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{{Infobox officeholder
| image        = Harry Reid official portrait 2009.jpg
| caption      = Official portrait, 2009
| alt          = An elderly Reid in suit and tie smiling

| office        = [[Senate Majority Leader]]
| term_start    = January 3, 2007
| term_end      = January 3, 2015
| 1blankname    = Whip
| 1namedata     = [[Dick Durbin]]
| predecessor   = [[Bill Frist]]
| successor     = [[Mitch McConnell]]

| office1       = [[Senate Minority Leader]]
| term_start1   = January 3, 2015
| term_end1     = January 3, 2017
| 1blankname1   = Whip
| 1namedata1    = Dick Durbin
| predecessor1  = Mitch McConnell
| successor1    = [[Chuck Schumer]]
| term_start2   = January 3, 2005
| term_end2     = January 3, 2007
| 1blankname2   = Whip
| 1namedata2    = Dick Durbin
| predecessor2  = [[Tom Daschle]]
| successor2    = Mitch McConnell

| office3       = [[Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus]]
| term_start3   = January 3, 2005 
| term_end3     = January 3, 2017
| 1blankname3   = Vice Chair
| 1namedata3    = Chuck Schumer{{Efn|From 2007 to 2017.}}
| predecessor3  = Tom Daschle
| successor3    = Chuck Schumer

| office4       = [[Senate Minority Whip]]
| leader4       = Tom Daschle
| term_start4   = January 3, 2003
| term_end4     = January 3, 2005
| predecessor4  = [[Don Nickles]]
| successor4    = [[Dick Durbin]]
| leader5       = Tom Daschle
| term_start5   = January 20, 2001
| term_end5     = June 6, 2001
| predecessor5  = Don Nickles
| successor5    = Don Nickles
| leader6       = Tom Daschle
| term_start6   = January 3, 1999
| term_end6     = January 3, 2001
| predecessor6  = [[Wendell Ford]]
| successor6    = Don Nickles

| office7       = [[Senate Majority Whip]]
| leader7       = Tom Daschle
| term_start7   = June 6, 2001
| term_end7     = January 3, 2003
| predecessor7  = Don Nickles
| successor7    = Mitch McConnell

| leader8       = Tom Daschle
| term_start8   = January 3, 2001
| term_end8     = January 20, 2001
| predecessor8  = Don Nickles
| successor8    = Don Nickles
| jr/sr9        = United States Senator
| state9        = [[Nevada]]
| term_start9   = January 3, 1987
| term_end9     = January 3, 2017
| predecessor9  = [[Paul Laxalt]]
| successor9    = [[Catherine Cortez Masto]]

| state10       = Nevada
| district10    = {{ushr|NV|1|1st}}
| term_start10  = January 3, 1983
| term_end10    = January 3, 1987
| predecessor10 = [[James David Santini|James Santini]] ([[Nevada's at-large congressional district|at-large]])
| successor10   = [[James Bilbray]]

| office11      = Chair of the [[Nevada Gaming Commission]]
| appointed11   = [[Mike O'Callaghan]]
| term_start11  = March 27, 1977
| term_end11    = January 5, 1981
| predecessor11 = Peter Echeverria
| successor11   = Carl Dodge

| order12       = 25th
| office12      = Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
| governor12    = Mike O'Callaghan
| term_start12  = January 4, 1971
| term_end12    = January 5, 1975
| predecessor12 = [[Edward Fike]]
| successor12   = [[Robert E. Rose|Robert Rose]]

| state_assembly13 = Nevada
| district13    = 4th
| term_start13  = January 6, 1969
| term_end13    = January 4, 1971
| predecessor13 = Edward Fike
| successor13   = Robert Rose

| birth_name    = Harry Mason Reid Jr.
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1939|12|2}}
| birth_place   = [[Searchlight, Nevada]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2021|12|28|1939|12|2}}
| death_place   = [[Henderson, Nevada]], U.S.
| party         = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse        = {{marriage|Landra Gould|1959}}
| children      = 5, including [[Rory Reid (politician)|Rory]]
| alma_mater    = {{ubl|[[Southern Utah University]]|[[Utah State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[George Washington University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}}
| website       = {{Official website |https://web.archive.org/web/20170102042007/http://www.reid.senate.gov|name=Senate website}} (archived)
| signature     = Harry Reid Signature.svg
| module        = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Honors Retiring Sen. Arlen Specter.ogg|title=Harry Reid's voice|type=speech|description=Harry Reid honors retiring Senator [[Arlen Specter]]<br/>Recorded December 15, 2010}}
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'''Harry Mason Reid Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|r|iː|d}}; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from [[Nevada]] from 1987 to 2017. He led the [[Senate Democratic Caucus]] from 2005 to 2017 and was the [[Senate Majority Leader]] from 2007 to 2015.

After earning an undergraduate degree from [[Utah State University]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[George Washington University]], Reid began his public career as the city attorney for [[Henderson, Nevada]], before being elected to the [[Nevada Assembly]] in 1968. Gubernatorial candidate [[Mike O'Callaghan]], Reid's former boxing coach, chose Reid as his running mate in [[1970 Nevada gubernatorial election|1970]]; following their victory Reid served as the 25th [[lieutenant governor of Nevada]] from 1971 to 1975. After being defeated in races for the United States Senate and [[List of mayors of Las Vegas|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 congressional district|Nevada's 1st district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]].

Reid was elected 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 United States Senate elections]], and Reid became the Senate Majority Leader in 2007. He held that position for the final two years of [[George W. Bush]]'s presidency and for the first six years of [[Barack Obama]]'s presidency. As majority leader, Reid helped pass major legislation of the [[Obama administration]], such as the [[Affordable Care Act]], the [[Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act|Dodd–Frank Act]], and the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]]. In 2013, under Reid's leadership, the [[Senate Democratic Caucus|Senate Democratic majority]] controversially invoked the "[[nuclear option]]" to eliminate the 60-vote requirement to end a filibuster for [[Presidential nominee|presidential nominations]], other than nominations to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite web |date=July 9, 2018 |title=Nuclear option: Why Trump's Supreme Court pick needs only 51 votes |publisher=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nuclear-option-why-trumps-supreme-court-pick-needs-only-51-votes-in-the-senate/ |access-date=December 27, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209035008/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nuclear-option-why-trumps-supreme-court-pick-needs-only-51-votes-in-the-senate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Republicans took control of the Senate following the [[2014 United States Senate elections]], and Reid served as Senate Minority Leader from 2015 until his retirement in 2017. Reid is Nevada's longest-serving senator, surpassing [[John Percival Jones|John P. Jones]]'s record by two days.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 29, 2021|title=Harry Reid, Nevada's longest-serving senator, dead at 82 after battling pancreatic cancer|url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/harry-reid-nevadas-longest-serving-state-senator-dead-at-82|access-date=January 18, 2022|website=KTNV|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229013924/https://www.ktnv.com/news/harry-reid-nevadas-longest-serving-state-senator-dead-at-82|archive-date=December 29, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reid was succeeded as the Senate Democratic leader by [[Chuck Schumer]], whose leadership bid had been endorsed by Reid. Along with [[Alben W. Barkley]] and [[Mike Mansfield]], Reid was one of only three senators to have served at least eight years as majority leader. [[Harry Reid International Airport]], which serves the [[Las Vegas Valley]], was named after Reid on December 14, 2021, two weeks before his death from cancer.<ref name="8newsnow.com">{{cite web |date = December 11, 2021 |title = Las Vegas' McCarran becomes 'Harry Reid International Airport' starting Tuesday |url = https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/its-official-mccarran-becomes-harry-reid-international-airport-starting-tuesday/ |access-date = December 13, 2021 |website = KLAS |language = en-US |archive-date = December 13, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211213221400/https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/its-official-mccarran-becomes-harry-reid-international-airport-starting-tuesday/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The airport was previously named after [[Pat McCarran]], one of Reid's Senate predecessors.

