Harry Reid
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| Harry Reid | |
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| United States Senator from Nevada |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1987 Serving with Dean Heller |
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| Preceded by | Paul Laxalt |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2007 |
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| Deputy | Dick Durbin |
| Preceded by | Bill Frist |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Deputy | Dick Durbin |
| Preceded by | Tom Daschle |
| Succeeded by | Mitch McConnell |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Leader | Tom Daschle |
| Preceded by | Don Nickles |
| Succeeded by | Dick Durbin |
| In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 |
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| Leader | Tom Daschle |
| Preceded by | Don Nickles |
| Succeeded by | Don Nickles |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Leader | Tom Daschle |
| Preceded by | Wendell Ford |
| Succeeded by | Don Nickles |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
| In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Leader | Tom Daschle |
| Preceded by | Don Nickles |
| Succeeded by | Mitch McConnell |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001 |
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| Leader | Tom Daschle |
| Preceded by | Don Nickles |
| Succeeded by | Don Nickles |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 1st district |
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| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | James David Santini (At-large) |
| Succeeded by | James Bilbray |
| 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
| In office January 1971 – January 1975 |
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| Governor | Mike O'Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Edward Fike |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rose |
| Member of the Nevada Assembly | |
| In office 1969–1971 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Mason Reid December 2, 1939 Searchlight, Nevada, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Landra Gould |
| Children | Lana Reid Rory Reid Leif Reid Josh Reid Key Reid |
| Residence | Searchlight, Nevada, U.S., Washington, D.C. |
| Alma mater | Southern Utah University Utah State University George Washington University |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
| Signature | |
| Website | reid.senate.gov |
Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States senator from Nevada. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. Earlier, Reid was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada.
Reid was born on December 2, 1939 in Searchlight, Nevada[1]. He studied at Southern Utah University, at Utah State University, and at George Washington University. He is married to Landra Gould. They have 5 children. He now lives in Searchlight, Nevada and in Washington, D.C..
References [change]
- ↑ Smith, Christopher (June 9, 2001). Senate's New Majority Whip: Senator Harry Reid of Nevada. Salt Lake Tribune.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Harry Reid at Wikimedia Commons