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As Governor of Pennsylvania, he is credited for statewide advances in economic development, education, health care and the environment. As of 2024, he is the last Republican to win reelection as Pennsylvania's governor.
Apr 30, 2024 · Tom Ridge, American politician who was governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001) and who later served as the first director of the Office of Homeland Security (2001–03) and the first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (2003–05). Learn more about Ridge’s life and career.
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TOM RIDGE was born in Munhall, Pennsylvania. Raised in a working class family, he won a scholarship to Harvard University, graduating with honors in 1967. While attending Dickinson School of Law, he was drafted into the U.S. Army.
The Tom Ridge Environmental Center and the Ridge College of Intelligence Studies and Applied Sciences at Mercyhurst University are named in his honor. Bronze Star for Valor, the Combat Infantry Badge, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry for his time in the U.S. Army. Education: Harvard University, B.A., with honors. Dickinson School of Law, J.D.
Oct 8, 2001 · He signed into law the Education Empowerment Act, to help more than a quarter-million children in Pennsylvania's lowest-performing schools. His education technology initiatives brought anytime, anywhere learning to Pennsylvanians from pre-school to adult education.
Sep 25, 2020 · on September 25, 2020 by David A. Atkinson, Research Associate with the Edward H. Arnold Institute for Policy Studies at the Susquehanna Valley Center. The tributes to the late congressman and civil rights pioneer John Lewis provided a marvelous civic education about a shining example of activism on principle, at least for those still open to ...
Jul 2, 1998 · Secretary of Homeland Defense; Former Republican Governor (PA) More standards, and make them clear. On education, Ridge got $132 million to spend on computers in schools in 1995. In 1996 he got reform of teacher tenure and sabbaticals.
