Harry Mason Reid Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017.
Harry Reid led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015.
Harry Reid began his public career as the city attorney for Henderson, Nevada, before being elected to the Nevada Assembly in 1968.
After being defeated in races for the United States Senate and mayor of Las Vegas, Harry Reid served as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981. From 1983 to 1987, Harry Reid represented Nevada’s 1st district in the United States House of Representatives.
Harry Reid was elected to the United States Senate in 1986 and served in the Senate from 1987 to 2017. Harry Reid served as the Senate Democratic Whip from 1999 to 2005 before succeeding Tom Daschle as Senate Minority Leader.
As Majority Leader, Harry Reid helped pass major legislation of the Obama administration, such as the Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Act, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
In 2013, under Harry Reid’s leadership, the Senate Democratic majority controversially invoked the “nuclear option” to eliminate the 60-vote requirement to end a filibuster for presidential nominations, other than nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Republicans took control of the Senate following the 2014 United States Senate elections, and Harry Reid served as Senate Minority Leader from 2015 until his retirement in 2017.
Harry Reid died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Henderson on December 28, 2021, at the age of 82.
Harry Reid is survived by his wife, Landra Gould and 5 kids.
Meet Rory Reid, Lana Reid, Key Reid, Leif Reid, And Josh Reid
The Reids had five children: a daughter and four sons. The eldest son, Rory, was an elected commissioner for Clark County, Nevada, of which he became chairman, and 2010 Democratic nominee in the election for Governor of Nevada. Another son, Josh Reid, unsuccessfully sought municipal office in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.
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