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During his time in the Florida House, Reeves lobbied for a $100,000 state grant that enabled the creation of the [[Historic Pensacola Preservation Board]].<ref>[http://www.inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=4764 "Who's the Man?"] ''Independent News'', June 14, 2007.</ref> It was awarded by Governor [[Wikipedia:Claude R. Kirk, Jr.|Claude R. Kirk]] on [[July 5]], [[1967]].<ref>J. Earle Bowden. "Forty years later, history still at home in Pensacola." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 10, 2007.</ref> | During his time in the Florida House, Reeves lobbied for a $100,000 state grant that enabled the creation of the [[Historic Pensacola Preservation Board]].<ref>[http://www.inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=4764 "Who's the Man?"] ''Independent News'', June 14, 2007.</ref> It was awarded by Governor [[Wikipedia:Claude R. Kirk, Jr.|Claude R. Kirk]] on [[July 5]], [[1967]].<ref>J. Earle Bowden. "Forty years later, history still at home in Pensacola." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 10, 2007.</ref> | ||
− | In [[ | + | In [[2002]], nearly twenty years after leaving office, Reeves ran for the [[Florida House District 2]] seat, citing a need for better representation of the Pensacola area. Formerly a Democrat, Reeves changed parties about a year before the campaign.<ref>"Two veterans vie for House seat." ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 28, 2002.</ref> He lost to [[Dave Murzin]] by 41 votes in the Republican primary.<ref>"Murzin wins; Reeves drops recount bid." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 14, 2002.</ref> |
==Community involvement== | ==Community involvement== |