Jack Reed
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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.
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 | November 12, 1949 Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| 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
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