Harry Reed
| Harry Reid | |
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| Senate Minority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Deputy | Dick Durbin |
| Preceded by | Mitch McConnell |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Schumer |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Deputy | Dick Durbin |
| Preceded by | Tom Daschle |
| Succeeded by | Mitch McConnell |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Deputy | Dick Durbin |
| Preceded by | Bill Frist |
| Succeeded by | Mitch McConnell |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Leader | Tom Daschle |
| Preceded by | Don Nickles |
| Succeeded by | Dick Durbin |
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In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 |
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| Leader | Tom Daschle |
| Preceded by | Don Nickles |
| Succeeded by | Don Nickles |
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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 | |
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In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Leader | Tom Daschle |
| Preceded by | Don Nickles |
| Succeeded by | Mitch McConnell |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001 |
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| Leader | Tom Daschle |
| Preceded by | Don Nickles |
| Succeeded by | Don Nickles |
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United States Senator from Nevada |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Laxalt |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Cortez Masto |
| 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 Santini (At-large) |
| Succeeded by | James Bilbray |
| Chair of the Nevada Gaming Commission | |
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In office March 27, 1977 – January 5, 1981 |
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| Appointed by | Mike O'Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Peter Echeverria |
| Succeeded by | Carl Dodge |
| 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
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In office January 4, 1971 – January 5, 1975 |
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| Governor | Mike O'Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Edward Fike |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rose |
| Personal details | |
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Harry Mason Reid December 2, 1939 Searchlight, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Landra Gould (1959–present) |
| Children | 5 (notably Rory) |
| Education |
Southern Utah University Utah State University (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Senate website (Archived) |
Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is a retired American politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He served as the leader of the Senate Democrats from 2005 to 2017 and as the Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015.
Reid began his public career as the city attorney for Henderson, Nevada, before winning election to the Nevada Assembly. Reid's former boxing coach, Mike O'Callaghan, chose Reid as his running mate in the 1970 Nevada gubernatorial election, and Reid served as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1971 to 1974. After being defeated in races for the United States Senate and the position of 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.
Reid won election to the United States Senate in 1986 and served in the Senate from 1987 to 2017. He served as the Senate Democratic Whip from 1999 to 2005 before succeeding Tom Daschle as Senate Minority Leader. The Democrats won control of the Senate after the 2006 Senate elections and Reid became the Senate Majority Leader in 2007. He held that position for the last two years of George W. Bush's presidency and the first six years of Barack Obama's presidency. As Majority Leader, he helped pass major legislation such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Republicans took control of the Senate following the 2014 Senate elections, and Reid served as Senate Minority Leader from 2015 to his retirement in 2017.
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