Lewis E. Reed
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Lewis E. Reed | |
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President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen | |
In office April 3, 2007 – June 7, 2022 | |
Preceded by | James F. Shrewsbury |
Succeeded by |
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Personal details | |
Born | October 9, 1962 |
Political party | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
Lewis E. Reed (born October 9, 1962) is an American politician from
In August 2022, Reed pled guilty to bribery charges and was later sentenced to serve three years and nine months in an Arkansas prison and fined $18,500.[3][4][5] Reed started serving his prison sentence in Arkansas in January 2023.[6][7]
Education
After graduating high school, Reed attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on a wrestling scholarship.[8]
Political career
Reed was elected alderman of
President of the Board of Aldermen
In 2007, Reed introduced and passed Board Bills 362 and 351, which were codified as Ordinance 67794 and Ordinance 67774, submitting to a one-half of one percent sales tax increase on retail sales for the purpose of "providing revenues for the operation of
The city's Preservation Review Ordinance was amended in the late 1990s to exclude certain parts of North St. Louis.[15]
On January 11, 2016, Reed was a guest on
In 2016, Reed's wife Mary Entrup, a former St. Louis judge, ran for a seat on the city's Democratic Party Central Committee.
In February 2017, the
In December 2018, as Reed was running for re-election against State Senator Jamilah Nasheed, a publication called The St. Louis Guardian made several ads attacking Nasheed.[23][24][25] An investigation by The Riverfront Times found that the Guardian was not a registered business in Missouri, and that its publisher, Anthony McDonald, was a member of Reed's 2013 mayoral campaign and had donated several thousand dollars to Reed.[23] Reed expressed support for the ads, saying his campaign would like to buy and repackage them, which they later did.[23][25] After initial reporting by The Riverfront Times, McDonald lashed out in an editorial, saying "Sorry Riverfront Times but I’m not under white rule!!!!"[24] The Guardian only published one print issue, after which McDonald was hired by Reed's campaign.[24][25]
In February 2019, while campaigning for re-election as Board of Aldermen president, Reed argued that Nasheed was ineligible to run due to her name, and Reed's chief of staff, Tom Shepard, officially requested that Nasheed be removed from the Democratic primary ballot.[26] Nasheed, who was born Jenice Ann Williams, had changed her name after converting to Islam.[26][27] Reed's actions were criticized by the Council on American–Islamic Relations, which called the move an "Islamophobic attack" and called on Reed to apologize; he did not.[27] Nasheed's campaign responded by presenting a 2005 court order showing Nasheed had legally changed her name, as well as a yearbook photo of Reed captioned "Louis Reed," which Shepard claimed was likely a misspelling.[26][28] On March 5, Reed narrowly defeated Nasheed to win a fourth term as Board of Aldermen president.[29]
On June 23, 2020, Reed and Senator Roy Blunt were sued by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Washington University School of Law First Amendment clinic on behalf of two constituents who had been blocked by the politicians on social media after criticizing them.[30]
On June 24, 2020, Reed introduced Board Bill 71 to include a vote for the
Mayoral campaigns
Reed ran for Mayor of St. Louis three times:
- 2013 mayoral election—Reed lost in the Democratic Party primary to longtime incumbent mayor Francis Slay
- 2017 mayoral election.[34]—Reed came in third place out of seven candidates in the Democratic primary earning 18.3 percent of the vote. The two candidates who received more votes were Lyda Krewson and Tishaura Jones who received 32 percent and 30.4 percent of the vote respectively.[35]
- 2021 mayoral election, Reed came in third place in the primary election, and was eliminated in the unified primary adopted by St. Louis in 2020. He lost despite receiving the high-profile endorsement of Alderman John Collins-Muhammad, along with several other Aldermen including Alderwomen Shameem Clark-Hubbard, Marlene Davis, Carol Howard and Aldermen Brandon Bosley and Jack Coatar.[36] the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board,[37] and the United Food and Commercial Workers,[38][39][40]
Bribery conviction
Reed was President of the Board of Alderman of the for a record-long fifteen years. However, on May 25, 2022, Reed (along with Jeffrey Boyd and
Personal life
Reed is married to Mary Entrup, a former St. Louis judge.[20]
References
- ^ "Boyd quits St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Reed weighs leave after indictments".
