Mel Reynolds
Mel Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – October 1, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Gus Savage |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Jackson Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melvin Reynolds January 8, 1952 Mound Bayou, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | City Colleges of Chicago University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA) Lincoln College, Oxford (LLB) Harvard University (MPA) |
Melvin Reynolds (born January 8, 1952) is an American politician from Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. He resigned in October 1995 after a jury convicted him of sexual assault charges related to sex with an underage campaign worker.