Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)
Jack Reed | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Wicker |
| In office January 3, 2015 – February 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Inhofe |
| Succeeded by | Jim Inhofe |
| Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee | |
| In office February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Inhofe |
| Succeeded by | Roger Wicker |
| 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 |
| Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Moretti |
| Succeeded by | John O'Leary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Francis Reed November 12, 1949 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Julia Hart (m. 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
| Signature | |
| Website | Senate website Campaign website |
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| Rank | Major |
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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.