| Mike Reese | |
| State House: | Pennsylvania |
| District: | 59th |
| Predecessor: | Jess M. Stairs |
| Successor: | Leslie Rossi |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | Duquesne University |
Michael P. Reese (March 7, 1978 – January 2, 2021) was an American politician. A Republican, he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2009 until his death in 2021.[1] Reese was secretary of the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus for the 2019–2020 session, and had been elected to serve as caucus chairman in 2021.[2]
Prior to his election to the House, Reese worked in the admissions office of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. He also worked at Westmoreland County Community College, serving as a faculty member of the business division. Just before his first term as a state representative, Reese was the Westmoreland County Assistant Director of Financial Administration.[3] He served as secretary of the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus for the 2019–2020 session and had been elected to serve as caucus chairman in 2021 prior to his death.[2]
Michael Reese was born on March 7, 1978,[4] in Mount Pleasant Township and graduated from Mount Pleasant Area High School. He went on to Duquesne University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in secondary education with a concentration in history. Reese earned a master's in business administration from Seton Hill University in 2004.[3]
Reese was diagnosed with COVID-19 in December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania.[5] He died from a suspected brain aneurysm at a hospital in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on January 2, 2021, at age 42.[6]