Jack Reed

A Senator and a Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, R. I. , November 12, 1949. Attended St. Matthew's Elementary School, Cranston, R. I. Graduated, LaSalle Academy, Providence, R. I. , 1967. B. S. , United States Military Academy, West Point 1971. M. P. P. , Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 1973. J. D. , Harvard Law School 1982. Served in the U. S. Army 1971-1979 and Army Reserve 1979-1991. Associate professor, Department of Social Sciences, U. S. Military Academy 1977-1979. Admitted to the Washington, D. C. Bar 1983. Lawyer. Member, Rhode Island State senate 1985-1990. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 2, 1997). Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1996, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1996. Reelected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027. Chair, Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth Congresses).