Edward Gene Rendell (born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, politician and writer who, as a member of the Democratic Party, served as 45th Pennsylvania Governor from 2003 to 2011 and the Mayor of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2000.
Born in New York City to a Jewish family from Russia, Rendell moved to Philadelphia for college, completing B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and J.D. from Villanova University School of Law. He was elected Philadelphia District Attorney for two periods from 1978-86. He developed a reputation as a tough man in crime, sparking a run for the Governor of Pennsylvania in 1986, where Rendell lost in elementary school.
The Mayor of Philadelphia was elected in 1991, he inherited a $ 250 million deficit and the lowest credit rating of any major city in the country; as mayor, he balances Philadelphia's budget and generates a budget surplus while slashing business and wage taxes and dramatically improving service into the Philadelphia neighborhood. The New York Times states that Philadelphia under Rendell "has made one of the most amazing changes in recent urban history." Nicknamed "American Mayor" by Al Gore, Rendell served as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2000 presidential election.
In 2002, Rendell was elected governor of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Democratic Governors Association and serves as Chairman of the National Governors' Association. He was re-elected in a landslide in 2006. He left the office in 2011 due to boundaries, and released a book, A Nation of Wusses: How American Leaders Lose the Gut to Make Us Great the following year. As a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, Rendell is also a football analyst at Eagles Postgame Live Comcast SportsNet, hosted by Michael Barkann.
Rendell is currently working with the Bipartisan Policy Center Immigration Task Force.
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Ed Rendell was born on January 5, 1944 in New York City, son of Emma (nÃÆ' Â © e Sloat) and Jesse T. Rendell. His parents were Jews, and his four grandparents were immigrants from Russia. He attended Riverdale Country School before the University of Pennsylvania, where he joined the fraternity of Pi Lambda Phi in 1962 and earned a B.A. degree, 1965, and Villanova University Law School, Juris Doctor, 1968. He served as Lieutenant 2 in the US Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.
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District attorney
Rendell was elected Philadelphia district attorney in 1977, becoming the youngest DA in history, after he defeated Democrat district attorney Emmett Fitzpatrick in the main vote. Rendell runs a campaign that emphasizes that he is new in politics and is not tainted by corruption.
As district attorney, Rendell is reported to have a cruel nature while doing his job. One time, he yelled at the governor's face for releasing a certain prisoner. It is said that Rendell will even hit the wall or throw the furniture when it becomes angry. In 1980, Rendell received 28 voices of delegates to the Vice President at the Democratic National Convention, although he was not a candidate. He served two periods as DA before leaving in 1986 to run for governor of Pennsylvania. He was defeated in the Democratic primary governor by Bob Casey, Sr.
In 1982, during his second term, Rendell led a controversial prosecution of Mumia Abu-Jamal, which resulted in a death sentence that was aborted in 2011. The 1985 bombing of the Black religious community MOVE by Philadelphia police also occurred during Rendell's tenure and killed 11 members and causing fires that caused hundreds of neighbors to lose their homes.
Philadelphia Mayor
In 1987, Rendell ran for a Democratic nomination against incumbent mayor Wilson Goode and lost. Rendell ran successfully four years later, in 1991. His opponent was Democrat, former Philadelphia Mayor, Frank Rizzo. However, Rizzo died in the summer of 1991; in November 1991, Rendell won by a margin of more than 2-1 against Joseph M. Egan, Jr., Rizzo's replacement on Republican tickets.
As mayor, Rendell inherited a massive fiscal problem. The state legislature forms a fiscal oversight board to monitor Philadelphia's fiscal matters. During his career as mayor, Rendell cut the $ 250 million deficit, balancing Philadelphia's budget and overseeing five consecutive years of budget surplus, reducing business taxes and wages for four consecutive years, implementing new revenue-generating initiatives and improving services dramatically into the Philadelphia neighborhood. He was given the nickname "Philadelphia Renaissance or Revival" because of how well he did it on a budget. He also appointed the first Latin deputy mayor on the Continent, Benjamin Ramos and Manuel Ortiz. Rendell's cost-cutting policy gave him strong opposition from unions; However, he was re-elected in 1995, defeating Republican Joe Rocks with 80% of the vote.