==Early life and early career==
Harry Mason Reid Jr. was born on December 2, 1939, in [[Searchlight, Nevada]], the third of four sons of Harry Reid, a rock miner, and Inez Orena (Jaynes) Reid, a laundress for local brothels.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCarthy |first1=Tom |title=Harry Reid, who led Senate Democrats for 12 years, dies at 82 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/28/harry-reid-senate-democrats-nevada-dies |access-date=December 29, 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=December 29, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Jonathan|date=December 29, 2021|title=Harry M. Reid, a Power in the Senate, Dies at 82|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/us/politics/harry-reid-dead.html|access-date=December 29, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229015309/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/us/politics/harry-reid-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At that time, Searchlight was a small, impoverished town.<ref name=Leibovich>{{Cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/harry-reid-has-a-few-words-for-washington/ar-BBRHJ9p |title=Harry Reid Has a Few Words for Washington |last=Leibovich |first=Mark |date=January 2, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 2, 2019 |language=en-US |via=MSN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102202801/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/harry-reid-has-a-few-words-for-washington/ar-BBRHJ9p |archive-date=January 2, 2019 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His father died of suicide in 1972, at the age of 58, when Harry was 32 years old.<ref name="walsh-newyorker" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=Jay David |title=Sen. Reid releases statement on his father's suicide 37 years ago |url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/278939 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225165942/https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/278939 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |date=September 9, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His paternal grandmother was an English immigrant from [[Darlaston, Staffordshire]]. Reid's boyhood home was a shack with no indoor toilet, hot water or telephone.<ref name="walsh-newyorker" /><ref name=nythardball>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/us/politics/reid-pushing-tough-strategy-in-showdown-with-gop.html|title=In Showdown With G.O.P., a Scrappy Reid Plays Hardball|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 2, 2013|first=Jeremy W.|last=Peters|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112040832/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/us/politics/reid-pushing-tough-strategy-in-showdown-with-gop.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since Searchlight had no high school, Reid boarded with relatives {{convert|40|mi}} away, in [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]], so that he could attend [[Basic High School]],<ref name="walsh-newyorker" /> where he played [[High school football|football]] and was an [[Amateur boxing|amateur boxer]].<ref>Smith, Christopher (June 9, 2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20010702080335/http://www.adherents.com/largecom/lds_Reid.html Senate's New Majority Whip: Senator Harry Reid of Nevada]. ''Salt Lake Tribune''.</ref> While at Basic High, he met future Nevada governor [[Mike O'Callaghan]], who was a teacher there and served as Reid's boxing coach. Reid attended [[Southern Utah University]] and graduated from [[Utah State University]] in 1961, where he double-majored in political science and history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alumni in Politics: From Old Main Hill to Capitol Hill|date=June 17, 2010|url=http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=47507|publisher=Utah State University|access-date=April 28, 2012|archive-date=October 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022013100/http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=47507|url-status=live}}</ref> He also minored in economics at Utah State's [[Jon M. Huntsman School of Business|School of Commerce and Business Administration]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=Catherine|title=Sen. Reid remembers Aggie days: Alumnus makes waves in the political world|url=http://www.usustatesman.com/sen-reid-remembers-aggie-days-1.2736875#.T5x746t8BtR|work=The Utah Statesman|date=April 27, 2012|access-date=April 28, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512181727/http://www.usustatesman.com/sen-reid-remembers-aggie-days-1.2736875#.T5x746t8BtR|archive-date=May 12, 2012}}</ref> He then attended [[George Washington University Law School]] while working as a police officer for the [[United States Capitol Police]], and he earned his [[Juris Doctor]] in 1964.<ref name=Leibovich />

==Early political career==
{{Further|Electoral history of Harry Reid}}

===State politics===
Reid returned to Nevada after law school and served as Henderson [[city attorney]] before being elected to the [[Nevada Assembly]] for the multi-member fourth district of [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] in 1968. In 1970, at age 30, Reid was chosen by O'Callaghan as his [[running mate]] for [[Lieutenant Governor of Nevada]]. Reid and O'Callaghan won their respective races, and Reid served as lieutenant governor from 1971 until 1974, when he ran for the U.S. Senate seat that was being vacated by [[Alan Bible]]. He lost by fewer than 700 votes to former governor [[Paul Laxalt]]. In 1975, Reid ran for [[List of mayors of Las Vegas|mayor of Las Vegas]] and lost to [[Bill Briare]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nevadalabor.com/barbwire/barb99/barb8-29-99.html|title=Dustbusters, sex appeal and Sen. Frankie Sue|access-date=July 14, 2009|archive-date=May 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517133249/http://www.nevadalabor.com/barbwire/barb99/barb8-29-99.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reid served as [[Chair (official)|chairman]] of the [[Nevada Gaming Commission]] from 1977 to 1981. When [[Jack Gordon (entertainment manager)|Jack Gordon]] offered Reid a $12,000 bribe to get approval of new games for casinos, Reid brought in the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] to tape Gordon's bribery attempt and arrest him. After FBI agents interrupted the transaction, as prearranged, Reid lost his temper and attempted to choke Gordon, saying "You son of a bitch, you tried to bribe me!" before agents stopped him. Gordon was convicted in 1979 and sentenced to six months in prison. Reid presided over the 1979 hearing that refused to issue a gaming license to casino operator [[Frank Rosenthal]] because of his ties to organized crime groups such as the [[Chicago Outfit]] and particularly his close personal association with mobster [[Anthony Spilotro]]. Reid later stated that "Rosenthal was the only person that I was ever afraid of."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hagar|first1=Ray|last2=Newsmakers|first2=Nevada|date=December 14, 2019|title=Harry Reid, former governor recall battling mob in Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/dec/14/harry-reid-former-governor-recall-battling-mob-in/|access-date=June 25, 2021|website=lasvegassun.com|language=en|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625161219/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/dec/14/harry-reid-former-governor-recall-battling-mob-in/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rosenthal loudly and publicly confronted Reid after the hearing, telling gathered reporters that he had performed many personal favors for Reid. Reid conceded under heated interrogation from Rosenthal that the two men had met for lunch at his [[Stardust Resort and Casino]] and that he had asked Rosenthal to cover up undesirable news stories.<ref>{{Citation|title=Harry Reid vs Frank Rosenthal|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m1wJNft4OE| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211104/2m1wJNft4OE| archive-date=November 4, 2021 | url-status=live|language=en|access-date=June 25, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> FBI wiretaps captured mobsters claiming that Reid was under their control, causing governor [[Robert List]] to feel pressure to ask Reid to resign. However, List believed Reid's assertions that the accusations were baseless. In 1981, Reid's wife found a [[Car bomb|bomb]] attached to the family station wagon;<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/harry-reid-life-story-2012-11|title=The Fabulous Life Of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid|last=Hickey|first=Walt|date=November 21, 2019|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=May 30, 2019|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801131308/https://www.businessinsider.com/harry-reid-life-story-2012-11|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/jane-ann-morrison/mystery-remains-over-reid-car-bomb/|title=Mystery remains over Reid car bomb|last=Morrison|first=Jane Ann|date=October 30, 2009|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=May 30, 2019|archive-date=May 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531033258/https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/jane-ann-morrison/mystery-remains-over-reid-car-bomb/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/28/reid-lowden-spar-over-car-bomb-story-gibbons-joins/|title=Reid, Lowden spar over car bomb story, Gibbons joins mix|last=Mascaro|first=Lisa|date=October 28, 2019|website=Las Vegas Sun|access-date=May 30, 2019|archive-date=May 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531033253/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/28/reid-lowden-spar-over-car-bomb-story-gibbons-joins/|url-status=live}}</ref> Reid suspected it was placed by Rosenthal or Gordon, although this has never been proven in court.<ref name="walsh-newyorker" />

