Ogden R. Reid

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Ogden Rogers Reid (born June 24, 1925) was a member of the House of Representatives.

Reid was born in New York, New York and he graduated from Deerfield Academy and Yale University. He was widely known by his nickname, "Brownie." His family owned the New York Herald Tribune and, before that the New York Tribune. From 1959 to 1961, Reid was the U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Reid was elected to Congress as a Republican in 1962. Reid was on the liberal fringe of the GOP and faced repeated challenges in primaries. On March 22, 1972, he switched parties and joined the Democratic Party. Reid said that he could not support Richard Nixon for re-election and the Republican party had "moved to the right" and was "not showing the compassion and sensitivity to meet the problems of the average American." Reid defeated a Republican challenge later on in 1972. Reid declined to seek re-election in 1974 and he ran for Governor of New York briefly, dropping out of the race before the election. He later served in the administration of Democratic governor Hugh Carey as Commissioner of Environmental Conservation and was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the post of Westchester County Executive in 1983.

Preceded by Edwin B. Dooley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th congressional district 1963–1973	Succeeded by Benjamin A. Gilman
Preceded by Mario Biaggi	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 24th congressional district 1973–1975	Succeeded by Richard Ottinger