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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 17: Governor and the first Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge addresses the audience during the 2012 Tom Ridge Homeland Security awards at the Grand Hyatt on April 17, 2012 in New York City. View Photo »
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge (L) and U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman (R) laugh during an Employee Town Hall campaign event at Globe Manufacturing in Pittsfield, New Hampshire January 4, 2012. View Photo »
PITTSFIELD, NH - JANUARY 04: Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge (L) endorses Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. during a campaign stop at Globe Manufacturing Company on January 04, 2012 in Pittsfield, New... View Photo »
Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, accompanied by former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, leave an event at Globe Manufacturing, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in Pittsfield, N.H. View Photo »
The wife of Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Mary Kaye Huntsman, center, and former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, left, and others, listen to Huntman during an event at Globe Manufacturing,... View Photo »
Former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, center left, campaigns for Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, right, as Don Welch president and CEO of Globe Manufacturing looks on during an event at... View Photo »
Former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge winks in the direction of Republican presidential, candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman during an event at Globe Manufacturing, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in Pittsfield, N.H. View Photo »
Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, center, and former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, watch as Mary Kaye Huntsman speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Peterborough, N.H. View Photo »
Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman center, shakes hands with former Pennsylvania Gov. and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, as Mary Kaye Huntsman, second right, looks on during an event, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in... View Photo »
Former Pennsylvania Gov. and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge introduces Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman during a campaign event, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Peterborough, N.H. View Photo »
In this photo taken Friday Nov. 11, 2011 former United States Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge campaigns for Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman in Manchester, N.H. When they can't be in New Hampshire, Iowa and... View Photo »
Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman smiles as Carter Mead shows off the decorations on his prosthetic leg during a tour of Next Step Orthotics and Prosthetics, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Manchester, N.H. Huntsman is... View Photo »
Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, center, accompanied by former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, left, arrives for a tour of Next Step Orthotics and Prosthetics, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Manchester, N.H. Huntsman... View Photo »
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge speaks to a crowd of hundreds protesting in front of the White House in Washington Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. The group demanded that an Iranian opposition group, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), once allied with... View Photo »
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge speaks to a crowd of hundreds protesting in front of the White House in Washington Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Ridge spoke in support of the call for the de-listing of an Iranian opposition group,... View Photo »
Nontombi Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, speaks to demonstrators gathered for a freedom rally in front of the White House in Washington Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Hundreds of people rallied, demanding that an Iranian opposition group,... View Photo »
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge speaks during a freedom rally in front of the White House in Washington Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Hundreds of people rallied, demanding that an Iranian opposition group, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), once... View Photo »
Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, left, listens as former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge speaks during a town hall meeting at the Tilton Merrimack Valley Railroad Company in Tilton, N.H. , Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. View Photo »
Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge speaks to the crowds at an anti-Ahmadinejad rally outside the U.N. headquarters before the controversial Iranian president is scheduled to speak at the U.N. General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in New York... View Photo »
Children participating in an anti-Ahmadinejad rally outside the U.N. headquarters stomp on a poster of the controversial Iranian president before he is scheduled to speak at the UN General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in New York. A few hundred... View Photo »
Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security (2001–2003), and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–2005). Since re-entering the... Full Article
PITTSFIELD, NH - JANUARY 04: Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge (L) endorses Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. during a campaign stop at Globe Manufacturing Company on January 04, 2012 in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. Huntsman continues to...
View Photo »The wife of Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Mary Kaye Huntsman, center, and former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, left, and others, listen to Huntman during an event at Globe Manufacturing, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in...
View Photo »Former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, center left, campaigns for Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, right, as Don Welch president and CEO of Globe Manufacturing looks on during an event at Globe Manufacturing, Wednesday, Jan....
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, center, accompanied by former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, left, arrives for a tour of Next Step Orthotics and Prosthetics, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Manchester, N.H. Huntsman is campaigning for the nation's...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 17: Governor and the first Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge addresses the audience during the 2012 Tom Ridge Homeland Security awards at the Grand Hyatt on April 17, 2012 in New York City.
View Photo »Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge speaks to the crowds at an anti-Ahmadinejad rally outside the U.N. headquarters before the controversial Iranian president is scheduled to speak at the U.N. General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in New York.