===Member of the U.S. House of Representatives===
Before the [[1980 United States Census|1980 Census]], Nevada had only a single at-large member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], but population growth in the 1970s resulted in the state picking up a second district. Reid won the Democratic nomination for the [[Nevada's 1st congressional district|1st district]], based in Las Vegas, in 1982, and easily won the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37188|title=Our Campaigns - NV District 1 Race - Nov 02, 1982|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=December 29, 2021|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171411/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37188|url-status=live}}</ref> He was re-elected in [[1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada|1984]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=52006|title=Our Campaigns - NV District 1 Race - Nov 06, 1984|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=December 29, 2021|archive-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924120219/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=52006|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reid was instrumental in the establishment of [[Great Basin National Park]], sponsoring the bill creating it in 1986 and ensuring the protection of [[Wheeler Peak (Nevada)|Wheeler Peak]] and groves of [[bristlecone pine]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harry Reid's Tireless Campaign for Great Basin|url=https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2020/harry-reid-fellowship-campaign-for-great-basin?sfmc_id=3495398|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=University of Nevada, Reno|language=en-us}}</ref>

==U.S. Senate==
===Elections===
[[File:Harry Reid official portrait.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Reid during the [[107th United States Congress|107th Congress]] in 2002]]
In [[1986 United States Senate election in Nevada|1986]], Reid won the Democratic nomination for the seat of retiring two-term incumbent Republican Senator [[Paul Laxalt]]. Reid defeated former at-large U.S. Representative [[James David Santini|Jim Santini]], a Democrat who had turned Republican, in the November election. Reid ran for reelection in [[1992 United States Senate election in Nevada|1992]] which he won by a double-digit margin. In [[1998 United States Senate election in Nevada|1998]] he narrowly defeated U.S. Representative [[John Ensign]] in the midst of a statewide Republican sweep. In [[2004 United States Senate election in Nevada|2004]], Reid won reelection with 61 percent of the vote, defeating [[Richard Ziser]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/03/27/timeline-harry-reid-years/70548536/ |title=Timeline: Harry Reid through the years |publisher=Rgj.com |date= |accessdate=December 29, 2021 }}</ref>

Ensign was elected to Nevada's other Senate seat in 2000. Ensign and Reid had a very good relationship despite their bitter contest in 1998. The two frequently worked together on Nevada issues until Ensign resigned his Senate seat in 2011 due to an ethics scandal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reid.senate.gov/about/index.cfm |title=Biography |publisher=Reid.senate.gov |date=February 13, 2009 |access-date=August 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316051233/http://reid.senate.gov/about/index.cfm |archive-date=March 16, 2008 }}</ref>

In 2010, Reid won the Democratic nomination with 75% of the vote in the June 8 primary. He then faced a very competitive race for the U.S. Senate in Nevada in [[2010 United States Senate election in Nevada|the 2010 general election]]. Reid engaged in a $1 million media campaign to "reintroduce himself" to the state's voters.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raju |first1=Manu |title=The Nevada plan: Reintroduce Reid |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/09/the-nevada-plan-reintroduce-reid-026898 |website=[[Politico]]|access-date=November 8, 2021 |date=September 9, 2009 |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108205516/https://www.politico.com/story/2009/09/the-nevada-plan-reintroduce-reid-026898 |url-status=live }}</ref> He defeated Republican challenger [[Sharron Angle]] in the November election, 50.3% to 44.6%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roff |first=Peter |date=November 8, 2010 |title=How Harry Reid Beat Sharron Angle |url=https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2010/11/08/how-harry-reid-beat-sharron-angle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924191221/https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2010/11/08/how-harry-reid-beat-sharron-angle |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |url-status=live |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>

In January 2015, Reid suffered severe injuries in an exercise accident.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ralston |first1=Jon |title=Harry Reid's Last Power Play |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/04/harry-reid-nevada-races-213837/ |website=[[Politico]]|access-date=November 8, 2021 |date=April 21, 2016 |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108205114/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/04/harry-reid-nevada-races-213837/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 27, 2015, Reid uploaded a video to his [[YouTube]] account announcing that he would not seek reelection in November 2016. Reid endorsed Senator [[Chuck Schumer]] from New York to succeed him as Minority Leader.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Harry Reid endorses Chuck Schumer to succeed him as Senate Democratic leader|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/03/27/harry-reid-endorses-chuck-schumer-to-succeed-him-as-senate-minority-leader/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = March 27, 2015|access-date = December 13, 2015|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Paul|last = Kane|archive-date = December 24, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151224024337/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/03/27/harry-reid-endorses-chuck-schumer-to-succeed-him-as-senate-minority-leader/|url-status = live}}</ref> Former Nevada Attorney General and fellow Democrat [[Catherine Cortez Masto]] was elected to succeed Reid as a U.S. senator from Nevada.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gamboa |first=Suzanne |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/it-s-about-time-catherine-cortez-masto-1st-latina-u-n702691 |title='It's About Time': Catherine Cortez Masto, 1st Latina U.S. Senator Sworn In |publisher=Nbcnews.com |date= January 3, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2021 |archive-date=December 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218165457/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/it-s-about-time-catherine-cortez-masto-1st-latina-u-n702691 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 1, 2017, two days before the end of his term, Reid surpassed Senator [[John Percival Jones|John P. Jones]] to become the [[List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service|longest-serving]] [[List of United States senators from Nevada|U.S. Senator from Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Senators of the United States |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf |website=United States Senate |publisher=Senate Historical Office |access-date=November 8, 2021 |page=73 |date=January 20, 2021 |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212042929/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Leadership===
From 1999 to 2005, Reid served as [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Senate Democratic Whip]], as minority whip from 1999 to 2001, and again from 2003 to 2005. Reid was majority whip from 2001 to 2003, except for a brief period from January to June 2001. He was the ranking member of the [[United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works|Environment and Public Works Committee]] in from January to June 2001 (succeeding [[Max Baucus]]) before relinquishing the position to allow [[Jim Jeffords]] to switch parties and become chair, having given Democrats the majority.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2003/11/03/graham-exit-opens-veterans-slot-for-murray/|title=Graham Exit Opens Veterans Slot for Murray|date=November 3, 2003}}</ref> From 2001 to 2003, he served as chairman of the [[United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics|Senate Ethics Committee]]. Reid succeeded [[Tom Daschle]] as [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]] in 2005; he became [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Majority Leader]] after the 2006 election until 2015. He was again Minority Leader until his retirement in 2017 and was succeeded by [[Chuck Schumer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/03/27/harry-reid-timeline/70533154/|title=Timeline of Harry Reid's career|first=Lori|last=Grisham|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=December 29, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301031911/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/03/27/harry-reid-timeline/70533154/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Liberal critics argued that Reid allowed [[Senate Republican Conference|Senate Republicans]] to create a 60-vote bar for passage of bills without a Democratic [[Filibuster in the United States Senate|filibuster]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347918.aspx|title=Democratic retreat on Iraq?|publisher=msnbc.com|date=September 6, 2007|access-date=December 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505180124/http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347918.aspx|archive-date=May 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/08/05/house-approves-terror-surveillance-bill|publisher=[[CNN]]|title=House approves terror surveillance bill|access-date=May 4, 2010|date=August 5, 2007|archive-date=November 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120024814/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/08/05/house-approves-terror-surveillance-bill/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/01/23/reid/index.html|work=Salon.com|title=Your Harry Reid-led Senate in action|first=Glenn|last=Greenwald|date=January 23, 2008|access-date=January 24, 2008|archive-date=January 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127141103/http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/01/23/reid/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Conservatives criticized Reid for his extensive use of the procedural tactic known as "[[Filling the tree]]" to prevent amendments on important bills.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/06/tyranny-in-the-united-states-senate|title=Tyranny in the United States|publisher=heritage.org|date=June 4, 2012|access-date=November 8, 2012|archive-date=September 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908080918/http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/06/tyranny-in-the-united-states-senate|url-status=live}}</ref>

