39 Facts About Tom Corbett

Tom Corbett began his career as an assistant district attorney in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1976.

Tom Corbett then joined the US Department of Justice as an assistant US Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, serving from 1980 to 1983, upon entering private practice.

In 1995, Tom Corbett was appointed to fill the remainder of Ernie Preate's term as Attorney General of Pennsylvania, until 1997.

Tom Corbett then reentered private practice and worked as the general counsel for Waste Management, Inc before being elected Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 2004.

Tom 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.

Tom Corbett was sworn into office on January 18,2011.

Tom Corbett received his Bachelor's degree at Lebanon Valley College and was employed as a 9th grade teacher for one year at Pine Grove Area School District Corbett then earned his JD from St Mary's University Law School.

Tom Corbett served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 28th Infantry Division from 1971 to 1984, rising to the rank of captain.

Tom Corbett's career has been split between private practice and civil service.

Tom Corbett began his legal career as an assistant district attorney in Pittsburgh's Allegheny County in 1976.

From 1988 and 1989, Tom Corbett won his first election as a township commissioner in the Pittsburgh suburb of Shaler Township.

Tom Corbett served in the post until May 1993, when he was dismissed by President Bill Clinton.

Tom Corbett left office in 1997 and again went into the private sector, first as general counsel for Waste Management, Inc.

In 1995, Tom Corbett was appointed to the position of State Attorney General by Governor Ridge to fill the remainder of the term left by the conviction of Ernie Preate.

Tom Corbett won with the largest vote total of any Republican in the state's history.

Tom Corbett defeated Democrat John Morganelli, bucking the trend of Democratic success in Pennsylvania that year.

In October 2008, Tom Corbett prosecuted four individuals who were part of a $9 million meth ring in Berks and Montgomery County.

In 2010, Tom Corbett subpoenaed the social media app, Twitter, in order to "testify and give evidence regarding alleged violations of the laws of Pennsylvania".

Tom Corbett ordered Twitter to give information about two Twitter accounts that had been anonymously criticizing him.

On March 17,2009, it was reported that Tom Corbett had formed an exploratory committee and had begun filing the paperwork necessary to begin a run for Governor of Pennsylvania.

In May 2010 Tom Corbett filed a criminal subpoena against Twitter ordering them to divulge "any and all subscriber information" of the person behind two accounts that were criticizing the Republican candidate.

Tom Corbett's office denied that the subpoenas were related to the criticism, but rather to an ongoing grand jury investigation.

In July 2010, Tom Corbett garnered attention for suggesting that some of the unemployed are exploiting the extension of unemployment benefits prior to seeking employment, and later noted the prevalence of "help wanted" ads in the newspapers as evidence of the availability of employment.

In September 2010, at the first gubernatorial debate, Tom Corbett again gained attention for seemingly violating his "no-tax pledge" in suggesting that he would consider raising the payroll contribution tax.

On November 2,2010, Tom Corbett was elected Governor of Pennsylvania, defeating Onorato by 2,172,763 votes to 1,814,788.

Tom Corbett assumed the office of governor on January 18,2011, succeeding term-limited Democrat Ed Rendell.

Tom Corbett helped ensure that the three petroleum refineries in Southeastern Pennsylvania would stay open.

On January 30,2013, Tom Corbett unveiled his plan to privatize Pennsylvania's state-run wine and spirits stores.

Tom Corbett estimated the sale of retail and wholesale licenses would raise an estimated $800 million to $1 billion.

Tom Corbett's administration pledged to use this money for an educational block grant used toward school safety, enhanced early education programs, individualized learning and science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses and programs.

Tom Corbett has said that he will not attempt to limit collective bargaining, as have Republican Governors John Kasich of Ohio and Scott Walker of Wisconsin.

Tom Corbett maintained that Pennsylvania should not institute a natural gas extraction tax, due to its already high corporate net income tax.

In February 2011, Tom Corbett repealed a four-month-old policy regulating natural gas drilling in park land, deeming it "unnecessary and redundant" according to a spokesperson.

On February 17,2012, Tom Corbett signed The Marcellus Shale Law.

Tom Corbett is against both the decriminalization of cannabis for recreational use and the legalization of medical cannabis.

Tom Corbett formally announced his candidacy for reelection on November 8,2013.

Tom Corbett was considered vulnerable, as reflected in his low approval ratings.

Polling indicated a very difficult path to reelection for Tom Corbett; he had trailed Wolf in every single poll taken since March 2013.

Mrs Tom Corbett has worked as a teacher and a legal secretary.