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Tom Ridge

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==Background==
"Prior to his current appointment, Secretary Ridge served as Assistant to the President for the [[Office of Homeland Security]]. Previously, he was a twice-elected Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2001. In addition, he was elected to Congress in 1982 and was re-elected six times. <ref name="Homeland bio">[http://www.resultswhitehouse.gov/results/leadership/bio_372.html"Tom Ridge -- Department of Homeland Security: Secretary of Homeland Security"], White House, undated, accessed June 2008.</ref>
"After he received his law degree, Secretary Ridge was in private practice before becoming assistant district attorney in Erie County. He also served as an infantry staff sergeant in Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star for Valor. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received his J.D. from Dickinson School of Law." [http:<ref name="Homeland bio"//www.results.gov/leadership/bio_372.html]>
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