Rick Santorum Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Winchester, Virginia
Father: Aldo Santorum, a psychologist
Mother: Catherine (Dughi) Santorum, a nurse
Marriage: Karen (Garver) Santorum (1990-present)
Children: Isabella, 2008; Patrick, 2001; Peter, 1999; Sarah, 1998; Gabriel, born and died in 1996; Daniel, 1995; Richard Jr., 1993; Elizabeth, 1991
Education: Pennsylvania State University, B.A., Political Science, 1980; University of Pittsburgh, M.B.A., 1981; Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1986
Religion: Roman Catholic
Other Facts
Member of the “Gang of Seven,” a group that exposed and condemned scandals in congress, when in the House of Representatives.
Founded the Congressional Working Group on Religious Freedom.
Known for spearheading and helping to pass the welfare reform bill and a ban on partial-birth abortion.
5 candidates are seeking 2 open judgeships on Berks County Court
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Casey, Toomey introduce legislation to name federal courthouse in Harrisburg after Judge Sylvia Rambo
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New federal courthouse in Harrisburg to be named for Judge Sylvia H. Rambo PennLive.com 1 hr ago Charles Thompson, pennlive.com © Charles Thompson | cthompson@pen/submitted by General Services Ad Architect s rendering of what the new federal courthouse in Harrisburg, to be named for Judge Sylvia H. Rambo, will look like upon opening next year.
U.S. District Judge Sylvia H. Rambo has made a lot of marks in Pennsylvania jurisprudence.
In 1979, she was the first woman to be appointed to the federal bench in Pennsylvania’s Middle District, which covers 33 counties spanning the center and northeastern corner of the state. In 1992, she became the first female chief judge of the court, a position she held through 1999.