Jack Reed
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.
Jack Reed | |
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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 | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1971–1979 (Active) 1979–1991 (Reserve) |
Rank | Major[1] |
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
- ↑ 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
- 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