Eric Miller Reeves

Eric Miller Reeves
Eric Miller Reeves
Member of the North Carolina Senate
	In office; January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2005
Preceded by	Henry McKoy ; J. K. Sherron
Succeeded by	Janet Cowell
Constituency	14th District (1997-2003) ; 16th District (2003-2005)
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)

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

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.

External links

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 Vernon Malone
Preceded by Eleanor Kinnaird Howard N. Lee	Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district 2003–2005	Succeeded by Janet Cowell

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[Governments1999-1] Governments, Council of State (June 1999). Directory II Legislative Leaders. Council of State Government. p. 307. ISBN 9780872928534. Retrieved 31 March 2011.