[4] Reid has taught at the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Business at Memorial University.
From 2008 to 2010, he was a senior policy advisor to Liberal MP Siobhan Coady.
On September 6, 2019, he was appointed acting Speaker of the House of Assembly following Perry Trimper re-entering cabinet.
[5] Reid was elected Speaker at the beginning of the fall 2019 session of the House of Assembly defeating Trimper.
[8] He ran for re-election as Speaker at the beginning of the 50th General Assembly but was defeated by Derek Bennett.