View Photo »Viewed through camera tripods, former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, left, accompanies Republican 2012 presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman during a news conference at St. Anselm College in Manchester N.H. , Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.
View Photo »FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2011 file photo, former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, left, gestures while speaking with Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman in Manchester N.H. When they can't be in New Hampshire, Iowa and other early...
View Photo »Former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, left, gestures while speaking with Republican 2012 presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, right, during a news conference at St. Anselm College in Manchester N.H. , Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge testifies during a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee September 8, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to look back on how secure the nation is since the 9/11 attacks.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 17: Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce August 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. Ridge spoke during a discussion hosted by the Department of Commerce on the subject of 'The State of Homeland Security Since 9/11: Looking...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge addresses the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's 'Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnership' conference at the chamber's headquarters August 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. Currently serving as chairman of the...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (L) and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge talk during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's 'Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnership' conference at the chamber's headquarters August 3,...
View Photo »Former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge winks in the direction of Republican presidential, candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman during an event at Globe Manufacturing, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in Pittsfield, N.H.
View Photo »Former Pennsylvania Gov. and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge introduces Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman during a campaign event, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Peterborough, N.H.
View Photo »In this photo taken Friday Nov. 11, 2011 former United States Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge campaigns for Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman in Manchester, N.H. When they can't be in New Hampshire, Iowa and other early voting states,...
View Photo »Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge speaks to a crowd of hundreds protesting in front of the White House in Washington Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. The group demanded that an Iranian opposition group, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), once allied with Iraq's Saddam Hussein, be removed...
View Photo »Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge speaks to a crowd of hundreds protesting in front of the White House in Washington Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Ridge spoke in support of the call for the de-listing of an Iranian opposition group, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), once allied with...
View Photo »Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge speaks during a freedom rally in front of the White House in Washington Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Hundreds of people rallied, demanding that an Iranian opposition group, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), once allied with Iraq's Saddam Hussein, be...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN) (L), the former vice chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attack Upon the United States (The 9/11 Commission), and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge testify during a hearing before the House...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: (L-R) Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN), the former vice chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attack Upon the United States (The 9/11 Commission), former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and Comptroller General of the U.S. Eugene...
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, accompanied by former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, leave an event at Globe Manufacturing, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in Pittsfield, N.H.
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, center, and former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, watch as Mary Kaye Huntsman speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Peterborough, N.H.
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman center, shakes hands with former Pennsylvania Gov. and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, as Mary Kaye Huntsman, second right, looks on during an event, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Peterborough, N.H.
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman smiles as Carter Mead shows off the decorations on his prosthetic leg during a tour of Next Step Orthotics and Prosthetics, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Manchester, N.H. Huntsman is campaigning for the nation's earliest...
View Photo »PITTSFIELD, NH - JANUARY 04: Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge (L) endorses Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. during a campaign stop at Globe Manufacturing Company on January 04, 2012 in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. Huntsman continues to...
View Photo »I think, as a party, we sometimes come across as very judgmental and very self-righteous, and that doesn't play well to a lot of people
Bush and Gore have said they haven’t yet compiled short lists of running mates, but Gov. Tom Ridge (R-Penn.) and Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) frequently are mentioned by political insiders as leading contenders for their respective tickets.
My preference has always extended to governors ... I want a person that’s got that executive experience and (Romney’s) got it.
lack of endorsements from the state GOP establishment. Toomey … Gov. Tom Corbett, Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley and state party chairman Rob Gleason all are publicly uncommitted. Former Govs. Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker, four congressmen and GOP national committeeman Bob Asher, are backing Romney.
Given the economic problems that America faces, including Pennsylvania, where high unemployment continues to cause such hardship, his experience turning around failing enterprises makes him precisely what the country needs
I’ve seen Republican governors -- Dick Thornburgh (1978-86) and Tom Ridge (1994-2002), for example -- try to get state committees to do their bidding. But, believe me, no one rolled up his sleeves and worked a committee the way [present Gov.] Tom Corbett did at the meeting in Hershey.
Having spent most my life in public service, as a soldier, as a Congressman, as a Governor of Pennsylvania, as a White House official, and as a Secretary of Homeland Security, I've met accomplished and strong leaders in my life. Mitt Romney is one of them. He would bring to the presidency an extraordina...
