Aide says former Pa. Gov. Tom Ridge victim of a stroke
Written by Victoria Scialfa on June 17, 2021
Aide says former Pa. Gov. Tom Ridge victim of a stroke
By The Associated Press and Tyler Pratt /WLVR
June 17, 2021
Former Gov. Tom Ridge was hospitalized June 16. A longtime aide says he suffered a stroke.
Ridge spokesman Steve Aaron says he was taken by ambulance June 16 from his home in Bethesda, Maryland, to a hospital.
Ridge was conscious upon arrival at the hospital and underwent a procedure to remove a blood clot. He describes Ridge as being in critical but stable condition.
The 75-year-old was Pennsylvania’s Republican governor from 1995 to 2001.
Ridge joined the administration of President George W. Bush in the aftermath of 9/11 to become the country’s first Secretary of Homeland Security.
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