Tom Ridge


 
 

Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1946) is a former Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security (2001–2003), and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–2005).

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Born in Munhall, Pennsylvania, in Pittsburgh's Steel Valley, the son of a travelling salesman and Navy veteran, he was the oldest of three children. His mother's family of Ruthenian ethnicity came from Slovakia, his father's ancestors were Irish and Cherokee. Ridge was raised in a working class family in veterans' public housing in Erie, Pennsylvania from 1948. He was educated at local Catholic schools and did well both academically and in sports. He earned a scholarship to Harvard College, paying his way through with construction work and graduating with honors in 1967.


 

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Introduction
Early life
Public service in Pennsylvania
2000 Presidential Election
Homeland Security Advisor and Secretary
Work in the private sector
Personal life
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