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In 1994, Schweiker successfully ran for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. Schweiker ran in the fall general election alongside Congressman Tom Ridge, the gubernatorial nominee.
Oct 5, 2001 · The Ridge-Schweiker ticket defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Mark S. Singel and former state Secretary of Labor and Industry Tom Foley by 198,000 votes. Schweiker was sworn in as lieutenant governor on January 17, 1995. In 1998, both Ridge and Schweiker were unopposed in the Republican primary election and were victorious in the November ...
Sep 11, 2021 · Schweiker, as lieutenant governor, was the state's top emergency responder who was in charge of deploying resources to places where terrorists struck on 9/11.
Jul 28, 2002 · Schweiker, as lieutenant governor, was the state's top emergency responder who was in charge of deploying resources to places where terrorists struck on 9/11.
Oct 5, 2001 · He was elected lieutenant governor in November 1994 and reelected in November 1998. He was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s 44th governor on October 5, 2001, following Governor Tom Ridge’s appointment by President George W. Bush to head the nation’s Office of Homeland Security.
Sep 6, 2021 · Less than a month after the attacks, Schweiker would become governor of Pennsylvania, when Gov. Tom Ridge was asked by President George W. Bush to become the first Secretary of Homeland...
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Jul 22, 2012 · On Oct. 5, 2001, the former lieutenant governor ascended to the state’s highest office when Gov. Tom Ridge accepted a position as the first Department of Homeland Security director in the...
