Jack Reed | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Senator_Jack_Reed_official_photo.jpg) Official portrait, 2017 | |
| United States Senator from Rhode Island | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1997 Serving with Sheldon Whitehouse | |
| Preceded by | Claiborne Pell |
| Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee | |
| Assumed office February 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Inhofe |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – February 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Inhofe |
| Succeeded by | Jim Inhofe |
| 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 P. Moretti |
| Succeeded by | John R. O'Leary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Francis Reed November 12, 1949 Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Julia Hart (m. 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
| Website | Senate website |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service |
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| Rank | Major |
| Unit | |
John Francis Reed GOIH (born November 12, 1949) is an American lawyer and politician 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 is the dean of Rhode Island's congressional delegation.