Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)

Jack Reed
Official portrait, 2020
Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2025
Preceded byRoger Wicker
In office
January 3, 2015 – February 3, 2021
Preceded byJim Inhofe
Succeeded byJim Inhofe
Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee
In office
February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byJim Inhofe
Succeeded byRoger Wicker
United States Senator
from Rhode Island
Assumed office
January 3, 1997
Serving with Sheldon Whitehouse
Preceded byClaiborne Pell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997
Preceded byClaudine Schneider
Succeeded byRobert Weygand
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1991
Preceded byRobert Moretti
Succeeded byJohn O'Leary
Personal details
BornJohn Francis Reed
(1949-11-12) November 12, 1949
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
Julia Hart
(m. 2005)
Children1
Education
Signature
WebsiteSenate website
Campaign website
Military service
Branch
Service years
  • 1971–1979 (active)
  • 1979–1991 (reserve)
RankMajor
Unit
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John Francis Reed (born November 12, 1949) is an American politician, lawyer, and former Army officer serving as the senior United States senator from Rhode Island, a seat he was first elected to in 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district from 1991 to 1997. Reed graduated from the United States Military Academy and Harvard University, serving in the U.S. Army as an active officer from 1971 to 1979. He has been the dean of Rhode Island's congressional delegation since the death of John Chafee in 1999.