Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)

**Jack Reed** is the senior US Senator from Rhode Island, serving as Chair or Ranking Member of the **Senate Armed Services Committee**. A West Point graduate and former Army Ranger, he is one of the most influential voices on defense policy, authorization, and appropriations. He has championed the Naval War College (located in Newport, RI), submarine programs (critical to RI's economy), and defense R&D.