Eric Miller Reeves

Eric Miller Reeves
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2005
Preceded byHenry McKoy
J. K. Sherron
Succeeded byJanet Cowell
Constituency14th District (1997–2003)
16th District (2003–2005)
Personal details
BornEric Miller Reeves
(1963-10-18) October 18, 1963 (age 62)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina
Alma materDuke University (BA)
Wake Forest University (JD)

Eric Miller Reeves (born October 18, 1963) is an attorney and a North Carolina state Senator.[1]

Early life and education

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Reeves graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas in 1982 where he was a member of the wrestling team and won the Texas State Championship.

Reeves received a bachelor's degree in history from Duke University in 1986 and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Wake Forest University in 1989.

Career

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Reeves practiced law in Raleigh and was elected to Raleigh City Council in 1993, serving two terms.

He was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 1996 as a Democrat, representing the state's fourteenth – later sixteenth – district. He went on to chair the Senate's technology committee, served as chair of Human Services Appropriations and on the Education Oversight Committee.

Reeves also served as co-chair of the Senate Information Technology Committee. He resigned from his chair in 2004 after serving four terms as a state Senator.

Reeves is the General Counsel and Director of Public Affairs for SchoolDude.com, a provider of software management tools for Educational Facilities.

References

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  1. ^ Governments, Council of State (June 1999). Directory II Legislative Leaders. Council of State Government. p. 307. ISBN 9780872928534. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
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North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
Henry McKoy
J. K. Sherron
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 14th district

1997–2003
Served alongside: Brad Miller
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 16th district

2003–2005
Succeeded by