====UFOs====
In 2007, while he was the Senate Majority Leader, Reid initiated the [[Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program]] to study unidentified flying objects<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Cooper|first1=Helene|last2=Blumenthal|first2=Ralph|last3=Kean|first3=Leslie|date=December 16, 2017|title=Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program |language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html|access-date=February 25, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221235856/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/exclusive-i-team-obtains-some-key-documents-related-to-pentagon-ufo-study/1324250087|title=Exclusive: I-Team obtains some key documents related to Pentagon UFO study|last=Knapp|first=George|date=July 25, 2018|website=LasVegasNow.com|access-date=September 20, 2018|archive-date=September 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921150223/https://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/exclusive-i-team-obtains-some-key-documents-related-to-pentagon-ufo-study/1324250087|url-status=live}}</ref>  at the urging of Reid's friend, Nevada billionaire and governmental contractor [[Robert Bigelow]],<ref name="cnn-20171217">{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/16/politics/pentagon-ufo-project/index.html |title=NY Times: Pentagon study of UFOs revealed |website=[[CNN]] |date=December 17, 2017 |first=Jamie |last=Crawford |quote=...Robert Bigelow, the billionaire founder of an aerospace company. Bigelow has spoken about his belief in UFOs visiting the United States as well as the existence of aliens. |access-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506112602/https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/16/politics/pentagon-ufo-project/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and with support from the late senators [[Ted Stevens]] (R-Alaska) and [[Daniel Inouye]] (D-Hawaii). The program began in the DIA in 2007 and was budgeted $22 million over its five years of operation.<ref name="NYT-20171216">{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Helene |last2=Blumenthal |first2=Ralph |last3=Kean |first3=Leslie |title=Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html |date=December 16, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-date=December 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221235856/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="politico">{{cite web |last=Bender |first=Bryan |title=The Pentagon's Secret Search for UFOs |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/16/pentagon-ufo-search-harry-reid-216111 |date=December 16, 2017 |work=[[Politico]] |access-date=December 17, 2017 |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216224630/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/16/pentagon-ufo-search-harry-reid-216111 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NYM-20180321">{{cite web |last=Benson |first=Eric |title=Harry Reid on What the Government Knows About UFOs |url=http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/03/harry-reid-on-what-the-government-knows-about-ufos.html |date=March 21, 2018 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]] |access-date=March 29, 2018 |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330013105/http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/03/harry-reid-on-what-the-government-knows-about-ufos.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[United States Air Force]] facility Homey Airport, commonly known as [[Area 51,]] is located on Groom Lake in Reid's home state of Nevada, and has been rumored to house materials allegedly retrieved from the [[Roswell UFO incident|1947 Roswell UFO incident.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/100968502|title=Area 51 declassified: No UFOs, but lots of U-2 spy planes|first=Alan|last=Boyle|date=August 16, 2013|website=www.cnbc.com|access-date=May 6, 2021|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506111001/https://www.cnbc.com/id/100968502|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Letter by Senator Harry Reid, then US Senate Majority Leader, 2009.pdf|thumb|June 24, 2009, letter from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn regarding the Advanced Aerospace Threat and Identification Program (AATIP)]]
When interviewed in the aftermath of publicity surrounding the AATIP, Reid expressed pride in his accomplishment, and was quoted as saying "I think it's one of the good things I did in my congressional service. I've done something that no one has done before."<ref name="NYT-20171216"/><ref name="NYM-20180321" /> Reid explained the reasoning behind his sponsorship of the program by saying "I'm interested in science, and in helping the American public understand what the hell is going on" and stated that "hundreds and hundreds of papers" have been available since the program was completed and that "Most all of it, 80 percent at least, is public" adding "I wanted it public, it was made public, and you guys have not even looked at it."<ref name="NYM-20180321" />

A 2009 letter by Reid was published by [[KLAS-TV]] investigative journalists [[George Knapp (television journalist)|George Knapp]] and Matt Adams, where the Senator states that AATIP has made "much progress" with the "identification of several highly sensitive, unconventional aerospace-related findings" that will "likely lead to technology advancements" and recommends the creation of a [[special access program]] for specific parts of AATIP.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/exclusive-i-team-obtains-some-key-documents-related-to-pentagon-ufo-study/|title=Exclusive: I-Team obtains some key documents related to Pentagon UFO study|date=July 26, 2018|website=KLAS – 8 News Now|language=en-US|access-date=March 28, 2020|archive-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328135650/https://www.8newsnow.com/news/exclusive-i-team-obtains-some-key-documents-related-to-pentagon-ufo-study/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Nuclear option====
On November 21, 2013, under Reid's tenure as Majority Leader, the Democratic majority Senate voted 52–48 to eliminate the 60-vote requirement to end a filibuster against all executive branch nominees and judicial nominees other than to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vote on "Nuclear Option"|date=August 12, 2015|url=https://projects.propublica.org/represent/votes/113/senate/1/243|publisher=Propublica|access-date=June 24, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624212040/https://projects.propublica.org/represent/votes/113/senate/1/243|url-status=live}}</ref> A 3/5 supermajority was still required to end filibusters unrelated to those nominees, such as for legislation and Supreme Court nominees.<ref>Ryan Grim; Michael McAuliff (November 21, 2013). [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/senate-filibuster-reform_n_4316325.html "Senate Votes For Nuclear Option"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213232846/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/senate-filibuster-reform_n_4316325.html |date=February 13, 2019 }}. ''Huffingtonpost.com''. Retrieved November 21, 2013.</ref> The Democrats' stated motivation for the "[[nuclear option]]" was expansion of filibustering by Republicans during the [[Obama administration]], in particular blocking three nominations to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/harry-reid-nuclear-option-100199|title = Senate goes for 'nuclear option'|website = [[Politico]]| date=November 21, 2013 }}</ref>

Reid's invocation of the nuclear option on judicial nominations was controversial as, on April 6, 2017, Senate Republicans similarly invoked the nuclear option to remove the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] exception created in 2013, allowing the [[Trump administration]] to appoint Justices on party lines. This was after Senate Democrats filibustered the [[Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination|nomination of Neil Gorsuch]] to the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] and after the Senate Republicans had previously refused to take up [[Merrick Garland]]'s nomination by President Obama in 2016.<ref>{{cite report |last=Heitshusen |first=Valerie |date=April 14, 2017 |title=Senate Proceedings Establishing Majority Cloture for Supreme Court Nominations: In Brief |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44819.pdf |publisher=[[Congressional Research Service]] |access-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215220133/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44819.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/floor_activity/2017/04_06_2017_Senate_Floor.htm|title=U.S. Senate: Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, April 6, 2017|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201032535/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/floor_activity/2017/04_06_2017_Senate_Floor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.c-span.org/video/?426285-1/senate-rules-change-paves-neil-gorsuchs-confirmation Senate Session | C-SPAN.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112164043/https://www.c-span.org/video/?426285-1%2Fsenate-rules-change-paves-neil-gorsuchs-confirmation |date=November 12, 2021 }} Retrieved February 14, 2021</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Killough |first1=Ashley |last2=Barrett |first2=Ted |date=April 7, 2017 |title=Senate GOP triggers nuclear option to break Democratic filibuster on Gorsuch |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/politics/senate-nuclear-option-neil-gorsuch/ |work=[[CNN]] |location=[[Washington, D.C.]] |access-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923113838/https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/politics/senate-nuclear-option-neil-gorsuch/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Ethics controversies===
Reid was criticized during his tenure for several potentially self-enriching tactics. In 2005, Reid earmarked a spending bill to provide for building a bridge between Nevada and [[Arizona]] that would make land he owned more valuable. Reid called funding for the construction of a bridge over the [[Colorado River]], among other projects, "incredibly good news for Nevada" in a news release after the passage of the 2006 transportation bill. He owned {{convert|160|acre}} of land several miles from the proposed bridge site in Arizona. The bridge could add value to his real estate investment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-earmarks13nov13,0,6626376,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710204244/http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-earmarks13nov13,0,6626376,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2007 |title=Will the Pork stop here?|first1=Chuck|last1=Neubauer|first2=Tom|last2=Hamburger|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 13, 2006|access-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref> A year later it was reported that Reid had used campaign donations to pay for $3,300 in Christmas gifts to the staff at the condominium where he resided;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-10-17-reid-christmas-bonuses_x.htm?csp=34|title=Reid Christmas Bonuses|work=[[USA Today]]|date=October 17, 2006|access-date=December 10, 2010|archive-date=October 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029130818/http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-10-17-reid-christmas-bonuses_x.htm?csp=34|url-status=live}}</ref> federal election law prohibits candidates from using political donations for personal use. Reid's staff stated that his campaign attorneys had approved this use of the funds, but that Reid would personally reimburse his campaign for the expenses. [[Citizens United (organization)|Citizens United]] filed a complaint with the [[Federal Election Commission]] to investigate the matter.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schor|first=Elana|title=Reid faces FEC cmplaint|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/news/7727-reid-faces-fec-complaint/|access-date=August 11, 2011|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=October 17, 2006|archive-date=January 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118040257/http://thehill.com/homenews/news/9679-reid-faces-fec-complaint|url-status=live}}</ref>

