Former GOP Rep. Charlie Dent joins CNN

Former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) has joined CNN as a contributor.

The 57-year-old Allentown, Pa., native will make his first appearance on “Erin Burnett Outfront” on the cable news network on Monday night.

Dent, a former senior appropriator and chairman of the House Ethics Committee, recently retired from Congress. He served seven terms and also acted as co-chairman of the Tuesday Group, a moderate group of Republicans.

Dent announced his intention to leave Congress in September.

{mosads}”I’ve worked to instill stability, certainty, and predictability in Washington,” Dent said in a statement at the time.

“Regrettably, that has not been easy given the disruptive outside influences that profit from increased polarization and ideological rigidity that leads to dysfunction, disorder, and chaos,” he added.

CNN has amped up its political coverage since President Trump took office, adding several contributors from both sides of the aisle and from government law enforcement agencies, including: former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.); former Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.); former Obama State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki; former Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook; former Trump aide Jason Miller; former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper; former FBI agents Asha Rangappa and James Gagliano; and former FBI and CIA senior official Phil Mudd.