Marilyn Reid brings with her quite a distinguished background of educated service.  Ms. Reid was State Representative for District 76, serving three terms and introducing legislation to create the Juvenile Court Judgeship and the termination of E check.  She was successful in amending legislation which changed the Ohio license plate to read BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION, bringing the acknowledgment of Aviation back to Greene County where it originated.  Ms. Reid developed a keen knowledge of the state budget and the capital bill and plans to use this experience on the local level.  She was known for fiscal conservative values and was awarded the Watchdog of the Treasury Award.

Ms. Reid attended Miami University and graduated from the University of Illinois.  She received a Juris Doctor Degree from Ohio Northern University School of Law and has been a practicing attorney for over 37 years.

Ms. Reid is the Past President of the Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce, Lioness, Altrusa, Jayceettes, and the Dayton Panhellenic Board of Trustees.  She was a member of the Lions and is currently a member of Rotary.  She has served on the Channel 14/16 Auction Board and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Beavercreek Friends of the Library. Ms. Reid served on the Ohio Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights and served as Executive Chairman of the Greene County Republican Party for over 11 years.  Ms. Reid was named to the Greene County Women’s Hall of Fame in 1996 along with the Who’s Who in American Women and given the AARP Woman’s Initiative Award. She also served on the Board of Elections.  

During her last term as a Greene County Commissioner Ms. Reid served as the President of the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC). She was a Board member of the County Commissioners’ Association of Ohio (CCAO), the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D).  Ms. Reid was on the Economic Development Sub Committee for the National Association of Counties (NACo), and was a member of the Ohio State Bar Association Law Library Task Force Committee.

Ms. Reid has two sons, David and Nelson, and five grandsons, William, David, Matthew, Stephen, Jonathan and granddaughter Abigail.