This Pennsylvania governor resigned in October to become head of the new office of Homeland Security
Scott Davis, founder... [DOC] [TLE] Governor Thomas Joseph Ridge | PHMC > Pennsylvania Governors [PAR] January 17, 1995 - October 5, 2001 ... U.S. Department of Homeland Security ... 
director of the Erie County Library System prior to becoming Pennsylvania's first 
... On October 5, Ridge officially resigned the governorship to prepare for his new
... [DOC] [TLE] Tom Ridge - The Pennsylvania Center for the Book [PAR] Vocation: Governor, Politician, Business Leader ... Keywords: Bronze Star for 
Valor; Department of Homeland Security; Dickinson School of Law; Governor of 
... on a variety of issues helped him greatly in the next phase of his political 
career.