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Tom Ridge's career took a turn after the events of September 11, 2001. In the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C,. and Pennsylvania, George W. Bush and his administration created the Department of Homeland Security. On October 5, 2001, Ridge resigned as governor to become Homeland Security advisor to President Bush.
Tom Ridge was sworn in as the first Director of the Office of Homeland Security in October 2001, following the tragic events of September 11. The charge to the nation's new director of homeland defense was to develop and coordinate a comprehensive national strategy to strengthen the United States against terrorist threats or attacks.
The 1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. The incumbent governor, Bob Casey, Sr. (Democrat), was barred from seeking a third term by the state constitution. The Republican Party nominated Congressman Tom Ridge, while the Democrats nominated Mark Singel, Casey's lieutenant governor.
May 23, 2018 · Tom Ridge, the forty-third governor of Pennsylvania, was thrust into the national spotlight in October 2001 when he was sworn in as the head of the newly created Office of Homeland Security. President george w. bush had established the office shortly after the september 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon .
Jul 2, 2021 · Tom Ridge, the former Pennsylvania governor and the first Secretary of Homeland Security, acknowledged Friday that he faces concerns with long-term impairment after having a stroke on June 16 ...
Oct 5, 2001 · In 1994, Schweiker defeated his Republican primary opponent, Thomas Rippon, with a tally of 570,000 to 296,000 votes, placing him on the November ballot with Tom Ridge. 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.
Following the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, Tom Ridge became the first Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and, on January 24, 2003, became the first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Tom Ridge was twice elected Governor of Pennsylvania. He served as the state's 43rd governor from 1995 to 2001.
