Former Homeland Security Head, PA Gov. Tom Ridge Endorses Kefalas For Senate

Former Homeland Security secretary and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge called into C4 on Thursday to endorse Chrys Kefalas in his run for U.S. Senate.

"I know a little bit about Republicans winning in Democrat states, in blue states," Ridge said. "And I think that Chrys Kefalas is one of the Republican nominees that has the experience the energy, the passion, the disposition, people like him to reach across the aisle and get those votes you need from democrats and independents in the fall, so I'm very proud to endorse him."

On Wednesday, Kefalas got the Republican primary endorsement from the editorial board of The Baltimore Sun. (The Sun endorsed Rep. Chris Van Hollen on the Democratic side.) Kefalas is running for the seat left open by the retiring Barbara Mikulski.

Ridge, who said he's known the lawyer Kefalas for "quite some time," praised the candidate's temperament, approach and experience working with both Republicans and Democrats.