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).

External Links

News links

• BBC profile of Tom Ridge
• Security Chief Ridge: 'The Task is Enormous', NPR.org, October 8, 2001.
• Newsmaker: Tom Ridge, Online NewsHour, May 9, 2002.
• Person of the Week: Tom Ridge. Now for the hard part: After a week in which the Senate gave him a cabinet-level position, the Homeland Security chief is preparing to take on the toughest job in Washington, Time.com, November 22, 2002.
• Ridge's journey to the national stage, The Rising Son; updated January 21, 2003. Locally produced biography of Tom Ridge.

Official links

• White House biography
• Homeland Security Cultural Bureau biography of Tom Ridge.

Commentary (anti-Ridge)

• Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander Cockburn, Tom Ridge in Vietnam. Tarnished Star, CounterPunch, October 1, 2001.
• John W. Dean, Tom Ridge's Non-Testimonial Appearance Before Congress: Another Nixon-style Move By The Bush Administration, FindLaw's Legal Commentary, April 12, 2002.
• Pennsylvania Environmental Network's review of Ridge's environmental record