Bryan Lentz

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Bryan Lentz
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Born (1964-06-05) June 5, 1964 (age 59)
82nd Airborne Division
416th Civil Affairs Battalion

Bryan Roy Lentz (born June 5, 1964) is an American politician from

Bosnia
. He worked as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia from 1993 to 1999. He led the Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force in 2011 and currently serves as chairman of the Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission.

Early life, education and career

Lentz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Martin and Bonnie Minehart Lentz. His father worked in 1962 to help desegregate the University of Mississippi. He graduated from Wissahickon High School and from Valley Forge Military Academy and College in 1984. He graduated with a degree in philosophy from Georgetown University in 1986 on a full army scholarship.[2]

Lentiz is a fourth generation army veteran. After graduation, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army infantry and was assigned to the Second Battalion of the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the

Mosul, Iraq.[2] Lentz also served with the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula and with NATO peacekeeping missions in Bosnia.[2] He earned the Bronze Star and the War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.[2]

Lentz earned a

Temple University School of Law in 1993. He has worked as attorney in private practice and for six years as a prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.[2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

In 2006, he planned to run for the

ran for the State House.[3] He defeated incumbent Tom Gannon with 51.5% of the vote.[4]

In

Joe Hackett, and increasing his share of the vote to 55.4%.[5]

Lentz was not a candidate for reelection to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2011.[2]

2010 U.S. congressional campaign

See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania § District 7

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

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2007 191ST OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 1" (PDF). LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "BRYAN R. LENTZ". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. pa2010.com. September 11, 2009. Archived from the original
    on September 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. The 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.
  9. ^ "Former state representative will lead Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force". www.whyy.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Bryan R. Lentz". www.scsc.pa.gov. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Bryan Lentz". www.bochettoandlentz.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

External links

Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 161st district
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
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