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Reeves ran without opposition for his third uncompleted term in 2002. After Reeves's death, the Democrat Martin Smith "Marty" Sanders, III (born July 1956) served as DA on an interim basis and immediately faced questions about financial irregularities in the office remaining from Reeves's tenure.  Richard Christopher "Chris" Nevils (born December 1969), a Democrat who later turned Independent, polled 57.8 percent of the vote in the [[special election]] held on April 1, 2006, to choose Reeves's successor.<ref name=aprilelection>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 1, 2006.</ref> Still the DA, Nevils had previous experience in the DA's office in East Baton Rouge Parish and, in his words, was the "only candidate to have prosecuted successfully [[misdemeanor]] and [[felony]] criminal cases and continued with their appeal through state, federal, and U.S. supreme courts."<ref name=jleggett/> Sanders sought the position too but finished a distant second to Nevils in the four-candidate field with less than 22 percent of the votes cast.<ref name=aprilelection/>

Reeves ran without opposition for his third uncompleted term in 2002. After Reeves's death, the Democrat Martin Smith "Marty" Sanders, III (born July 1956) served as DA on an interim basis and immediately faced questions about financial irregularities in the office remaining from Reeves's tenure.  Richard Christopher "Chris" Nevils (born December 1969), a Democrat who later turned Independent, polled 57.8 percent of the vote in the [[special election]] held on April 1, 2006, to choose Reeves's successor.<ref name=aprilelection>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 1, 2006.</ref> Still the DA, Nevils had previous experience in the DA's office in East Baton Rouge Parish and, in his words, was the "only candidate to have prosecuted successfully [[misdemeanor]] and [[felony]] criminal cases and continued with their appeal through state, federal, and U.S. supreme courts."<ref name=jleggett/> Sanders sought the position too but finished a distant second to Nevils in the four-candidate field with less than 22 percent of the votes cast.<ref name=aprilelection/>

In 2004 alone, Reeves donated a combined $8,725 to several Democratic political candidates, including then [[U.S. Representative]] [[Rodney Alexander]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district, but his contribution came before Alexander switched to the [[Republican Party]]]. He also contributed to the successful candidate [[Charlie Melancon]] of Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. He gave to Representative Chris John of the former 7th congressional distric,  who ran unsuccessfully for the [[U. S. Senate]] against Republican [[David Vitter]] to fill the seat vacated by Democrat [[John Breaux]]. Reeves gave more than $2,000 to the Louisiana Democratic Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/terry-reeves.asp?cycle=04|title=Terry Reeves Political Contributions in 2004|publisher=campaignmoney.com|accessdate=May 24, 2015}}</ref> In 2000, he contributed $3,950, mostly to his state party, but $450 to then U.S. Senator [[Mary Landrieu]]'s pending successful bid for a second term in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/terry-reeves.asp?cycle=00|title=Terry Reeves Political Contributions in 2000|publisher=campaignmoney.com|accessdate=May 24, 2015}}</ref>

In 2004 alone, Reeves donated a combined $8,725 to several Democratic political candidates, including then [[U.S. Representative]] [[Rodney Alexander]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district, but his contribution came before Alexander switched to the [[Republican Party]]]. He also contributed to the successful candidate [[Charlie Melancon]] of Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. He gave to Representative Chris John of the former 7th congressional distric,  who ran unsuccessfully for the [[U.S. Senate]] against Republican [[David Vitter]] to fill the seat vacated by Democrat [[John Breaux]]. Reeves gave more than $2,000 to the Louisiana Democratic Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/terry-reeves.asp?cycle=04|title=Terry Reeves Political Contributions in 2004|publisher=campaignmoney.com|accessdate=May 24, 2015}}</ref> In 2000, he contributed $3,950, mostly to his state party, but $450 to then U.S. Senator [[Mary Landrieu]]'s pending successful bid for a second term in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/terry-reeves.asp?cycle=00|title=Terry Reeves Political Contributions in 2000|publisher=campaignmoney.com|accessdate=May 24, 2015}}</ref>

==Suicide by firearm==

==Suicide by firearm==