Eric Miller Reeves
Eric Miller Reeves (born October 18, 1963) is an attorney and a North Carolina state Senator.[1]
Eric Miller Reeves | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Eleanor Kinnaird Howard N. Lee |
| Succeeded by | Janet Cowell |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office 1997–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Henry McKoy J. K. Sherron |
| Succeeded by | Vernon Malone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Miller Reeves October 18, 1963 Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary |
| Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | Duke University (BA) Wake Forest University (JD) |
Early life and education
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
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
- Governments, Council of State (June 1999). Directory II Legislative Leaders. Council of State Government. p. 307. ISBN 9780872928534. Retrieved 31 March 2011.