Stephen R. Reed

Stephen Russell Reed (August 9, 1949 – January 25, 2020)[1] was an American Democratic politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was re-elected to seven four-year terms, from 1982 to 2010.[2] After leaving office, Reed faced charges on nearly 500 counts of theft, fraud and corruption.[3][4] He pled guilty to 20 charges and was sentenced to probation.[5][6] He was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Reed died in Harrisburg on January 25, 2020 of prostate cancer at the age of 70.[7]

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  1. ↑ "PA Report 100" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capital Growth, Inc. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-30.
  2. ↑ Charles Thompson (July 14, 2015). "Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed charged with bribery, theft and dozens more criminal charges". Pennlive.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Howard Sheppard (July 14, 2015). "Attorney General Kane says Reed charges one of the most disturbing cases of public corruption". Fox43.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ Matt Miller (January 27, 2017). "Ex-Harrisburg Mayor Reed gets no jail time for stealing city artifacts". Pennlive.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Matt Miller (January 27, 2017). "City 'disappointed' former Mayor Reed will serve no jail time: Eric Papenfuse". Pennlive.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed dies at 70". Pennlive. 25 January 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

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