A closer look at Harry Reid

Submitted on November 21, 2006 - 6:52pm. Brian Duggan - Fall 2006

Name: Harry Mason Reid
Born: Dec. 2, 1939, in Searchlight, Nev., to a miner and a homemaker
Religion: Mormon
Education: Attended Southern Utah University on a boxing scholarship, earned a bachelor's degree from Utah State University. Worked his way through George Washington Law School as a U.S. Capitol Police officer.
Elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 1968, lieutenant governor in 1970, U.S. House in 1982 and the U.S. Senate in 1986
Headed Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1983
Served as Senate minority leader from 2004 to 2006
Favorite drink: Martinelli's Apple Juice

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