Jack Reed (politician)
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United States Senator from Rhode Island |
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Assumed office January 3, 1997 Serving with Sheldon Whitehouse |
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| Preceded by | Claiborne Pell |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Inhofe |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Claudine Schneider |
| Succeeded by | Robert Weygand |
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John Francis Reed November 12, 1949 Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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United States Military Academy (BS) Harvard University (MPP, JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1971–1979 (Active) 1979–1991 (Reserve) |
| Rank |
 Major
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| Unit |
82nd Airborne Division • 504 Infantry |
John Francis Reed, known as 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.
Reed was born in Cranston, Rhode Island, the son of Mary Louise (née Monahan) and Joseph Anthony Reed. Reed graduated from La Salle Academy and the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1971. Following graduation, he spent several years in active duty military service. Reed earned the Ranger Tab and was a paratrooper. He served as a paratrooper in the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division where he was a Platoon Leader, Company Commander and Battalion Staff Officer.
Reed attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he received a Masters of Public Policy. He returned to West Point in 1978 as an associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences. He left active duty in 1979 after earning the rank of Captain. However, he would remain a member of the United States Army Reserve until 1991. After leaving active duty, Reed enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he became a member of the Board of Student Advisers. In 1982, he graduated with his Juris Doctor and worked as an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of law firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. Afterwards, he returned to Rhode Island and joined Edwards and Angell, a Providence law firm. He worked with this group until 1990.
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