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Edward Rendell

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Edward Rendell

Edward Gene "Ed" Rendell (born January 5, 1944) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He became governor of Pennsylvania in 2002, and his term of office began January 21, 2003.

Early life

Edward Rendell was born in New York City to Jewish American parents Jesse T. Rendell and Emma Sloat;.[1] He went to the University of Pennsylvania in 1961 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree and later received a Juris Doctor from Villanova Law School in 1968. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.

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