Jack Reed

ON THE ISSUES

• Lead conservation efforts have helped clean up and preserve Rhode Island’s open spaces, beaches, and waters
• Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant action Congress has ever taken to address climate change
• Earned a 97% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard

WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

• Contributing to this race now will help Reed build his campaign warchest early for his race in 2026
• Member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

CANDIDATE BACKGROUND

Jack Reed has represented Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate since 1997. He previously served as an active duty military officer, an attorney, a member of the Rhode Island State Senate and in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the Senate, Reed has fought against efforts to undermine the EPA’s ability to protect our health and environment and delivered remarks during the landmark #Up4Change event to help raise awareness about the immediacy and potential effects of unmitigated climate change. 

Reed is one of the top champions in the Senate for funding the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), has worked to increase energy efficiency, end fossil fuel subsidies and support the Paris Climate Agreement. Reed has fought efforts to gut the Clean Air Act, rejecting harmful policy riders and deep funding cuts that would weaken the EPA’s ability to address climate change and fight pollution that threatens public health. He also has helped secure funding to clean up Brownfields, conserve Rhode Island's open spaces and wildlife, protect clean drinking water and Rhode Island's estuaries. Senator Reed has earned an excellent 97% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.