A series of investigative reports in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''<ref name=LAT29082006>{{Cite news|last=Neubauer|first=Chuck|title=Advocates Sue Over Nevada Land Exchange|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-aug-29-fi-nevada29-story.html|date=August 29, 2006|access-date=December 13, 2010|archive-date=May 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201705/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/aug/29/business/fi-nevada29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=LAT20082006>{{Cite news|last1=Neubauer|first1=Chuck|first2=Richard T.|last2=Cooper|title=Desert Connections|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 20, 2006|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-aug-20-fi-nevada20-story.html|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=April 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414005812/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/aug/20/business/fi-nevada20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=LAT25062004>{{Cite news|last=Neubauer|first=Chuck|title=Senator's Bill Would Help Friend's Development Plan|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-25-na-reid25-story.html|date=June 25, 2004|access-date=December 13, 2010|archive-date=May 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201714/http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jun/25/nation/na-reid25|url-status=live}}</ref> suggested that Reid had introduced legislation and imposed pressure on regulatory agencies to advance the business interests of his close friend [[Harvey Whittemore]], a Nevada attorney-lobbyist who contributed heavily to Reid's campaigns and leadership fund and who employed Reid's son Leif as his personal attorney. With Reid's help, Whittemore was able to proceed with construction of a $30 billion planned golf course development, [[Coyote Springs, Nevada|Coyote Springs]], a project heavily criticized by environmental groups for reasons including its projected effects on several endangered species.<ref name=Pittsburgh>{{Cite news|title=Harry's deal|newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=September 25, 2007}}</ref><ref name=Portfolio>{{cite news|last=Waldman|first=Peter|title=When Harry Met Vegas|url=http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/01/14/Harry-Reid-Nevada-Water-Issue|newspaper=Portfolio|publisher=Condé Nast Digital/Bizjournals|date=January 14, 2008|access-date=December 13, 2010|archive-date=December 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206135205/http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/01/14/Harry-Reid-Nevada-Water-Issue/|url-status=live}}</ref> Whittemore served a two-year prison sentence after being found guilty in 2013 of funneling $133,400 in illegal contributions to Reid's reelection campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last1=German |first1=Jeff |title=Ex-Nevada power broker Harvey Whittemore completes prison term |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/ex-nevada-power-broker-harvey-whittemore-completes-prison-term |access-date=October 31, 2016 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 2, 2016 |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816102014/http://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/ex-nevada-power-broker-harvey-whittemore-completes-prison-term |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
* '''[[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Select Committee on Intelligence]]''' (''[[Ex officio member|Ex officio]]'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate Covering the Period January 3, 2013 to January 5, 2015|url=https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/publications/report-select-committee-intelligence-covering-period-january-3-2013-january-5-2015|access-date=December 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906162821/https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/publications/report-select-committee-intelligence-covering-period-january-3-2013-january-5-2015|archive-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>         
* '''[[United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies|Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies]]''' from 2001 to 2003 he served as the chair of the Senate ethics committee.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

==Political positions==
{{Main|Political positions of Harry Reid}}
Reid scored a lifetime conservative rating of 19% from the [[American Conservative Union]] (ACU),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acuratings.org/2007all.htm#NV|title=2007 U.S. Senate Votes|publisher=[[American Conservative Union]] |access-date=September 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731120804/http://www.acuratings.org/2007all.htm#NV |archive-date=July 31, 2008}}</ref> and a 2008 liberal rating of 70% from the [[Americans for Democratic Action]] (ADA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2008.pdf|title=ADA's 2008 Congressional Voting Record|publisher=[[Americans for Democratic Action]]|access-date=February 7, 2009|archive-date=October 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185800/http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2008.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Other independent ratings include a 29% rating in 2003 from [[NARAL]], the [[abortion rights]] [[lobbyists]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ontheissues.org/social/Harry_Reid_Abortion.htm |title=Harry Reid on Abortion |publisher=Ontheissues.org |access-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-date=January 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122180614/http://www.ontheissues.org/social/Harry_Reid_Abortion.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> an 85% rating from [[Planned Parenthood]] in 2013,<ref>[http://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/elections-politics/congressional-scorecard/#/nevada "2013 Congressional Scorecard|Harry Reid (Democrat)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614213745/http://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/elections-politics/congressional-scorecard/ |date=June 14, 2014 }} [[Planned Parenthood]] Access Fund. Retrieved August 11, 2013.</ref> and a "B" rating from the [[NRA Political Victory Fund]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Harry Reid on Gun Control|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/domestic/Harry_Reid_Gun_Control.htm|work=On The Issues|access-date=December 9, 2013|archive-date=November 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109011909/http://www.ontheissues.org/domestic/Harry_Reid_Gun_Control.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Reid and Obama 3.30.09.jpg|thumb|left|President [[Barack Obama]] shakes hands with Reid after signing the [[Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009]] on March 30, 2009.]]
Reid spearheaded several initiatives while in Congress. In 2006, Reid co-sponsored the Prevention First Amendment with [[Hillary Clinton]], which would fund abortion prevention efforts such as giving women broader access to contraception. The bill faced Republican opposition and failed.<ref name="clinton-abortion">{{cite web|url=http://democrats.senate.gov/~dpc/press/05/2005317532.html|title=Reid, Clinton Detail Prevention First Amendment|publisher=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]|date=March 17, 2005|access-date=April 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020154705/http://democrats.senate.gov/~dpc/press/05/2005317532.html|archive-date=October 20, 2007}}</ref> In January 2007, Reid brought a Senate ethics reform bill to a vote to bar congressional members from accepting gifts, meals, and trips from [[lobbying|lobbyists]] and organizations employing lobbyists, to bar Senators from borrowing [[private jet|corporate jets]] for travel, and to compel Senators to disclose names of sponsors, or authors, of bills and projects. The bill passed 96–2.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/washington/19ethics.html?ei=5070&en=69e076d27674558c&ex=1183262400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1183093200-V7nhOQFSXGDyGDcXQSOVaA|title=Senate Passes Vast Ethics Overhaul|access-date=February 9, 2009|last=Kirkpatrick|first=David D.|date=January 19, 2007|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=May 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513211325/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/washington/19ethics.html?ei=5070&en=69e076d27674558c&ex=1183262400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1183093200-V7nhOQFSXGDyGDcXQSOVaA|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[111th Congress]], Reid shepherded the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] (PPACA) through the Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/harry-reids-health-care-legacy|title=Harry Reid's Health Care Legacy|date=June 19, 2019|website=University of Nevada, Las Vegas|access-date=December 29, 2021|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229023943/https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/harry-reids-health-care-legacy|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reid was initially a centrist Democrat, and he held [[Pro-life|anti-abortion]] views and supported [[Right to keep and bear arms|gun rights]] and opposed [[illegal immigration]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Davis|first=Susan|date=December 28, 2021|title='The guy from Searchlight': Former Senate leader Harry Reid is dead at 82|language=en|work=[[NPR]]|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/28/611222803/the-guy-from-searchlight-former-senate-leader-harry-reid-is-dead-at-82|access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hulse|first=Carl|date=December 7, 2016|title=Harry Reid Leaves the Senate a Different Place, and a Different Man|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/us/politics/harry-reid-leaves-the-senate-a-different-place-and-a-different-man.html|access-date=December 29, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Harry Reid once said 'no sane country' would allow birthright citizenship. He regrets it again.|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/31/harry-reid-once-said-no-sane-country-would-allow-birthright-citizenship-he-regrets-it-again/|access-date=December 29, 2021|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Yglesias|first=Matthew|date=March 27, 2015|title=Who succeeds Harry Reid matters less than you think|url=https://www.vox.com/2015/3/27/8299765/harry-reid-successor|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|language=en}}</ref> He was considered fiscally liberal and socially conservative. He believed that ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' should be overturned, and in 1999, voted against an amendment that supported ''Roe''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6646457|title=Meet the Press: Transcript for December 5|publisher=[[NBC News]]|date=December 5, 2004|access-date=March 17, 2008|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012090719/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6646457/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=December 28, 2021|title=Harry Reid, political pugilist and longtime Senate majority leader, dies|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/428846-harry-reid-political-pugilist-and-longtime-senate-majority-leader-dies/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref> In 1998, he stated that he believed in a restricted right to abortion, stating that "abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy resulted from [[Abortion in the United States#Reasons for abortions|incest, rape, or when the life of the woman is endangered]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2015/3/27/8300441/elizabeth-warren-senate-leader|title=Today's worst idea: Elizabeth Warren for Senate Democratic leader|work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|last=Matthews|first=Dylan|date=March 27, 2015|accessdate=December 29, 2021}}</ref> He voted several times to ban the [[intact dilation and evacuation]], or "partial-birth abortion" procedure.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/18201772|title=Supreme Court ruling raises '08 stakes|publisher=[[NBC News]]|date=April 19, 2007|access-date=March 17, 2008|first=Tom|last=Curry|archive-date=October 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185827/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/18201772/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Reid supported embryonic [[stem cell research]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giveemhellharry.com/page/community/post_group/VIPs/Vjx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929034011/http://www.giveemhellharry.com/page/community/post_group/VIPs/Vjx|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2007|title=George Bush {{sic|Ve|tos|nolink=y}} Stem Cell Research|access-date=February 9, 2009|last=Reid|first=Harry M.|work=giveemhellharry.com}}</ref> Over the time, Reid shifted his support towards more [[Progressivism|progressive]] views.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Higgins|first=Eoin|date=August 24, 2021|title=The Centrist Who Taught the Left|journal=The Nation|language=en-US|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/harry-reid-progressive-democrats/|access-date=December 29, 2021|issn=0027-8378}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Harry Reid, progressive hero?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/02/03/harry-reid-progressive-hero/|access-date=December 29, 2021|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Obama signs DADT repeal.jpg|thumb|right|Reid stands near President [[Barack Obama]] as he signs the [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010|repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell]]]]