- ^ a b Schlinkmann, Mark (June 7, 2022). "Lewis Reed resigns as St. Louis aldermanic president". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Kuerth, Jacob (December 28, 2022). "Where 3 disgraced St. Louis aldermen will serve their prison sentences". KSDK. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ a b c Kull, Katie (December 6, 2022). "'A scar' on St. Louis: 3 former aldermen get prison for bribery". STLtoday. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
[Reed received a sentence] of three years and nine months; [...] In all, charges said Reed received $18,500 in cash and campaign donations, [...] As part of [his sentence, Reed will be required to pay] an $18,500 fine.
- ^ a b "Former St. Louis Board of Alderman president and a former alderman plead guilty to bribery, other charges". August 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "KMOX EXCLUSIVE: Lewis Reed speaks out ahead of reporting to prison". www.audacy.com. January 9, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "'I drank a fifth of tequila every day': Former alderman Boyd says he doesn't remember taking first bribe". ksdk.com. January 24, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "SIUE".
- ^ "Lewis Reed: Board of Alderman". www.bizjournals.com. September 17, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "St. Louis City Ordinance 65910". Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "St. Louis City Ordinance 67319". Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "St. Louis City Ordinance 65498". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "St. Louis City Ordinance 67774". Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "Board of Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h Toler, Lindsay (February 8, 2016). "Lewis Reed Laughs, Supports Radio Host Who Calls Alderman a "Skanky Bitch"". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Levin, Sam (January 25, 2013). "Lewis Reed: "Grim Reaper of Radio" Bob Romanik Top Donor To Francis Slay Opponent". The Riverfront Times. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Pistor, Nicholas J. C. (January 25, 2013). "Lewis Reed raises $40k, some from controversial Metro East radio man". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Pistor, Nicholas J. C. (February 9, 2016). "Aldermanic president apologizes for not challenging profane radio host". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Fenske, Sarah (May 23, 2016). "Sexism, Lies and Audiotape: Top Aide to Lewis Reed Gets Caught on Covert Mission". The Riverfront Times. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- The St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Faulk, Mike; Addo, Koran (February 10, 2017). "Funding for Scottrade Center renovations gets final approval after fractious, confusing meeting". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c Wicentowski, Danny (December 18, 2018). "Fake Newspaper Site Targets Jamilah Nasheed, with Links to Rival Lewis Reed". The Riverfront Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c Wicentowski, Danny (December 27, 2018). "The St. Louis Guardian Debuts First Issue, as Publisher Defends Ties to Reed". The Riverfront Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c Wicentowski, Danny (March 7, 2019). "What Happened to the STL Guardian? Its Publisher Went to Work for Lewis Reed". The Riverfront Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c Moore, Doug (February 14, 2019). "What's in a name? Lewis Reed says Jamilah Nasheed is ineligible to run because of hers". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b Moore, Doug (February 21, 2019). "Muslim groups call on Lewis Reed to apologize for 'Islamophobic attack' on Jamilah Nasheed". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Muslim groups critical of St. Louis alderman president's comments". KMOV. February 20, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Lippmann, Rachel; Rosenbaum, Jason (March 5, 2019). "Reed Narrowly Wins 4th Term As St. Louis Aldermanic President". Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Currier, Joel (June 23, 2020). "Reed, Blunt violated users' free speech on Facebook and Twitter, lawsuits claim". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "Nine aldermen call on Reed to halt airport privatization bill". St. Louis American. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "StackPath". www.aviationpros.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Schlinkmann, Mark. "Lambert privatization plan yanked from Nov. 3 St. Louis ballot". STLtoday.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Addo, Koran. "Lewis Reed formally launches mayoral campaign". STLtoday.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Election Summary Report" (PDF). www.stlouis-mo.gov. March 17, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ Rieck, Dana. "100 local progressives unite behind Tishaura Jones for mayor". The St. Louis American. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Editorial: We recommend Lewis Reed and Cara Spencer in the St. Louis mayoral primary". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Editorial Board. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Proud to support Lewis Reed and to have moderated his two Facebook forms for union workers". Facebook. UFCW Local 655. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Reed, Lewis. "I'm honored to have the endorsement of @UFCW655 These hardworking individuals are essential to the future of our City. I'm looking forward to continuing my 100% track record w/ unions & continuing to support worker's rights as the next Mayor #ReedForMayor". Twitter. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "St. Louis City". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Mansouri, Kavahn; Rosenbaum, Jason; Lippmann, Rachel (June 2, 2022). "St. Louis Board President Lewis Reed and two aldermen indicted on federal bribery charges". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved June 2, 2022.