Personal Life
Reagan lives in Seattle, with his wife, Doria (née Palmieri), a clinical psychologist whom he married in 1980.
Ron Reagan stated, in a 2004 New York Times interview, that he does not claim any religion, but that his sympathies are with Buddhism.
In a June 26, 2004, interview on Larry King Live, while discussing reasons why he would not run for political office, Ron Reagan stated "I'm an atheist... polls all say that, you know, people won't elect an atheist."
In February 2010 he was named to the Freedom From Religion Foundation's Honorary Board of distinguished achievers.
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