Thomas J. Ridge

A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Munhall, Allegheny County, Pa. , August 26, 1945. Attended St. Andrew's School, Erie, Pa. Graduated from Cathedral Prep School, Erie, Pa. , 1963. B. A. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1967. J. D. , Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pa. , 1972. United States Army, 1968-1970. Lawyer, private practice. Assistant district attorney, Erie County, Pa. , 1972-1982. Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1984. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1995). Governor of Pennsylvania, 1995-2001. Director, Office of Homeland Security, 2001-2003. Secretary of Homeland Security in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush, 2003-2005.