stephen russell reed (august 9, 1949 – january 25, 2020) was an american democratic politician. he was the longest-serving mayor of harrisburg, pennsylvania. he was re-elected to seven four-year terms, from 1982 to 2010. after leaving office, reed faced charges on nearly 500 counts of theft, fraud and corruption. he pled guilty to 20 charges and was sentenced to probation. he was born in chambersburg, pennsylvania.