Thomas Joseph Ridge is an American politician and author who served as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003,and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 43rd governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is an independent government agency that manages the beverage alcohol industry in Pennsylvania by administering the Pennsylvania Liquor Code. It is responsible for licensing the possession,sale,storage,transportation,importation and manufacture of wine,spirits and malt or brewed beverages in the commonwealth,as well as operating a system of liquor distribution (retailing) and providing education about the harmful effects of underage and dangerous drinking.
Robin L. Wiessmann is an American attorney and government official serving as the executive director and CEO of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. Wiessmann previously served as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities from 2015 to 2020 and treasurer of Pennsylvania from 2007 to 2009.
Joshua David Shapiro is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 50th Pennsylvania attorney general from 2017 to 2023 and as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
Kathy M. Manderino is a Democratic politician who serves on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. She was the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry under Governor Tom Wolf from May 2015 until August 2017. Previously,she served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who represented the 194th District from 1993 through 2010.
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) is the Pennsylvania state agency that is responsible for the confinement,care and rehabilitation of approximately 37,000 inmates at state correctional facilities funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The agency has its headquarters in Hampden Township,Cumberland County in Greater Harrisburg,near Mechanicsburg. In October 2017,Gov. Tom Wolf signed a "memorandum of understanding" that allows the PADOC and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole to share like resources and eliminate duplicative efforts. All parole supervision now falls under the jurisdiction of the PADOC;while parole release decisions remain under the jurisdiction of the PA Board of Probation and Parole. The two agencies remain separate. With the passage of the 2021-2022 Pennsylvania budget,this merger became official and permanent.
Thomas Westerman Wolf is an American politician and businessman who served as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as chairman and CEO of his business,The Wolf Organization,and later as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from April 2007 to November 2008.
John Hanger is the former Pennsylvania Secretary of Planning and Policy,serving on the executive staff of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.
Leslie Richards is the current General Manager of SEPTA,the public transportation agency serving the Philadelphia area. She previously served as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,from 2015 to 2019 under Governor Tom Wolf.
Pedro Rivera is the former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education,having been nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed in June 2015. Previously,he served as superintendent of the School District of Lancaster. Starting October 1,2020,he began a new role as President of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. A Philadelphia native,Rivera spent 13 years at the School District of Philadelphia before accepting the Lancaster position in 2008. During his tenure,Lancaster saw improved graduation rates,better reading proficiency scores and a growth in financial reserve funds. Rivera has been recognized by The Washington Post and the White House for his academic achievements.
Dennis M. Davin served as Pennsylvania Secretary of Community and Economic Development from 2015 until 2022,having been nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed in May 2015. Previously,he served as Director of the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development.
Teresa Miller is the president and chief executive officer of the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF),and is also a member of the Kansas Governor’s Commission on Racial Equity and Justice.
Curt Topper served as Pennsylvania Secretary of General Services from 2015 until 2022,having been nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed in May 2015. Topper resigned from this position in June 2022. Previously,he served as Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary of General Services for Procurement from 2003 until 2008. Topper has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from Brown University and a Master of Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University.
Russell C. Redding is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture,having been nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed in May 2015 and again in May 2023 following his reappointment by Josh Shapiro. He had previously served in that role in the administration of Governor Ed Rendell from 2009 until 2011. He also served as an agricultural policy adviser to U.S. Senator Harris Wofford. He was the dean of the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Delaware Valley University. He serves as Chair of the USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture.
Gary Tennis is a drug and alcohol policy expert who served as president and chief executive officer of the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws from 2017 to 2021. Before that,he served as Pennsylvania's first Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs from 2012 to 2017. He was appointed by Governor Tom Corbett,re-appointed by Governor Tom Wolf in 2015 and was dismissed by Wolf in 2017.
Theodore "Ted" Dallas is the current President and COO of Merakey Inc.,a non-profit organization that provides integrated services in the areas of mental health,addictive diseases,autism,education,intellectual/developmental disabilities,juvenile justice,and therapeutic family care to special needs children and adults in the United States. He was the former Pennsylvania Secretary of Human Services under Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf from June 2015 until August 2017. Previously,he served as Maryland Secretary of Human Resources from 2011 until 2015 in the administration of Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley.
Mary Isenhour is an American political strategist,campaign manager,and government official. She was the Chief of Staff for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. Prior to the Wolf administration,Isenhour served executive director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party,was state director of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign,and assisted with the successful campaigns of U.S. Senator Bob Casey,Jr. and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. She now serves with the firm Rooney Novak Isenhour,LLC and is a member of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
Capital punishment is a legal punishment in Pennsylvania.
W. Gerard "Jerry" Oleksiak is a Democratic politician who served as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry under Governor Tom Wolf from 2017 until his retirement in December 2020.
Veronica Degraffenreid is an American election official serving as the special advisor on election modernization in the Pennsylvania Department of State. After it was announced that Commonwealth Secretary Kathy Boockvar would resign from her position on February 5,2021,Degraffenreid was announced as her successor.
