David Reid Announces Candidacy For House District 32

From Virginia General Assembly: David Reid, a retired Navy veteran and 17-year resident of Ashburn, today announced that he will run for the Virginia House of Delegates in the 32nd district. The 32nd House District includes Ashburn, Broadlands, and parts of Algonkian and Dulles in eastern Loudoun County.

David served 23 years in the US Navy Reserve, as a Naval Intelligence Officer, where he retired as a Commander (the equivalent of a US Army Lieutenant Colonel). While in the Navy, CDR Reid was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, and the Director of Central Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation. CDR Reid made two deployments to South Korea, one deployment to Iceland, a field deployment with the US Army, and participated in a NATO exercise onboard the USS Mount Whitney.

Simultaneous with serving in the Navy Reserve, David has over 30 years of experience in strategic management, banking, global telecommunications, and the defense industry. He also volunteered as a recreational and travel soccer coach, and team manager for Ashburn, Loudoun, and Reston soccer clubs. David is also a national and state certified soccer referee, where he still referees high school soccer games in the Ashburn area.

David stated on deciding to run for office, “I’ve spent a great deal of time over the past year talking with people in the community about their concerns and frustrations with the ‘business as usual’ politics in Richmond.” Reid added, “The people of Loudoun County are very ‘results-oriented’ and my experience in the Navy, in the community, and in business will provide them with innovative, bipartisan solutions to address the issues of transportation, education, college affordability, and public safety.”

David and his wife of 22 years have lived in Ashburn since 2000. Their daughters attended Loudoun County Public Schools and received an outstanding education at Mill Run Elementary, Eagle Ridge Middle School, and Briar Woods High School. Their eldest daughter is now a junior at the University of Virginia and their youngest daughter is a sophomore at Lynchburg College.

David holds a B.A. in Political Science from Northeastern Oklahoma State University and a Master’s Diploma in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College.

BACKGROUND - David Reid is a native Virginian who has lived most of his life in the state. He was born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Buena Vista (Rockbridge County), where the Reid family has lived since at least the 1790s. David’s parents divorced when he was 6 years old and his youngest brother was 2 years old. After his mother left home, David lived with his father and four siblings in a four-room cinder block house with no hot water, no indoor bathroom, and heated with a wood stove.

In 1972, David and three siblings moved from Buena Vista to the United Methodist Children’s Home in Richmond, VA where the children were placed into “cottages” based upon their age and gender. After spending 6-years at the Children’s Home, David and his youngest brother moved to Tahlequah, OK with foster parents. David completed high school in Oklahoma and attended college at Northeastern Oklahoma State University, where he earned B.A. in Political Science, with minors in History and Economics.

David was only able to attend college with the help of a part-time job, academic scholarships, Pell Grants, College Work Study, and Guaranteed Student Loans. He is the first person in his family to receive a four-year college degree. David later received a Master’s Diploma in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College and participated in graduate studies on International Development at the American University.

Upon completing his college degree and returning to Virginia, David recognized he had benefited from the great opportunities the United States offers and believed he owed something to the country. To repay the nation that had given him so much, in 1987, David volunteered to join the Navy Reserves, where he was commissioned as a Naval Intelligence Officer. While in the Navy, David rose to the rank of Commander, made two deployments to South Korea and one deployment to Iceland, provided intelligence support to Operation Desert Shield and Operation Enduring Freedom, and was awarded the distinguished Navy Commendation Medal on three occasions.

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