Jack Reed
American politician (born 1949)
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John Francis "Jack" Reed (born November 12, 1949) is the senior United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district from 1991 to 1997.
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United States Senator from Rhode Island | |
Assumed office January 3, 1997 Serving with Sheldon Whitehouse | |
Preceded by | Claiborne Pell |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | |
Preceded by | Claudine Schneider |
Succeeded by | Robert Weygand |
Personal details | |
Born | Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | November 12, 1949
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Julia Hart (m. 2005) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | United States Military Academy Harvard University |
Website | www |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1971–1979 (Active) 1979–1991 (Reserve) |
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Unit | 82nd Airborne Division |
Reed was born on November 12, 1949 in Cranston, Rhode Island. He studied at Harvard University. Reed has been married to Julia Hart since 2005. They have one daughter.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Once a Soldier... Always a Soldier" (PDF). Legislative Agenda. Association of the United States Army. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Jack Reed.
- United States Senator Jack Reed official U.S. Senate site
- Jack Reed for United States Senate Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine official campaign site
- Profile Archived 2006-08-20 at the Wayback Machine at SourceWatch
- War Puts Military Veteran Candidates in the Spotlight Archived 2006-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Greg Giroux, CQ Politics, February. 10, 2006
- Mulligan, John E. "Soldiering On", Washingtonian, September 1, 2008