Reggie served for nearly a decade in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, most recently as the chief counsel to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY). Reggie’s experience includes working with industry, trade associations and coalitions, as well as state and local governments, and national and New York-based stakeholders and constituencies. He also co-managed a number of House caucuses, including Justice and Public Safety, Congressional Refinery and Congressional Maritime.

In his role as chief counsel to Leader Schumer, Reggie engaged with senior staff in the Senate, House of Representatives, the White House and executive branch agencies. Reggie oversaw Sen. Schumer’s portfolio on issues including cannabis reform and drug enforcement, election administration and democracy reform, criminal justice and policing, human and civil rights, and gun safety. He also developed, coordinated and oversaw Senate Democratic Caucus strategy related to these issues.

Prior to working with Sen. Schumer, Reggie served as the legislative director and, earlier, counsel to Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA). In his role, he managed a legislative portfolio including energy and the environment, intellectual property, judicial and legal reform, criminal justice and law enforcement, and human and civil rights.

Before joining Rep. Richmond’s office, Reggie served as an associate counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs’ Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight. He collaborated with senior staff to develop new legislation on government contracting oversight. He led an investigation into the lack of federal government oversight of U.S. infrastructure and assisted in conducting investigations and oversight hearings.