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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. | ||
| − | 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> | + | 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> |
==Governor== | ==Governor== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:50, March 8, 2017
| Ed Rendell | |||
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| Governor of Pennsylvania From: January 21, 2003 - Present | |||
| Predecessor | Mark Schweiker | ||
| Successor | Tom Corbett | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Third Circuit Judge Marjorie O. Rendell | ||
| Religion | Judaism | ||
Ed Rendell (b. Edward G. Rendell, 1944) is the 45th governor of Pennsylvania; he was elected as a Democrat in 2002 and reelected in 2006. Rendell served as chairman of the National Governors Association from 2008 though 2009. His name is pronounced ren-DELL
Career
Rendell was born on January 5, 1944 to a wealthy Jewish family in New York City. He moved to Philadelphia to attend the U. of Pennsylvania (an Ivy League school) and earned a law degree at Villanova in 1968. He and his wife, Federal Judge Marjorie Rendell have been married since 1971. They have one son, Jesse.
Rendell served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.
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.[1]
Governor
Rendell has tried cutting the state budget to meet the Recession of 2008, and has raised state income taxes 10%. He succeeded in legalizing casino gambling, and also signed a law to sharply increase the salaries of elected officials, (He returned his own increase). Facing a difficult reelection in 2006, he passed a $1 billion cut in property taxes. He defeated a retired football player for reelection. His numerous financial proposals were rejected by the legislature in 2007-08.
Rendell ran Hillary Rodham Clinton's primary campaign in April 2008, scoring a decisive 55%-45% win over Barack Obama. He of course endorsed Obama when he won the nomination and helped carry the state for the Democratic ticket, 54%-44%. In spring 2009 he persuaded Senator Arlen Specter to switch from the GOP to the Democrats, promising he and Obama would campaign for Specter in 2010.
Trivia
Rendell is a renown sports fan and avidly follows the Philadelphia Eagles