Regarding [[same-sex marriage]], Reid initially believed that "marriage should be between a man and a woman", but abandoned that position in favor of same-sex marriage in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/09/reid-offers-opinion-gay-marriage-nothing-more/|title=Reid offers opinion on gay marriage, nothing more – Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|first=Karoun|last=Demirjian|date=May 9, 2012|website=lasvegassun.com|access-date=December 29, 2021|archive-date=December 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230234838/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/09/reid-offers-opinion-gay-marriage-nothing-more/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In regard to local issues, Reid firmly opposed construction of the proposed [[Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository|Yucca Mountain]] federal nuclear waste repository in Nevada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reid.senate.gov/issues/yucca.cfm|title=Yucca Mountain|publisher=Reid.senate.gov|access-date=August 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815031959/http://reid.senate.gov/issues/yucca.cfm|archive-date=August 15, 2010}}</ref> Reid initially opposed the legalization of [[online poker]], but in 2010 it was reported his position had evolved – a move some argued was influenced by "the hundreds of thousands of dollars [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] casinos contributed to his [[2010 United States Senate election in Nevada|re-election campaign]]".<ref>Beam, Christopher (December 10, 2010) [http://www.slate.com/id/2277305 "Don't Hate the Player – or the Game"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212111931/http://www.slate.com/id/2277305/ |date=December 12, 2010 }}, ''[[Slate.com]]''</ref>
[[File:Harry Reid SCHIP.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Reid speaking at the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] Art Exhibit press conference]]
Reid called immigration reform one of his priorities at the 110th Congress. He supported the [[DREAM Act]] (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act), which would give certain high school graduates who had arrived in the U.S. illegally, conditional legal status so they could attend college or enlist in the military. They could then obtain permanent legal residency after completing two years of military service or two years of college.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reid.senate.gov/issues/immigration.cfm|title=Immigration|access-date=February 14, 2009|publisher=Reid Senate site|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220122027/http://reid.senate.gov/issues/immigration.cfm|archive-date=February 20, 2009}}</ref>

Reid supported use of force in the Middle East, but in September 2007, called for a drastic change in strategy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2007/sep/07/reid-prospecting-for-republican-votes-to-change-co/|title = Reid prospecting for Republican votes to change course in Iraq – Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|date = September 7, 2007}}</ref> In January 1991, Reid voted to authorize the first [[Gulf War]],<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DD153BF931A25752C0A967958260 "Slim Senate Majority Is Expected But House Backing Appears Solid"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207212907/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DD153BF931A25752C0A967958260 |date=December 7, 2008 }}. ''[[The New York Times]]''. January 12, 1991.</ref> quoting [[John F. Kennedy]]'s 1963 [[State of the Union speech]] on the Senate floor, saying "the mere absence of war is not peace."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/state-of-the-union/176.html|title=State of the Union Address|first=John F.|last=Kennedy|date=January 14, 1963|publisher=Infoplease|access-date=December 13, 2007|archive-date=November 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117013648/http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/state-of-the-union/176.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=U.N. Chief, Europeans Discuss Peace Plan;Bush Gains Support in Senate|first1=Helen|last1=Dewar|first2=Tom|last2=Kenworthy|date=January 12, 1991|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}} The quote in question can be seen via [https://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22harry+reid%22+%22the+mere+absence+of+war+is+not+Peace%22&btnG=Search+Archives&hl=en&um=1&scoring=t a Google News archive search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511070125/http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22harry+reid%22+%22the+mere+absence+of+war+is+not+Peace%22&btnG=Search+Archives&hl=en&um=1&scoring=t |date=May 11, 2011 }}.</ref> He also voted in support of the 2003 [[invasion of Iraq]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2002-10-09-us-iraq_x.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|title=Bush gains more support for Iraq war resolution|date=October 9, 2002|access-date=May 4, 2010|archive-date=May 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516015243/http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2002-10-09-us-iraq_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Harry_Reid.htm#War_+_Peace|title=Harry Reid On The Issues|publisher=OnTheIssues.org|access-date=December 10, 2010|archive-date=January 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103161526/http://ontheissues.org/senate/Harry_Reid.htm#War_+_Peace|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2007, he voted in favor of "redeploying U.S. troops out of Iraq by March 2008",<ref name=autogenerated1 /> and later that year, said, "As long as we follow [President Bush's] path in Iraq, the war is lost."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=2007_record&page=S4744&position=all|title=Government Access Website|publisher=Frwebgate.access.gpo.gov|access-date=December 10, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229023954/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2007-04-19/pdf/CREC-2007-04-19-pt1-PgS4744-3.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reid was a strong advocate of recognizing the [[Armenian genocide]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Reid Statement In Recognition Of The 95th Commemoration Of The Armenian Genocide|url=http://www.reid.senate.gov/newsroom/pr_100423_armeniancommemoration.cfm|work=Official Website for Senator Harry Reid|access-date=December 16, 2012|date=April 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212104756/http://www.reid.senate.gov/newsroom/pr_100423_armeniancommemoration.cfm|archive-date=December 12, 2012}}</ref>

