Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)

Jack Reed GOIH
Official portrait, 2017
United States Senator from Rhode Island
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1997 Serving with Sheldon Whitehouse
Preceded by	Claiborne Pell
Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Incumbent
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 (1949-11-12) November 12, 1949 (age 74) Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Julia Hart ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	1
Education	United States Military Academy (BS) Harvard University (MPP, JD)
Website	Senate website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1971–1979 (active) 1979–1991 (reserve)
Rank	Major
Unit	82nd Airborne Division 504th Infantry
Jack Reed's voice Reed, as chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, speaks in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Recorded December 15, 2021

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.