Jack Reed

John Francis Reed 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 US representative for Rhode Islands 2nd congressional district from 1991 to 1997 Reed graduated from the United States Military Academy and Harvard University serving in the US Army as an active officer from 1971 to 1979 He is the dean of Rhode Islands congressional delegation since 1999 upon the death of John Chafee