Jack Reed
Democrat · RI · U.S. Senate
Jack Reed is on the ballot. Jack Reed vs. Raymond McKay.
D +13 points of win probability since April.
Bio
John Francis Reed is an American politician, lawyer, and former Army officer 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. He served in the U.S. Army on active duty as an infantry officer in the 82nd Airborne Division from 1971 to 1979 and as a reservist from 1979 to 1991, retiring with the rank of Major. He has been the dean of Rhode Island's congressional delegation since John Chafee died in 1999.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 35.7 years
- Chambers
- House 6y, Senate 29.7y
- First took office
- 1991 (8 terms)
- Seniority
- 8 of 100 by time served
- Age
- 76
- Senate class
- 2 · senior senator
- Cranston, RI · 401-943-3100
- Providence, RI · 401-528-5200
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Reported net worth
- Assets
- $69k – $385k
- Liabilities
- $300k – $600k
- Net worth
- −$531k – $85k
- Since 2018
- −$327k
From annual financial disclosures, which report every asset and debt as a bracket — so these are ranges, and the figure shown is their midpoint. A primary residence is not a reportable asset while its mortgage is a reportable debt, which pushes some members negative. How this is calculated →
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.
How they score against the parties
Jack Reed's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
On the political map
Jack Reed (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.
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Caucuses & committees
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Committees
- Senate Committee on Appropriationscenter · 28 membersCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesFinancial Services and General Government (Ranking Member)Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related AgenciesTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesDepartment of Defense
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairscenter · 24 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
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Senate.gov · September 18, 2026
Veteran Dem senator cruises past far-left primary challengers in bid for sixth termSen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., defeated two far-left challengers in the Rhode Island U.S. Senate primary Wednesday, advancing to the November general election in his bid for a sixth term.
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