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Harry Reid

United States Senator
from Nevada
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 1987
Serving with Dean Heller
Preceded by Paul Laxalt
Senate Majority Leader
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2007
Deputy Dick Durbin
Preceded by Bill Frist
Senate Minority Leader
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
Deputy Dick Durbin
Preceded by Tom Daschle
Succeeded by Mitch McConnell
Senate Minority Whip
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Leader Tom Daschle
Preceded by Don Nickles
Succeeded by Dick Durbin
In office
January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001
Leader Tom Daschle
Preceded by Don Nickles
Succeeded by Don Nickles
In office
January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001
Leader Tom Daschle
Preceded by Wendell Ford
Succeeded by Don Nickles
Senate Majority Whip
In office
June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Leader Tom Daschle
Preceded by Don Nickles
Succeeded by Mitch McConnell
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001
Leader Tom Daschle
Preceded by Don Nickles
Succeeded by Don Nickles
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nevada's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by James David Santini (At-large)
Succeeded by James Bilbray
25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
In office
January 1971 – January 1975
Governor Mike O'Callaghan
Preceded by Edward Fike
Succeeded by Robert Rose
Personal details
Born Harry Mason Reid
December 2, 1939 (age 72)
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.
Alma mater Southern Utah University
Utah State University
George Washington University
Profession Attorney
Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
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Website reid.senate.gov

Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.

Previously, Reid was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Nevada's 1st congressional district, and served in Nevada local and state government as city attorney of Henderson, a state legislator, the 25th Lieutenant Governor, and chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.

As Senate Majority Leader and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Harry Reid has achieved a more senior elected position in the United States government than any Mormon in history. Also, if he completes his term as Senate Majority Leader of the 112th Congress, he will be one of only six senators to serve at least six years as Majority Leader along with Mike Mansfield, Alben Barkley, Lyndon Johnson, Robert Byrd, and George Mitchell.