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'''Edward G. Rendell'''
'''Edward G. Rendell'''
Edward Gene Rendell was elected the 45th [[Governor]]of the [[Commonwealth]]of [[Pennsylvania]]as a [[Democrat]]in 2001.
Edward Gene Rendell was elected the 45th [[Governor]] of the [[Commonwealth]]of [[Pennsylvania]]as a [[Democrat]]in 2001.
Prior [[government]] experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. From 1991-1999 he was [[Mayor]]of Pennsylvania's largest city, [[Philadelphia]], a job for which he ran for unsuccessfully in 1987. Prior to this, he was Philadelphia's [[District Attorney]] from 1977-1986, when he left to run, unsuccessfully for Governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[Capital Punishment]], including one high profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal ([http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html]).
Prior [[government]] experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. From 1991-1999 he was [[Mayor]]of Pennsylvania's largest city, [[Philadelphia]], a job for which he ran for unsuccessfully in 1987. Prior to this, he was Philadelphia's [[District Attorney]] from 1977-1986, when he left to run, unsuccessfully for Governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[Capital Punishment]], including one high profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal ([http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html]).