 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2024) |
Ralph Reed | |
|---|---|
 Reed in February 2011 | |
| Chair of the Georgia Republican Party | |
| In office May 6, 2001 – February 21, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Clay[1] |
| Succeeded by | Alec Poitevint[2][3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ralph Eugene Reed Jr. June 24, 1961 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
JoAnne Young (m. 1987) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Georgia (AB) Emory University (MA, PhD) |
Ralph Eugene Reed Jr. (born June 24, 1961) is an American political consultant and lobbyist, best known as the first executive director of the Christian Coalition during the early 1990s. He sought the Republican nomination for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Georgia but lost the primary election on July 18, 2006, to state Senator Casey Cagle. Reed started the Faith and Freedom Coalition in June 2009. Reed and his wife JoAnne Young were married in 1987 and have four children. He is a member of the Council for National Policy.[4]
- ^ New York Times, "Ralph Reed Wins Election To Lead Georgia Republicans" May 6, 2001.
- ^ Remarks by Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe PR Newswire; New York [New York] 22 Feb 2003: 1.ProQuest Copyright PR Newswire - NY Feb 22, 2003
- ^ "Ralph Reed Quits As Georgia GOP Chairman". Plainview Daily Herald. February 21, 2003. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ O'Harrow Jr., Robert (October 25, 2021). "God, Trump and the Closed-Door World of a Major Conservative Group". The Washington Post Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2022.