9 4 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁and ▁lawyer ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁ 6 4 th ▁Mayor ▁of ▁San ▁Jose , ▁California ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Re ed ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Garden ▁City , ▁Kansas . ▁Re ed ▁attended ▁Garden ▁City ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁helped ▁the ▁school ▁win ▁a ▁state ▁championship ▁in ▁basketball ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁after ▁att ending ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁Academy . ▁At ▁the ▁Academy , ▁he ▁graduated ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁his ▁class ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁cad et ▁wing ▁commander , ▁the ▁highest ▁position ▁a ▁USA FA ▁cad et ▁can ▁achieve . ▁Re ed ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁Academy ▁to ▁max ▁out ▁( top ▁score ) ▁on ▁the ▁Phys ical ▁F it ness ▁Test . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force , ▁Re ed ▁attended ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Public ▁Affairs . ▁Later , ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁Th ailand . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁having ▁reached ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain , ▁and ▁attended ▁Stan ford ▁Law ▁School ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁J . D . ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁passing ▁the ▁bar , ▁Re ed