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Harry Reid
Sign in to saveAlso known as Harry Mason Reid, Harry M. Reid, Harry M Reid, Harry Mason Reid Jr., Harry Mason Reid, Jr.
American politician (1939–2021)
Key facts
- Whip
- Dick Durbin
- Preceded by
- Bill Frist
- Succeeded by
- Mitch McConnell
- Leader
- Tom Daschle
- Appointed by
- Mike O'Callaghan
- Governor
- Mike O'Callaghan
- Born
- Harry Mason Reid Jr. , ( 1939-12-02 ) December 2, 1939, Searchlight, Nevada , U.S.
- Died
- December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) (aged 82), Henderson, Nevada , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Landra Gould ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 )
- Children
- 5, including Rory
- Education
- Southern Utah University Utah State University ( BA ) George Washington University ( JD )
- Website
- Senate website (archived)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mason
- Family name
- Reid
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Searchlight
- Place of death
- Henderson
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Mormonism
- Official website
- www.reid.senate.gov
- Image
- Harry Reid official portrait.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Harry Reid
- date of birth
- 1939-12-02
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- Harry Reid
- name in native language
- Harry Reid
- birth name
- Harry Mason Reid Jr.
- legislative term
- 114th United States Congress
- writing language
- English language
- candidacy in election
- 2012 United States Senate elections
- social media followers
- 386401
- date of death
- 2021-12-28
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Harry Reid
- number of viewers/listeners
- 1853013
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Encyclopedic overview
Harry Mason Reid Jr. (/riːd/; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015.
After earning an undergraduate degree from Utah State University and a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University, Reid began his public career as the city attorney for Henderson, Nevada, before being elected to the Nevada Assembly in 1968. Gubernatorial candidate Mike O'Callaghan, Reid's former boxing coach, chose Reid as his running mate in 1970; following their victory Reid served as the 25th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1971 to 1975. After being defeated in races for the United States Senate and mayor of Las Vegas, Reid served as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981. From 1983 to 1987, Reid represented Nevada's 1st district in the United States House of Representatives.
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