Lewis E. Reed

Lewis E. Reed
Reed in 2017
President of the
St. Louis Board of Aldermen
In office
April 3, 2007 – June 7, 2022
Preceded byJames F. Shrewsbury
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born (1962-10-09) October 9, 1962 (age 62)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Entrup
Alma materSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville

Lewis E. Reed (born October 9, 1962) is a former American politician from St. Louis, Missouri. His last position was president of its Board of Aldermen which he held for a record duration of 15 years. He was federally indicted on bribery charges in May 2022[1] and resigned his at large board position in June.[2]

In August 2022, Reed pled guilty to bribery charges and was later sentenced to serve three years and nine months in an Arkansas prison and fined $18,500.[3][4][5] Reed started serving his prison sentence in Arkansas in January 2023.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Boyd quits St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Reed weighs leave after indictments".
  2. ^ Schlinkmann, Mark (June 7, 2022). "Lewis Reed resigns as St. Louis aldermanic president". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
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