Remember When: Congressman John Dent served 10 terms as an agent of change
At one time, Westmoreland County was, basically, its own U.S. Congressional District. And the most well-known person to hold the federal office in that era was John Dent. Dent served in Congress from 1958 to 1979, stepping down after 10 terms. He won a special election on Jan. 21, 1958,
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