That successor, Gov. Tom Ridge, is facing a similar interdict on the other side of the abortion issue.

Gov. Tom Ridge, a Republican, has no plans to change the incarceration policy.

Of all the things he is being called lately by his critics, "liberal" and "dove" make Gov. Tom Ridge laugh out loud.

Gov. Tom Ridge signed Gerlach's legislation into law in 2000.

And four years ago, Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania was in a costly, high-profile race.

Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania said this week, "I felt absolutely terrible that night."

"No question about it," Gov. Tom Ridge, a Bush confidant, said in an interview.

Gov. Tom Ridge, a Republican seeking his second term, had no opposition today.

Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, a Republican, said the intensity within his party was far more palpable than four years ago.

Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania called the gathering "at least unusual and quite possibly unprecedented."