Tom Ridge Autographs
Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician and author who served in the George W. Bush administration as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003 and as the United States secretary of homeland security from 2003 to 2005. He was the first person to hold either office. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and as the 43rd governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001.
Ridge was born in Munhall, Pennsylvania, and raised in veterans' public housing in Erie, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Harvard University with honors, he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War where he was awarded the Bronze Star. He then returned to Pennsylvania and completed his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at the Dickinson School of Law, graduating in 1972, and entered private practice.
As assistant district attorney in Erie, Ridge ran for Congress in his district, where he served six terms. He then ran for governor in 1994, despite being little-known outside of northwest Pennsylvania. He won the election, and was reelected in 1998 with the most votes for a Republican governor in Pennsylvania (where Democrats outnumbered Republicans by almost 500,000) in more than half a century. As Governor of Pennsylvania, he is credited for statewide advances in economic development, education, health care and the environment. As of 2025, he is the last Republican to win reelection as Pennsylvania's governor.
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Traded items with a signature of Tom Ridge
The most expensive item with a signature of Tom Ridge (TOM RIDGE Fabrics Ink Horrors of War on Terror Signed Auto 1/1 Card PA Governor) was sold in September 2021 for $168.21 while the cheapest item (TOM RIDGE SIGNED 3 X 5 INDEX CARD! 1ST EVER SECRETARY OF HOMELAND PRESIDENT BUSH) found a new owner for $0.69 in January 2018. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2012 with an average selling price of $7.50 for an autographed item of Tom Ridge. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2018 with $125.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2009. In average, an autographed item from Tom Ridge is worth $11.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Tom Ridge were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Former Pennsylvania Governor Sec. Homeland Security Tom Ridge Signed 8x10 | $0.99 |  |
| Govenor Tom Ridge of PA, SIGNED in Black Glossy 5" x 7" Photo, 1999 | $6.32 | |
| Pennsylvania GOVERNOR: Tom Ridge, SIGNED 5x7 Photo | $9.99 | |
| President George W. Bush & Governor Tom Ridge Signed 3x5 Index Card PSA/DNA Auto | $81.01 | |
| TOM RIDGE 1st SEC OF HOMELAND SECURITY SIGNED FDC (GR137) | $1.00 | |
| Tom Ridge Autographed Baseball Global Authenticated OMLB Homeland Security | $39.98 | |
| Tom Ridge Autographed Baseball Global Authenticated OMLB Homeland Security | $44.97 | |
| Tom Ridge Autographed Baseball Global Authenticated OMLB Homeland Security | $49.97 | |
| Tom Ridge Autographed Baseball Global Authenticated OMLB Homeland Security | $54.97 | |
| Tom Ridge Autographed Baseball Global Authenticated OMLB Homeland Security | $57.47 | |
| Tom Ridge Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo - Pennsylvania Governor - w/COA | $24.99 | |
| Tom Ridge Autographed Signed Photo 5x7 Governor PA Homeland Security Bush Admin | $29.99 | |
| Tom Ridge Pennsylvania Governor Secr of Homeland Security Autograph Signed Photo | $9.95 | |
| Tom Ridge signed autographed business card US Sec of Homeland Security | $9.95 | |
| TOM RIDGE SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED INDEX CARD, 1ST SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY | $2.99 | |
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