Rendell's first term as mayor was written in a best-selling book A Prayer for the City by journalist Buzz Bissinger. The author was given unlimited practical access to the Mayor during that time. The New York Times called Rendell's job as mayor of "the most amazing change in recent urban history" because of his determination, his inspiration, his ambition and his energies.
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At MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews has repeatedly compared New York City's New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who succeeded in New York City to run a successful Rendell as mayor of Philadelphia. Both Giuliani and Rendell had previously been nicknamed "American Mayor." Rendell was nicknamed "American Mayor" by Al Gore and chaired the DNC during the 2000 presidential election. Rendell also made a cameo appearance as Philadelphia's mayor on TV in the 1993 film Philadelphia .
Pennsylvania Governor
Gubernorial Campaign 2002
When he announced his intention to run for Democratic Nomination for the Governor of Pennsylvania, he did so without the support of the state party. The Pennsylvania Democrats threw their support behind Bob Casey Jr., the son of former Governor Bob Casey Sr. who had just died, whom the party sees as an easier-to-pick candidate against Rendell's liberals. In a bitter primer, Rendell won the nomination by winning only 10 of the 67 counties: Philadelphia; suburbs: Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and Delaware; exurbs: Berks, Lancaster, Lehigh, and Northampton; and Center County, home of Penn State University.
At the November 2002 gubernatorial election, he defeated Republican Attorney General Mike Fisher 53% to 44%. Rendell won not only Philadelphia County, a very Democratic, but also a traditional Philadelphia suburb, largely due to his popularity as Philadelphia mayor. The traditional Republican voters who support Rendell are called Rendellicans in other parts of the country and are an important part of the success of his campaign.
In a feature story of Politics 2002 that appoints politicians with a superlative yearbook, he is named "Most Likely to Succeed." His campaign site is described as having "sophisticated designs for political sites."
First term
The first part of the law initiated by Rendell is Plans for New Pennsylvania . The plan is proposed using slot machine revenues to reduce taxes by $ 1.5 billion (average 30% reduction for homeowners) and includes $ 687 million in increased education funding. The plan should be paid with the proposed income tax increase from 2.80% to 3.75% plus an increase in taxes on utilities and beer. The Governor's plan passed but with a smaller tax increase to just 3.07% and an increase in education funding of $ 450 million. Final budget agreements include additional taxes on cigarettes and utilities.
Later that year, Rendell's government passed a prescription drug plan that included older Pennsylvanians. In its first year, Rendell created the Office of Management and Productivity with the goal of cutting $ 1 billion in administration fees at the end of its first term. One of the most widely praised successes of Rendell's productivity initiatives is the strategic source in which it overhauls the Commonwealth's ancient procurement system, resulting in annual savings of $ 180 million and four times the level of minority business and women's participation in Pennsylvania.
Rendell proposes that 8 cents per gallon of tax on beer is raised to 25 cents per gallon. Brewery D.G. Yuengling & amp; The son's spokesman, David Casinelli, is a tax critic. Casinelli expressed his views on the proposed tax increase by saying, "it seems every time the country needs money, they come to alcohol or tobacco, and, frankly, that's not fair."
In 2004, Rendell persuaded the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass measures to legalize and pay taxes on slot machines, with revenues from these measures to be used to reduce property taxes. Prior to this law, the only form of gambling law in Pennsylvania was the state-run racetrack and lottery. Rendell has been criticized by many opponents of legalized gambling.
In compromise with the legislature, Rendell accepted the provision requiring that tax deductions only occur in areas where local school boards choose to receive funding. Funds 72 laws, as is known, are accepted by only one fifth of the Pennsylvania school district.
After Law 72, Rendell and the Pennsylvania legislature saw another proposal to reduce property taxes, a key component of his 2002 campaign. The governor said he was willing to consider the legislation that amends Law 72, and a legislative proposal was made to force the school district to receive money. Other proposed legislation would require the matter to be elected in each district as a voting question, rather than decided by the school board. Property tax returns and Law 72 are issues of great controversy and have been subjected to political congestion, and it is not clear when changes will take place.