Reid was a staunch defender of [[Obamacare]] both online and in speeches.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.academia.edu/35311502|author= Gautreaux, R|title= Framing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:A Content Analysis of Democratic and Republican Twitter Feeds|date= 2016|access-date= March 26, 2020|archive-date= November 20, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201120195817/https://www.academia.edu/35311502/Framing_the_Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act_A_Content_Analysis_of_Democratic_and_Republican_Twitter_Feeds|url-status= live}}</ref> He advocated outlawing [[prostitution in Nevada]].<ref>Ball, Molly (February 23, 2011) [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/50020.html Harry Reid's prostitution lecture bombs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224163417/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/50020.html |date=February 24, 2011 }}, ''[[Politico]]''</ref>

On May 15, 2013, Reid revealed to reporters that his niece is a lesbian as he spoke about his hope that the [[Employment Non-Discrimination Act]] would be signed into law.<ref>{{cite news|last=Weiner|first=Rachel|title=Harry Reid reveals niece is a lesbian|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/05/16/harry-reid-reveals-niece-is-a-lesbian/?variant=116ae929826d1fd3|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=May 20, 2013|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229023948/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/05/16/harry-reid-reveals-niece-is-a-lesbian/?variant=116ae929826d1fd3|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Conservation legacy ===

Reid supported land conservation in Nevada.<ref name="EilperinDennis">Juliet Eilperin & Brady Dennis, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190402094208/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-new-monuments-in-nevada-utah-obama-adds-to-his-environmental-legacy/2016/12/28/e9833f62-c471-11e6-8422-eac61c0ef74d_story.htm With new monuments in Nevada, Utah, Obama adds to his environmental legacy], ''Washington Post'' (December 28, 2016).</ref><ref name="EilperinIndelibleMark">Juliet Eilperin, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-obamas-help-harry-reid-leaving-an-indelible-mark-in-the-nevada-desert/2015/07/07/8131bd88-1e75-11e5-aeb9-a411a84c9d55_story.html With Obama's help, Harry Reid leaving an indelible mark in the Nevada desert] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035519/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-obamas-help-harry-reid-leaving-an-indelible-mark-in-the-nevada-desert/2015/07/07/8131bd88-1e75-11e5-aeb9-a411a84c9d55_story.html |date=February 2, 2017 }}, ''Washington Post'' (July 7, 2015).</ref> He successfully secured the designation of about {{convert|5.1|e6acres|km2}} of U.S. federal land in Nevada as protected land, shielding them from development.<ref name="EilperinDennis" /> Among these were the [[Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument]],<ref>Amber Phillips, [http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/apr/19/reid-making-monumental-push/ A monumental push: Reid plans to designate two more areas for protection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230002539/http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/apr/19/reid-making-monumental-push/ |date=December 30, 2016 }}, ''Las Vegas Sun'' (April 19, 2015),</ref> the [[Basin and Range National Monument]],<ref name="EilperinIndelibleMark" /> and the [[Gold Butte, Nevada|Gold Butte National Monument]].<ref name="EilperinDennis" />

Reid was also the champion of the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act, 1998 legislation that has redirected more than $4 billion in proceeds from the sale of public lands in Nevada to conservation initiatives, environmentally sensitive land acquisitions, new parks and trails, and capital projects for federal land management agencies.<ref>Birenbaum, Gabby, [https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/phenomenal-boon-how-nevadas-signature-public-lands-law-ushered-in-growth-conservation Phenomenal boon: How Nevada's signature public lands law ushered in growth, conservation] ''Nevada Independent'' (13 August 2023).</ref>

Reid was criticized as one of the main culprits for the failure of the [[2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference]], as the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]' majority in [[United States Congress|Congress]] during that time had not been used to enact climate-protection legislation prior to the conference.<ref>Christina Larson, Annie Lowrey: [https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/11/16/who-killed-copenhagen-an-fp-whodunnit/ ''Who Killed Copenhagen? An FP Whodunnit.''] In: ''[[Foreign Policy]]'', 16 November 2011.</ref>

In 2015, Reid received a lifetime achievement award from the [[League of Conservation Voters]],<ref name="EilperinIndelibleMark" /> and the following year he was honored by the Conservation Lands Foundation for "historic contributions to conservation."<ref>[http://conservationlands.org/clf-statement-on-senator-harry-reids-historic-contributions-to-conservation CLF Statement on Senator Harry Reid's Historic Contributions to Conservation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230000341/http://conservationlands.org/clf-statement-on-senator-harry-reids-historic-contributions-to-conservation |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Conservation Lands Foundation (December 8, 2016).</ref>

===Criticism of Mitt Romney===
During the summer of 2012, Reid said in an interview with ''[[HuffPost|The Huffington Post]]'' that he had received information from an unidentified investor in [[Bain Capital]] that presumptive Republican presidential nominee [[Mitt Romney]] did not pay any taxes for 10 years.<ref name=HP73112>{{cite news|title=Harry Reid: Bain Investor Told Me That Mitt Romney 'Didn't Pay Any Taxes For 10 Years'|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/31/harry-reid-romney-taxes_n_1724027.html|access-date=August 6, 2012|newspaper=[[HuffPost]]|date=July 31, 2012|first1=Sam|last1=Stein|first2=Ryan|last2=Grim|format=blog|archive-date=August 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805231935/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/31/harry-reid-romney-taxes_n_1724027.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He repeated the accusation on the Senate floor on August 2, 2012.<ref name=LAT8212>{{cite news|title=Harry Reid takes Romney tax-accusation campaign to Senate floor|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-harry-reid-takes-romneybashing-campaign-to-senate-floor-20120802,0,2126108.story|access-date=August 6, 2012|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 2, 2012|format=blog|archive-date=August 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805223846/http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-harry-reid-takes-romneybashing-campaign-to-senate-floor-20120802,0,2126108.story|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=NYT8512>{{cite news|title=Republicans Step Up Attacks Against Reid|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/republicans-step-up-attacks-against-reid|access-date=August 6, 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 5, 2012|first=Emmarie|last=Huetteman|format=blog|archive-date=August 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807022146/http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/republicans-step-up-attacks-against-reid/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[CBS News]], Romney stated, "Let me also say, categorically, I have paid taxes every year – and a lot of taxes. So Harry is simply wrong." [[PolitiFact.com]]'s Truth-O-Meter rated the accusation as "Pants on Fire!"<ref name="Pants on Fire!">{{cite web|title=Harry Reid says anonymous source told him Mitt Romney didn't pay taxes for 10 years|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/aug/06/harry-reid/harry-reid-says-anonymous-source-told-him-mitt-rom|via=Politifact.com|work=The Tampa Bay Times|access-date=August 7, 2012|quote=Reid has made an extreme claim with nothing solid to back it up. Pants on Fire!|archive-date=August 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806200054/http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/aug/06/harry-reid/harry-reid-says-anonymous-source-told-him-mitt-rom/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s Fact Checker gave it "Four Pinnocchios".<ref name="cili" /> CBS reported that Romney had submitted 23 years of tax returns to the [[John McCain]] campaign in 2008, when he was being vetted for the vice-presidential nomination. McCain said, "[n]othing in these tax returns showed that he did not pay taxes."<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mccain-reid-is-wrong-about-romneys-tax-returns/ McCain: Reid is wrong about Romney's tax returns], CBS News, August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.</ref> In a 2015 interview on the subject, Reid said "Romney didn't win, did he?" The following year, Reid called the attack "one of the best things I've ever done," while reiterating that Romney had not released his tax returns.{{efn|Romney released his returns in 2010 and 2011, which showed that he did pay taxes.}}<ref name=cili>{{cite news|last1=Cilizza|first1=Chris|title=Harry Reid lied about Mitt Romney's taxes. He's still not sorry.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/15/harry-reid-lied-about-mitt-romneys-taxes-hes-still-not-sorry/|access-date=October 31, 2016|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 15, 2016|archive-date=October 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031211927/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/15/harry-reid-lied-about-mitt-romneys-taxes-hes-still-not-sorry/|url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2021, Reid stated in an interview that after the 2012 election he and Mitt Romney and their wives met privately and reconciled, with Reid concluding that "I admire Mitt Romney.  I think he's a very very fine human being."<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harry-reid-compliments-romney-taxes|title = Harry Reid now calls Romney a 'very fine human being' after false 2012 claim he didn't pay taxes|website = [[Fox News]]|date = January 18, 2021|access-date = February 18, 2021|archive-date = February 16, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210216115255/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harry-reid-compliments-romney-taxes|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/01/14/mormon-land-wake-capitol/|title='Mormon Land': In wake of Capitol siege, retired Sen. Harry Reid says church needs to warn members about joining 'fringe' groups|website =[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date= January 14, 2021|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216115257/https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/01/14/mormon-land-wake-capitol/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Cultural and political image==
[[File:Harry Reid DNC 2008.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Reid speaks during the third night of the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Denver, Colorado]]]]
Part of Reid's confrontation with [[Frank Rosenthal]] while chair of the Nevada Gaming Commission is reenacted in the 1995 movie ''[[Casino (1995 film)|Casino]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Suellentrop|first=Chris|date=December 22, 2004|title=Harry Reid Is Not Boring|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2111392|access-date=April 16, 2008|archive-date=May 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519222826/http://www.slate.com/id/2111392/|url-status=live}}</ref> Reid had a role in the movie ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' (2000), in which he played himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181865/fullcredits#cast|title=Traffic|date=January 5, 2001|via=IMDb|access-date=July 1, 2018|archive-date=March 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315030349/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181865/fullcredits#cast|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared, with Senators [[Sam Brownback]] and [[Barack Obama]], in the 2007 [[documentary film]] ''[[Sand and Sorrow]]'', which details the [[Darfur genocide|genocide in Sudan]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1003051 Sand and Sorrow (2007)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210221429/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1003051/ |date=February 10, 2017 }}; IMDb.com. Retrieved March 14, 2014.</ref>

