opponents describe as an attempt to split the conservative vote. Lentz said he did not encourage Schneller to enter the race, and that he does not believe that assisting Schneller circulate his petitions was improper. [8]
In 2011, Lentz led the Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force which received state funding in order to "attack the proliferation of illegal guns on city streets". [9]
In 2016, Lentz was nominated to the Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission by Governor Tom Wolf and currently serves as chairman. [10]
Lentz is an attorney at the law firm of Bochetto & Lentz. [11]
References
- ↑ "SESSION OF 2007 191ST OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 1" (PDF). LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "BRYAN R. LENTZ". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ↑ Hefling, Kimberly (2006-02-09). "Iraq war veteran drops out of U.S. House race". Times Leader . The Times Leader. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ↑ "2006 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ "2008 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ↑ "Lentz Announces Experienced Campaign Consulting Team" (Press release). pa2010.com. September 11, 2009. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012.
- ↑ "2010 General Election - Representative in Congress". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ↑ Isenstadt, Alex (2010-10-20). "Lentz admits he helped tea party". Politico . Retrieved 2010-10-20.
Lentz is one of several Democrats who Republicans have accused of planting tea party-affiliated candidate get on the ballot. New Jersey Rep. John Adler, a freshman Democrat in a tight race against Republican Jon Runyan, has deflected questions over whether his campaign worked to place Peter DeStaefano run on the Tea Party line.
- ↑ "Former state representative will lead Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force". www.whyy.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ↑ "Bryan R. Lentz". www.scsc.pa.gov. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ↑ "Bryan Lentz". www.bochettoandlentz.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
External links
- Bryan Lentz for U.S. Congress official Congressional campaign site
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
Bryan Lentz | |
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| Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 161st district | |
| In office January 2, 2007 [1] –November 30, 2010 |