Mel Reynolds

Mel Reynolds
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1993 – October 1, 1995
Preceded byGus Savage
Succeeded byJesse Jackson Jr.
Personal details
BornMelvin Reynolds
(1952-01-08) January 8, 1952
PartyDemocratic
EducationCity Colleges of Chicago
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA)
Lincoln College, Oxford (LLB)
Harvard University (MPA)

Melvin Reynolds (born January 8, 1952) is an American politician from Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. He resigned in October 1995 after a jury convicted him of sexual assault charges related to sex with an underage campaign worker.