About Me
Loving wife of 37 year, mother of six childeren and grandmother of ten. Free spirit, a ready smile, and a drive to find a solution are all qualities Jean Reaves shares every day with those she comes in contact with. Jean reaves is focused, and yet flexible. Jean Reaves is fair and compassionate. She has a personal drive to serve her fellow man. She is a proven leader with the talent to empower people. She is bold but yet professional. She is respected and knowledgeable. She is professional and she is mature enough to seek advice from others and yet strong enough in her convictions to make a decision and follow it through. Jean Reaves is respected as successful businesswomean. She is noted for her expertise in management, advocacy and grassroots communnity development. Jean Reaves has a reputation for meeing challenges with determination. More importantley she sees issues through and achieves results. Jean Reaves has spent tireliess hours over the past 18 yeas advocationg for families, seniors, caregivers, the mentally ill, and Veterans. Through this process she has mastered the legislative process and built strong relationships with many members of the General Assembly, as well as relationships with our executive branch of government, and with our Congressional leadership. Jean is articulate in her speech, quick thinking but is clear in her goals. Jean Reaves is independent but yet embraces the benefits of compromise and team efforts. Jean Reaves was raised with the Demorcratic philosophy of the peoples' Party. She believes in government for the people, by the people. Jean Reaves will serve the citizens of House District 7 with dignity and pride, ever mindful fo thier mandates and desires in the performance of her duties.