born june american attorney politician current mayor atlanta georgia state capital largest city democrat reed member represented senate served campaign manager successful atlanta mayoral campaign franklin term limited mayor office reed successfully ran position inaugurated january reed elected second term early life education reed born new_jersey family moved georgia infant born raised household father considered converting islam time boy born early years named son minister grandfather reed graduated according dna analysis descendant african ancestral lines people nigeria reed attended washington graduating degree political science students took howard administration building protesting having chairman university board trustees saying contributed growing anti black sentiment america management president campaign resigned board reed disagreed action saying wrong having republican_party try win votes black students felt better met protesting students learned position instance gained insight generation students portrayed need federal support reed noted percent howard students receive federal aid early entrepreneur reed running jewelry business started age sixteen invited comment military buildup november year featured college reed interned congressman learned federal dollar dollar matching grant program senior year undergraduate trustee instituted semester student fee increase matched federal grant university fees expected total nearly semester estimate conservative sense assumes fees slightly students year totals approach million addition reed earned bachelor_of_arts degree political science earned doctorate reed appointed youngest general trustee serve continues serve board legal career graduation law school reed joined law firm paul hastings later partner international law firm offices atlanta political career resigned 52nd district seat run commissioner seven candidates seat july democratic primary election reed leading vote vote finishing ahead community leaders second place finishers respectively resulted head head august run election reed won vote second place finisher received vote july reed ran unopposed november general election won assembly seat reed ran election campaign challenged son contested seat reed won july democratic primary large margin vote won margin november general election ran unopposed house_of_representatives represented african american constituency south atlanta reed served member office reed served campaign manager successful election campaign mayor atlanta campaign manager election occurring shadow september attacks surveyed potential voters perceptions campaign advertising broadcasts time certain ads thought focus sensitive topics winning election franklin chose reed chairs transition team role charged identifying reviewing candidates cabinet level positions election 52nd house district entirely contained district number entirely georgia november election won senator 35th georgia state senate district entirely contained state senator democrat november general election term incumbent senator james vacated seat contested contenders georgia 13th congressional district created census georgia added new congressional districts reed ran election state senate district democratic primary included georgia district includes southern portion atlanta northeast portion reed won district way primary august vote november general election james challenged reed seat held won july democratic primary election margin ran unopposed november general election ran unopposed primary general elections january reed introduced bill authorize teaching textbook bible influence non partisan bible literacy project bible curriculum bill came years democrats opposed republican attempts promote teaching translation scriptures attempt republican attempt display schools faith area georgia democrats differ national party bill passed margin february eventually law reed committee assignments following state local government operations committee serves vice chairman served chairman addition partner previously worked music industry paul hastings mayor atlanta month february super tuesday georgia democratic primary reed endorsed barack_obama march reed announced committee named atlanta investigate viability candidate atlanta mayoral election term incumbent mayor franklin term limited run committee announcement coupled announcement pursuing coalition building tour summer atlanta announced committee formal campaign committee september reed resigned run mayor candidate won majority november general election defeated runoff election december replace reed november election reed qualified december runoff election according reed winning majority runoff election destined contested new_york_times described race close percent votes counted reed leading votes cast december completion reed declared winner margin votes officially conceded reed took office january praised reed new_york_times balancing city budget limiting city employees money instead spent police force community centers poor neighborhoods reversing increase property taxes passed praises reed combining soft touch hard head reed announced campaign election mayor august elected second term november policy positions georgia state flag 1990s official state flag georgia center controversy incorporated historic confederate flag dating american_civil_war people thought symbolize resistance cultural changes state changes flag removed governor georgia roy barnes led flag redesign effort defeated election thought result political backlash version battle emblem known cross continuing topic debate southern heritage proponents reed served governor floor leaders debates led ratification current version state flag reed leadership senate republicans kept version flag statewide referendum flag referendum originally referendum pitting version flag proposed version failed ratification new flag considering flags including version format legislators approve newly designed flag existing pursued designs including controversial version flag reed contingent black legislators atlanta limited referendum single vote preference version version gay marriage reed caused controversy atlanta lgbt community stated supported civil unions gay marriage december reed announced support marriage equality sex couples january reed fired chief following self publication distribution book permission reed city obtain permission ethics officer book expressing interpretation christian teaching describes homosexuality wrote self published book remain questions mayor reed knew book contents fired filed suit federal court alleging termination june reed praised supreme_court ruling favor sex marriage ordered lit rainbow colors celebration called victory freedom equality love transportation investment tax georgia governor reed major proponent campaign transportation special purpose local option sales tax levied local sales tax years fund transportation infrastructure projects reed said passage referendum add jobs alleviate congestion city failing pass measure economically damaging atlanta proposal defeated referendum reed stated work opponents plan ease congestion support hillary_clinton presidential candidacy reed came national attention support candidacy hillary_clinton nomination president column published saying clinton main opponent step democrats written corporate clients edited correct record clinton supporting super publication awards recognition mayor reed civic leadership service nationally recognized publications washington_post new_york_times selected magazine rising stars outstanding outstanding atlanta member leadership georgia class board member received honorary degree doctor laws
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