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'''Tom Ridge''' (born August 26, 1945) is a former governor of [[Pennsylvania]] (1995 to 2001) and the [[United States]] [[Secretary of Homeland Security]] from 2001 to December, 2004. He attended [[Harvard University]] and graduated in 1967. In 1982, after serving in the [[Vietnam War]] with the Army and earning his law degree, he was elected to Congress as a Representative. He was reelected an amazing six terms in a row<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/ridgebio.html</ref>. In 1995 he was elected governor of the state of [[Pennsylvania]] where he served two teams in office. Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the [[Pentagon]] and [[World Trade Centers]], Ridge was appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] as the first Office of Homeland Security Advisor in the history of the [[United States]]. He held the position until he stepped down on December 2, 2004<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/30/ridge/</ref>.

'''Tom Ridge''' (born August 26, 1945) is a former governor of [[Pennsylvania]] (1995 to 2001) and the [[United States]] [[Secretary of Homeland Security]] from 2001 to December, 2004. He attended [[Harvard University]] and graduated in 1967. In 1982, after serving in the [[Vietnam War]] with the Army and earning his law degree, he was elected to Congress as a Representative. He was reelected an amazing six terms in a row<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/ridgebio.html</ref>. In 1995 he was elected governor of the state of [[Pennsylvania]] where he served two teams in office. Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the [[The Pentagon]] and [[World Trade Centers]], Ridge was appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] as the first Office of Homeland Security Advisor in the history of the [[United States]]. He held the position until he stepped down on December 2, 2004<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/30/ridge/</ref>.

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