In early 2005, Rendell made a statement that appeared to support President George W. Bush's Social Security privatization proposal. Rendell addressed this issue in subsequent speeches, saying that he opposed the privatization of social security, and that his earlier comments were intended to show admiration to President Bush for taking a politically risky subject. However, Rendell's initial remarks gave him support among Democrats who opposed the privatization of Jamsostek.
In the early hours of the morning of July 7, 2005, Ed Rendell signed the bill into a law that increased payments for state lawmakers, judges, and branch-executive officers. Voting takes place at 2 am without public comment or comment. On November 16, 2005, Rendell signed a wage revocation after a unanimous vote for repeal.
2006 elections
Rendell won re-election on November 7, 2006, beating Lynn Swann, a former professional footballer for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rendell takes 60% of the vote, or 2,470,517 votes, to a 40% Swann, or 1,622,135 votes.
He was sworn in for his second term as governor of Pennsylvania on January 16, 2007. During his election campaign, Rendell was instrumental in the success of Senate Bob Casey, Jr.'s nomination. who has nominated himself for a Democratic nomination for governor in 2002.
Second term
He was inaugurated as governor of Pennsylvania on January 16, 2007. In 2007, as a residual effect of a strong political force salary payroll issue in central and western Pennsylvania, Rendell increased his criticism of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). ) and executive salaries and expenses, following published newspaper reports, in an effort to utilize PHEAA's profit from federal student loan income to help fund state grants programs based on the Australian government's need for post-graduate education (both for grants and for program administration).
PHEAA, however, is not directly under the governor's control. The agency was created as an independent state institution in 1960 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to provide state funded scholarships. This ultimately took the student loan service arrangements that generated non-public revenues which were then used, in part, to dramatically increase executive pay. The PHEAA Council consists mainly of members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate.
In July 2007, Rendell ordered the partial government closure after a dispute with the state legislature over legislative initiatives linked to the state budget. Approximately 25,000 state workers are curbed. Shutdown completed within 24 hours.
Governor Rendell, a supporter of the death penalty, has signed 78 execution warrants during his tenure, but nothing is upheld because of his stay.
In 2008, Rendell supported efforts to continue the Delaware River Deepening Project. The project is planned to be undertaken by the Delaware River Port Authority. The Delaware River Port Authority Board of New Jersey decided that they no longer wanted to be associated with the project. Rendell then attempted to force New Jersey to support the project using the power of the chairman of the board of the Delaware River Port Authority.
In December 2008, Rendell received criticism for stating that Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano was "perfect" for the role of Secretary of Homeland Security because, "... for the job, you must have no life." Janet has no family. devoted, literally, 19, 20 hours a day to it. "
Rendell drew some criticisms following a preview of his budget proposal at the end of January 2009 that would remove 100 budget items, including programs such as Pennsylvania Governor's School, Excellence and Drug Abuse Resistance Education ("D.A.R.E."). The cuts of this program are part of Rendell's proposal to cut the country's spending to 1 percent below the 2002-2003 budget in response to a budget shortfall estimated at 2.3 billion dollars. Due to the stress caused by the budget crisis, Rendell Chuck Ardo's spokesman resigned.
Rendell called for the restoration of the Federal Weapon Weapon after a shootout in Pittsburgh.
Involvement in the 2004 Presidential Election
Rendell is a potential candidate to serve as Senator John Kerry's candidate pairs in the 2004 presidential campaign.
The popularity of Rendell, especially in the suburbs around Philadelphia, was the key to Kerry's victory in Pennsylvania, one of the most heralded states of the 2004 presidential election.
Involvement in the 2008 Presidential Election
On January 24, 2008, Rendell announced the endorsement of Sen. Clinton in the final race for the White House. He stated that, "[Hillary] really cares to move this country forward, he also has the best health care plan for America."
As one of Hillary Clinton's loyal supporters, Rendell argues that much of the media coverage of his biased campaign. On March 31, 2008 she congratulated Fox News on what she considered to be the best campaign coverage. Overcome Fox & amp; Friends entertain Steve Doocy, Rendell said, "I think all this time the main coverage, started in Iowa and to date, Fox has done the fairest work, remains the most objective of all cable networks... You have really done a very good job reporting the news, and several other stations have just met Senator Obama, who is a great man, but Senator Obama can do no wrong, and Senator Clinton can not do anything. "
Rendell reached out to various Pennsylvania mayors to get them to speak in support of Clinton. She helped her by building her message. Some superdelegates maintained a neutral stance before the primary Pennsylvania as a result of Rendell speaking them being kept neutral until the primary Pennsylvania ends. Clinton also benefited from the television support advertisements that Rendell made on his behalf.
