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John Wetzel (Pennsylvania)

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Governor
  
Tom Corbett Tom Wolf

Name
  
John Wetzel

Alma mater
  
Bloomsbury University


Spouse(s)
  
Theresa

Preceded by
  
Jeffrey A. Beard

Role
  
Pennsylvania

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Children
  
Ariel, Michaela, Tamaira, Johna

Occupation
  
Secretary of Corrections

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John Wetzel is the current Pennsylvania Secretary of Corrections, having been nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and confirmed in May 2011. He was subsequently re-nominated by Governor Tom Wolf in 2015. Previously, he served on the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.

Wetzel is also chair of the Board of Directors for The Council of State Governments Justice Center, a national nonprofit that provides practical, nonpartisan, research-driven strategies and tools to increase public safety and strengthen communities.

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