Charles Nesbitt Wilson was an American politician and naval officer who was a 12-term Democratic Representative from Texas's 2nd congressional district. Wilson is best known for leading Congress into supporting Operation Cyclone,the largest-ever Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operation,which during the Carter and Reagan administrations supplied military equipment to the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. His behind-the-scenes campaign was the subject of the non-fiction book Charlie Wilson's War:The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History by George Crile III and the subsequent film Charlie Wilson's War,in which he was portrayed by Tom Hanks.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles on people,places,and things related to Pennsylvania in the United States.
James William Gerlach is the former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district,serving from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gerlach retired from Congress after completing his sixth term.
The Lehigh Valley is a geographic and metropolitan region formed by the Lehigh River in Lehigh and Northampton counties in eastern Pennsylvania. It is a component valley of the Great Appalachian Valley bounded to its north by Blue Mountain,to its south by South Mountain,to its west by Lebanon Valley,and to its east by the Delaware River and Warren County,New Jersey. The Lehigh Valley is about 40 miles (64 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) wide. The Lehigh Valley's largest city is Allentown,the third-largest city in Pennsylvania and the county seat of Lehigh County,with a population of 125,845 residents as of the 2020 census.
Charles Wieder Dent is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 2005 to 2018.
Asa Packer was an American businessman who pioneered railroad construction,was active in Pennsylvania politics,and founded Lehigh University in Bethlehem,Pennsylvania. He was a conservative and religious man who reflected the image of the typical Connecticut Yankee. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1857.
Paul Francis McHale Jr. is a retired American lawyer and politician as well as a United States Marine. From 2003 to 2009,he served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense. From 1993 to 1999,he represented Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Frederick Bernard Rooney Jr. was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1963 to 1979.
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district has been located in western and central Pennsylvania since 2019. Since 2023,the district includes all of Armstrong,Cameron,Centre,Clarion,Clearfield,Clinton,Elk,Forest,Jefferson,McKean,Potter,Snyder,Tioga,Union,and Warren counties and parts of Indiana,Lycoming,and Venango counties.
Thomas Messinger Drown was the fourth University President of Lehigh University in Bethlehem,Pennsylvania,United States. He was also an analytical chemist and metallurgist.
Steven Samuelson is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was elected to his 13th term in November 2022 and is the chair of the Finance Committee.
Hekmat Khalil Karzai is the deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan. He was appointed as the deputy foreign minister on 21 January 2015.
The science policy of the United States is the responsibility of many organizations throughout the federal government. Much of the large-scale policy is made through the legislative budget process of enacting the yearly federal budget,although there are other legislative issues that directly involve science,such as energy policy,climate change,and stem cell research. Further decisions are made by the various federal agencies which spend the funds allocated by Congress,either on in-house research or by granting funds to outside organizations and researchers.
Ryan Edward Mackenzie(born August 3,1982) is an American politician from Pennsylvania. A member of the Republican Party,he represents the 187th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Prior to redistricting,he represented Pennsylvania's 134th District.
Eckley Brinton Coxe was an American mining engineer,coal baron,state senator and philanthropist from Pennsylvania. He was a co-founder of the Coxe Brothers and Company coal mining operation which became the largest producer of anthracite coal in the United States at the time.
Curtis H. "Hank" Barnette is a lawyer,businessman,educator,philanthropist,and chairman emeritus of Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts.
Special elections for the 7th and 15th congressional districts in Pennsylvania were held on November 6,2018,following the resignations of Republican U.S. Representatives Pat Meehan and Charlie Dent.
Susan Wild is an American attorney and politician from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A Democrat,she is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. The district is in the heart of the Lehigh Valley,and includes Allentown,Bethlehem,Easton,and Bangor. Wild spent the last two months of 2018 as the member for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district after Charlie Dent resigned in 2018. From September 2022 to January 2023,she was chair of the House Ethics Committee. She continues to sit on the committee as ranking member. She also co-chairs the New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force and is vice chair of both the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus and the Subcommittee on Africa,Global Health,Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Wild is the first woman to represent the Lehigh Valley in Congress.
