“The terrorist threat is a fact of life. I think the American people are very smart in understanding that we can't be held hostage by the specter of a terrorist attack.”

About Tom Ridge

Politician • American

Tom Ridge is an American politician and author who served as the first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001....