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Aug 29, 2022 · ‘It could bring a tear to your eye’: Former Pa. Gov. Tom Ridge reflects on politics, Jan. 6, his health Updated: Aug. 29, 2022, 9:55 p.m. | Published: Aug. 29, 2022, 5:05 a.m.
Jun 17, 2021 · CNN —. Tom Ridge, a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania and the first US secretary of Homeland Security, was transferred by ambulance to a hospital in the Washington area Wednesday ...
In 2002, President Bush nominated Thomas J. Ridge to become the first secretary of the newly created Department of Homeland Security. Tom Ridge assumed this position on January 24, 2003. Ridge announced his resignation after the 2004 presidential election.
Sep 9, 2021 · September 9, 2021 / 4:04 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, who is America's first Homeland Security secretary, said he will never forget 9/11. The ...
Dec 28, 2021 · Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge gives first on-camera interview since suffering stroke. WGAL News 8 is bringing you an exclusive interview with former Pennsylvania governor and the first U.S ...
Oct 8, 2001 · His charge to the nation's new director of homeland defense was to develop and coordinate a comprehensive national strategy to strengthen protections against terrorist threats or attacks in the United States. Ridge was twice elected Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2001.
Jun 16, 2021 · HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge suffered a stroke Wednesday at his home in suburban Washington, D.C., a longtime aide to the former Pennsylvania governor said. Ridge was taken by ambulance from the home in Bethesda, Maryland, to a hospital for treatment, Ridge spokesman Steve Aaron said.
