Rendell served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.
Rendell served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.
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Prior government experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. After a defeat in 1987 he was elected mayor of [[Philadelphia]] in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He was the elected [[District Attorney]] of Philadelphia 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. <ref>http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html</ref>
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Prior government experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. After a defeat in 1987 he was elected mayor of [[Philadelphia]] in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He was the elected [[District Attorney]] of Philadelphia 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]]. <ref>http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html</ref>