Donald H. Reed Jr. (February 28, 1933 – November 1996) was an American politician who served as a Republican member for the 76th district of the

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. Reed was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, and moved to

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in 1951. He earned a

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in 1957, and a

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at the

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in 1960. From 1963 he served as a member of the

. He was elected as the first representative for the newly-established 76th district in 1967, and succeeded by

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in 1972.

Reed served as the minority leader of the

from the 1960s to 1970s. Reed died in November 1996 of a

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, at the age of 63.

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1933 births 1996 deaths People from East Liverpool, Ohio Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators Ohio State University alumni University of Florida alumni 20th-century Florida politicians {{Florida-politician-stub