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(Jack) Francis Reed</h1> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180709204410im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_small_article/public/reedjack_gregnash.jpg?itok=2cld1tkR" width="640" height="360"/></div></div></div> <div class="social-buttons"> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_ru82"></div> <div class="share-additional"> <div class="share-linkedin"> <script> ;(function(){ var linkedinScriptEl = document.querySelector('script[src="//web.archive.org/web/20180709204410/http://platform.linkedin.com/in.js"]'); if (linkedinScriptEl == null) { var shareLinkedinEl = document.querySelector('.share-linkedin'); var scriptEl = document.createElement('script'); scriptEl.src = "//web.archive.org/web/20180709204410/http://platform.linkedin.com/in.js"; scriptEl.async = true; scriptEl.innerHTML = " lang: en_US"; 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West Point, B.S. </div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-residence field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Residence: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Jamestown, RI</div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-children field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Children: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Emily</div></div></div> </div> <div class="right-data"> <div class="field field-name-field-political-affiliation field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Political Affiliation: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Democratic</div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-marital-status field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Marital Status: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Married, Julia</div></div></div> <div class="field 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