Gerald A. Reynolds (born 1964) is an American politician and lawyer who served as chairman of the

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from 2004 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was appointed by President

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on December 6, 2004. He succeeded

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and served a six-year term as chairman.

Education

He received his

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degree in history from York College and his

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degree from

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, where he served on the editorial board of the ''

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''.

Career

Prior to his government work, he served as the president of the Center for New Black Leadership, and worked as a legal analyst for the

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. He practiced law with Schatz & Schatz, Ribicoff & Kotkin, a firm based out of

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. On March 29, 2002, Reynolds was appointed by Bush to the position of Assistant Secretary of Education for the Office for Civil Rights. He later served as a deputy associate attorney general in the

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, providing legal advice on various matters to the

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. He has served on the national advisory board of Project 21, a program within the

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, that seeks to provide a forum for conservatives within the black community. Since 2012, he has worked as general counsel, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary at LG&E and KU Energy.Profile
, lge-ku.com; accessed January 2, 2015.

Writing

Reynolds has written articles on public policy issues, which were published in various publications, including ''Black Family Today'', ''

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'', ''The CQ Researcher'', ''Orange Register,'' and ''

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''. He edited a book on race within the criminal justice system.

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* 1964 births Living people Boston University School of Law alumni United States Commission on Civil Rights members Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) York College, City University of New York alumni George W. Bush administration personnel African-American government officials Connecticut Republicans {{US-law-bio-stub