This Pennsylvania governor resigned in October to become head of the new office of Homeland Security
He became the 
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Ridge will head a new National Homeland Security Council that will include ... 
Ridge resigned on October 5th as governor of Pennsylvania to take the... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Joseph Ridge facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] Ridge was in the middle of his second term as governor of Pennsylvania, but ... 
secretary of the new Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security in 2002.