Tom Corbett | |
|---|---|
 Corbett in 2014 | |
| 46th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 18, 2011 – January 20, 2015 | |
| Lieutenant | Jim Cawley |
| Preceded by | Ed Rendell |
| Succeeded by | Tom Wolf |
| 46th Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 18, 2005 – January 18, 2011 | |
| Governor | Ed Rendell |
| Preceded by | Jerry Pappert |
| Succeeded by | Linda Kelly |
| In office October 3, 1995 – January 22, 1997 | |
| Governor | Tom Ridge |
| Preceded by | Ernie Preate |
| Succeeded by | Mike Fisher |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office November 30, 1989 – May 1, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Charles Sheehy (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Thieman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Wingett Corbett Jr. June 17, 1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Susan Manbeck (m. 1972) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Lebanon Valley College (BA) St. Mary's University, Texas (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army
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| Years of service | 1971–1984 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | 28th Infantry Division |
Thomas Wingett Corbett Jr.[1] (born June 17, 1949) is an American politician, lobbyist, and former prosecutor who served as the 46th governor of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he was also attorney general of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Corbett is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College and St. Mary's University School of Law and served as a captain in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Corbett began his career as an assistant district attorney in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in 1976. Corbett then joined the U.S. Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, serving from 1980 to 1983, upon entering private practice. In 1988 Corbett was first elected to public office as a Township Commissioner in the Pittsburgh suburb of Shaler, before serving as the United States Attorney for Western Pennsylvania from 1989 to 1993 in the George H. W. Bush administration.
In 1995, Corbett was appointed to fill the remainder of Ernie Preate's term as Attorney General of Pennsylvania, until 1997. Corbett then reentered private practice and worked as the general counsel for Waste Management, Inc before being elected Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 2004. Corbett was then elected to a second term in 2008, serving a total of two non-consecutive tenures as attorney general from 1995 to 1997, and 2005 to 2011.
Corbett was elected Governor of Pennsylvania when he defeated Democratic nominee Dan Onorato in the 2010 general election. He was the second Pennsylvania attorney general to win the state's highest office. Corbett lost his bid for a second term to Democrat Tom Wolf in the 2014 general election. This election marked the first time an incumbent governor running for re-election in Pennsylvania lost since William Bigler in 1854, and the first time in history that a Republican governor lost re-election in Pennsylvania.[a] After his defeat he returned to private life and registered as a lobbyist in 2021.[2] As of 2024, he is the most recent Republican to have served as governor of Pennsylvania.
- ^ "Thomas W. Corbett, Jr. to Speak in April 2005" (PDF). Pennstatelaw.psu.edu. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "LOBBYING REGISTRATION". Legistorm. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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