After Clinton left the race, Rendell supported Sen. Barack Obama in June 2008 and made several campaign appearances on his behalf.
As state governor, Rendell is one of 768 super delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
Post-governor career
Rendell is a limited term for the 2010 election. He was replaced by Republican Tom Corbett on January 18, 2011. After the end of his career as governor of Pennsylvania, Rendell returned to his former law firm, the Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr.
In January 2011, he accepted positions as an on-air political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, and the following month took a position as Senior Advisor at the investment bank of Greenhill boutique & Together.
In April 2011, Rendell joined Element Partners, a Philadelphia-based cleantech investment firm, as an Operations Partner.
Also in 2011, Rendell reportedly acts as an intermediary for Range Resources Corp, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and then EPA United States Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, on Texas water contamination cases; and has been a vocal supporter of shale gas extraction as part of the United States energy strategy. Rendell is a faculty member of the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, and chairman of the Pennsylvania Team Foundation.
In 2016, Rendell acknowledged that during his tenure as Governor of Pennsylvania, he performed poorly when he dealt with the growing popularity of shale gas in Pennsylvania. Rendell stated, "I made the mistake of rushing to get the economic part of fracking sent to Pennsylvania" saying that he should be more concerned with the shale gas effect on the Pennsylvania neighborhood and not with how Pennsylvania can take financial benefits from shale gas.
Personal life
Marjorie Rendell is a Federal judge for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit appointed by President Bill Clinton. They married on July 10, 1971 and had one son, Jesse.
Ed and Marjorie Rendell announced their separation as soon as he left office in 2011. They filed for divorce in September 2016.
Rendell admits that he has been treating Parkinson's disease for more than three years in a press conference at the University of Pennsylvania hospital in June 2018. [2]
Sports enthusiasts
Rendell is a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and part of the panel on Comcast Sportsnet's "Post Game Live" show, which airs after every regular and post-season Eagles game. Rendell was one of the spectators who attended the Bounty Bowl II in 1989, where rogue fans threw snow and ice on the field; Rendell bet (and lost) $ 20 expects that fellow fans can not throw snowballs from the stadium stands to the field. He even made a friendly bet on the proceeds from the Super Bowl XXXIX, promising to wear the New England Patriots jersey and sing the National Anthem in the Philadelphia 76ers/Boston Celtics if the Eagles lost, which they did.
He will miss out on the same friendly bets as New York Governor David Paterson in supporting the Philadelphia Phillies in their bid to defend their 2008 championship against the New York Yankees in 2009 and again with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn in support of the Philadelphia Leaflet in an effort won the 2010 Stanley Cup Final against the Chicago Blackhawks. In 2006, he won a bet with Washington Governor Christine Gregoire in support of the Pittsburgh Steelers in their bid to win the Super Bowl XL at Seattle Seahawks 21-10.
As a University of Pennsylvania graduate, Rendell often supports Penn's basketball team and can be seen in various matches in Palestine. He also helped in finding new corporate sponsors for the Philadelphia International Championship, a 21-year-old Philadelphia bike race.
Also a fan of Philadelphia Phillies, he spoke at a memorial service for Hall of Fame Harry Kalas broadcaster at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on April 18, 2009.
On December 26, 2010, the Philadelphia Eagles home game against visiting Minnesota Vikings was postponed before snowfall due to an impending snow storm in Philadelphia. Rendell said about the delay, "My biggest beef is that this is part of what is happening in this country." We have become a country full of wounds, Chinese people kicking our butts in everything If this is in China, you think people China will cancel the game? People will march to the stadium, they will walk and they will do the calculus on the way down. "As a result, the field crew piled snow on his reserved seat in the next game, and bumped him with a sign that read "This chair is reserved for people who do not like it".
Gubernatorial election history
See also
- 2005 The Pennsylvania General Assembly pays increased controversy
- Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2006
- Pennsylvania Film Production Tax Credits
References
External links
- Appearance in C-SPAN
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