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A timeline of Ed Rendell's political career

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Monday, June 18, 2018
Rendell and Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode share smiles at a press conference in 1987.
President Clinton and Mayor Ed Rendell at the foodcourt of the Shops at Liberty Place Monday in 1995. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Country entertainers Trisha Yearwood, left, and Garth Brooks, right, join Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell on the stage on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1998.
Ed Rendell with radio personality Jerry Blavat during a campaign stop while running for Governor in 2002 (AP Photo/Chris Gardner)
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge and Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell during a 1996 snow storm.
Rendell joins President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden in 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Ed Rendell at the inauguration of Democrat Tom Wolf as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, greet Democratic National Committee (DNC) representatives Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, in Philadelphia.
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A timeline of Ed Rendell's political careerRendell and Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode share smiles at a press conference in 1987.
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1944 - Born in New York

1965 - Graduates from University of Pennsylvania

1968 - Receives law degree from Villanova University

1977 - Elected District Attorney of Philadelphia

1981 - Re-elected as District Attorney of Philadelphia

1987 - Runs for Mayor of Philadelphia - loses to W. Wilson Goode

1991 - Runs again and is elected Mayor of Philadelphia. His opponent, Frank Rizzo, died before election day. Rendell defeated replacement Joseph Egan.

1994 - Appears in national political spotlight with New York Times profile entitled: "Mayor on a Roll; Ed Rendell"

1995 - Re-elected as Mayor of Philadelphia, defeating Republican Joe Rocks

2000 - Serves as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

2002 - Elected Governor of Pennsylvania, defeating Mike Fisher

2006 - Re-elected as Governor of Pennsylvania, defeating Republican, and former football star, Lynn Swann

2011 - Leaves Harrisburg after the maximum two terms. Appears as a political and sports commentator on cable and radio.

2012 - Writes book: A Nation of Wusses

2016 - Serves as Chairman of 2016 Democratic National Convention Host Committee

2018 - Announces 3-year fight with Parkinson's Disease

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