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    43rd Governor of Pennsylvania, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security

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    Tom Ridge. Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician and author who served in the George W. Bush administration as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003 and as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. He was the first person to hold either office.

  2. Apr 30, 2024 · Tom Ridge (born August 26, 1945, Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an 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). Ridge earned a scholarship to Harvard University ...

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  3. Aug 29, 2022 · BEDFORD – It’s been 27 years since Tom Ridge stepped into the role as governor and surrounded himself with a team that he believed shared his commitment to making Pennsylvania “a leader ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Tom Ridge is an American politician who served as the Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. This biography of Tom Ridge provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

  6. Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Thomas (Tom) Ridge became the first Director of the Office of Homeland Security. On January 24, 2003, Ridge became the first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. During his tenure, Ridge worked with more than 180,000 employees from a combined 22 components to come together as ...

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  8. Sep 1, 2009 · Tom Ridge served as the United States' first head of Homeland Security after September 11, 2001. He unveiled the color coded threat level system in 2002. In his memoir, The Test of Our Times, he ...

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