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| Date of birth | December 2, 1939(age 76) | | Place of birth | Searchlight, Nevada, United States | | Political party | Democratic Party | | Spouse | Landra Gould | | Children | 1 daughter
4 sons | | Alma mater | Southern Utah University
Utah State University
George Washington University | | Profession | Lawyer | | Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) | | Assumed office | January 3, 1987 | | Serving with Dean Heller | | Preceded by | Paul Laxalt | | Assumed office | January 3, 2007 | | Deputy | Dick Durbin | | Preceded by | Bill Frist | | In office | January 3, 2005 - January 3, 2007 | | Deputy | Dick Durbin | | Succeeded by | Mitch McConnell | | Preceded by | Tom Daschle | | In office | January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2005 | | Leader | Tom Daschle | | Succeeded by | Dick Durbin | | Preceded by | Don Nickles | | In office | January 20, 2001 - June 6, 2001 | | Leader | Tom Daschle | | Succeeded by | Don Nickles | | Preceded by | Don Nickles | | In office | January 3, 1999 - January 3, 2001 | | Leader | Tom Daschle | | Succeeded by | Don Nickles | | Preceded by | Wendell Ford | | In office | June 6, 2001 - January 3, 2003 | | Leader | Tom Daschle | | Succeeded by | Mitch McConnell | | Preceded by | Don Nickles | | In office | January 3, 2001 - January 20, 2001 | | Leader | Tom Daschle | | Succeeded by | Don Nickles | | Preceded by | Don Nickles |
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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, Lieutenant Governor, and chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
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