1961-
Eecutive Director, Christian Coalition

Young Conserative.

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of a Naval physician, Ralph Reed became fascinated by politics as a student at Cutler Ridge Junior High School near Miami when he ran for class president. As a student at the University of Georgia, he joined the College Republicans and served an extended internship as a Senate aide in 1980-1981. In 1983 he became president of the National College Republicans. He was also "born again, both politically and religiously. As a campus politician, he had earned a reputation for ruthlessness that he came to regret and later apologized to some of his earlier opponents. He earned a Ph.D. in American History at Emory University shortly before joining the Christian Coalition.

Political Strategist of the Religious Right.

Ralph Reed served as executive director of the Christian Coalition from 1989 until 1997. He had previously been...