Tom Wolf

Tom Wolf
47th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
January 20, 2015 – January 17, 2023
LieutenantMichael Stack
John Fetterman
Kim Ward (Acting)
Preceded byTom Corbett
Succeeded byJosh Shapiro
Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania
In office
April 25, 2007 – November 30, 2008
GovernorEd Rendell
Preceded byGregory Fajt
Succeeded byStephen Stetler
Personal details
Born
Thomas Westerman Wolf

(1948-11-17) November 17, 1948 (age 76)
York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Frances (1975–present)
Children2
ResidenceGovernor's Mansion
Alma materDartmouth College
University of London
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
WebsiteCampaign website

Thomas Westerman "Tom" Wolf[1] (born November 17, 1948) is an American businessman and politician. He became Governor of Pennsylvania on January 20, 2015. He defeated Republican incumbent Tom Corbett in the 2014 election for governor.[2] He was re-elected in 2018. He left office on January 17, 2023.

Wolf is a Democrat. Before being governor, he was the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from April 2007 until November 2008.[3][4]

On February 24, 2016, Wolf announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in its early stages.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sen. Harris Wofford's Advisory Committee on Judicial and U.S. Attorney Nominations for the Middle District". Times Leader. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Foster, Brittany (20 May 2014). "PA-Gov: Wolf Wins Democratic Nomination". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Thomas Wolf's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2015-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)(an from 25 November 2008 is also available)
  4. ↑ "About Us - Thomas W. Wolf, Secretary". www.revenue.state.pa.us. Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tom Wolf, Pennsylvania governor, diagnosed with prostate cancer". CNN. Retrieved 2016-02-25.

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