Prior to Joining the King County Council in February 2005, Reagan served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington. As a member of the Terrorism and Violent Crime Unit with Top Secret clearance, Reagan’s chief duties included the investigation and prosecution of cases involving federal weapons violations and issues of national security. Reagan also served as the Coordinator of FACE (Firearm Crime Enforcement Coalition of Western Washington), a multi-agency law enforcement effort which seeks to reduce gun-related violent crime. Reagan has also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and the District of Columbia.
In January 2001, Reagan was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Justice Department. Reagan worked as a Senior Counsel under United States Attorney General John Ashcroft, serving as the first National Coordinator for Project Safe Neighborhoods, the Bush administration’s national effort to reduce gun violence. From this post, Reagan served on the Executive Committee of the Attorney General's Task Force on Gun Violence and Chaired the Justice Department’s Firearms Enforcement Assistance Team (FEAT). This program was credited across the nation for reducing incidents of gun violence, including here in Western Washington. In 2003, Reagan was recognized by Attorney General John Ashcroft for significant contributions to the fight against gun violence in America.
Following September 11, 2001, Reagan worked as a Justice Department representative on the President’s Task Force on Citizen Preparedness and was actively involved in the formulation of USA Freedom Corps and Citizen Corps. He helped to design and implement the V.I.P.S. Program (Volunteers in Police Service) and led the Bush administration’s efforts to expand the National Neighborhood Watch Program to include the fight against terrorism. Reagan also participated in the investigation and prosecution of Zacharias Moussaoui in the Eastern District of Virginia, commonly referred to as the 20th Hijacker.
Before joining the Justice Department, Reagan lived in Bellevue, Washington, and practiced law for several years with the law firm, Inslee, Best, Doezie & Ryder, P.S. He is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, Order of Barristers, and was a judicial aid to the Honorable Barbara Durham, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington.
Reagan has been actively involved with a number of charitable causes, including service as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Eastside Business Alliance; the Board of the Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP)--providing pro bono representation to victims of Domestic Violence; the Board of the Eastside Heritage Center; and on the Board of Lawyers Helping Hungry Children (LHHC)--an emergency feeding program located in Seattle.
In March of 2007, Reagan married Paige Green. The couple reside in unincorporated King County outside of Maple Valley.