Reid was elected to the [[Gaming Hall of Fame]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Gaming Hall of Fame|url=http://gaming.unlv.edu/hof/index.html|publisher=[[University of Nevada Las Vegas]]|access-date=August 30, 2009|archive-date=March 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318103112/http://gaming.unlv.edu/hof/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, adviser [[Jim Margolis]] said of Reid, "He is unique in this city. And you see it in so many different ways. Is he the best TV talking head? No. He'd be the first to tell you that. Should he smile more? Yes. Should he say goodbye on the phone when he's done talking to you? Probably. But those are things you'd assume are part and parcel of a polished figure in Washington. That is not Harry Reid."<ref name=nythardball />

Reid was known for his skills in political organizing and [[Get out the vote|getting out the vote]], and his voter coalition known as the "Reid Machine" was credited with being the driving force behind several statewide Democratic wins, including [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election in Nevada]] and [[Catherine Cortez Masto]]'s election to succeed Reid in the [[2016 United States Senate election in Nevada|concurrent Senate election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ralston |first=Jon |date=2016-11-06 |title=How the Harry Reid Machine May Have Killed Trump's Chances |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/election-2016-nevada-harry-reid-clinton-trump-early-vote-latinos-214426 |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=POLITICO Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagourney |first=Adam |date=2012-10-25 |title=Reid's Machine Powers Obama in Nevada Test |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/us/politics/reids-machine-aims-to-push-obama-to-victory-in-nevada.html |access-date=2023-10-04 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-18 |title=Nevada's 'Reid Machine' staring down tough test in midterms |url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-nevada-presidential-election-2020-catherine-cortez-masto-522d32cfa13a1a1f9a639ee6d9707e8a |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Messerly |first=Megan |date=2016-12-19 |title=The unparalleled political life of Harry Reid - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/dec/19/the-unparalleled-political-life-of-harry-reid/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=lasvegassun.com |language=en}}</ref> A veteran of the Reid political machine, [[Megan K. Jones]], has gone on to be a senior advisor to Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate [[Kamala Harris]].<ref <ref name="TeamReid">{{Cite web |last1=Cadelago |first1=Christopher |last2=Sam |first2=Stein |date=2022-08-31 |title=Harris brings on a veteran of the Reid political machine |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/31/harris-veteran-reid-00054361 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Politico}}</ref>

[[Harry Reid International Airport|Harry Reid (formerly McCarran) International Airport]], which serves the [[Las Vegas Valley]], was named after Senator Reid on December 14, 2021, just two weeks prior to his death.<ref name="8newsnow.com"/>

== Personal life ==
Reid met his wife, Landra Gould, in high school. Gould was from a [[Jewish]] family and her parents objected to the relationship because Reid was not Jewish. The two eloped in 1959 when they were in college.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bash |first1=Dana |title=Harry Reid's Love Story |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/31/politics/harry-reid-retirement-love-story/index.html |website=CNN.com |access-date=January 15, 2021 |date=March 31, 2015 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415051040/https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/31/politics/harry-reid-retirement-love-story/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Reids had five children; a daughter and four sons. Their eldest son, [[Rory Reid (politician)|Rory]], was an elected commissioner for [[Clark County, Nevada]], of which he became chairman, and 2010 Democratic nominee in the election for [[List of Governors of Nevada|Governor of Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://reid.senate.gov/about/index.cfm | title=About Harry Reid | access-date=March 17, 2008 | publisher=U.S. Senate | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316051233/http://reid.senate.gov/about/index.cfm | archive-date=March 16, 2008 | df=mdy-all}}</ref> Another son, Josh Reid, unsuccessfully sought municipal office in [[Cottonwood Heights, Utah]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/nyregion/24torricelli.html|date=August 24, 2007|title=Now a Lobbyist, an Ex-Senator Uses Campaign Money|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|quote=Josh Reid, the senator's son, who ran unsuccessfully for a City Council seat in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801131220/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/nyregion/24torricelli.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014 financial disclosure reports, Reid reported a net worth of between $2.9 million and $9.3 million.<ref name=APNet>{{cite news|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/18/dean-hellers-net-worth-may-harry-reids/9247655/|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Dean Heller's net worth may be more than Harry Reid's|date=May 18, 2014|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> Most of Reid's net worth was in [[municipal securities]] and in land and mineral rights in southern Nevada and Arizona; a [[blind trust]] managed the liquid assets of Reid and his wife.<ref name=APNet/>

[[File:Obama family tree.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Harry Reid (far left) and LDS leaders [[Thomas S. Monson]] and [[Dallin H. Oaks]] (center and far right) presenting family history to U.S. President Barack Obama.]]

Reid lived in the [[Anthem, Henderson|Anthem]] area of [[Henderson, Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/harry-reid-says-hes-moving-to-anthem/|title=Harry Reid says he's moving to Anthem|date=July 8, 2014|website=reviewjournal.com|access-date=April 6, 2019|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402094202/https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/harry-reid-says-hes-moving-to-anthem/|url-status=live}}</ref> Reid (who was raised [[Agnosticism|agnostic]]) and his wife (who was born to Jewish immigrant parents and grew up in Henderson) converted to [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] while he was a college student.<ref name="walsh-newyorker">{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/08/08/050808fa_fact?printable=true | title=Minority Retort: How a pro-gun, anti-abortion Nevadan leads the Senate's Democrats | first=Elsa | last=Walsh | magazine=[[The New Yorker]] | date=August 8, 2005 | access-date=January 13, 2015 | archive-date=October 21, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185757/http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/08/08/050808fa_fact?printable=true | url-status=live }}</ref> In a 2001 interview he said, "I think it is much easier to be a good member of the Church and a Democrat than a good member of the Church and a Republican." He went on to say that the Democrats' emphasis on helping others, as opposed to what he considered Republican dogma to the contrary, is the reason he was a Democrat.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Sen. Reid explains Mormonism and liberal agenda | first=Tyson | last=Snow | date=February 24, 2001 | work=BYU Newsnet | publisher=Brigham Young University | url=http://universe.byu.edu/2001/02/24/sen-reid-explains-mormonism-and-liberal-agenda/ | access-date=January 13, 2015 | archive-date=January 13, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113060352/http://universe.byu.edu/2001/02/24/sen-reid-explains-mormonism-and-liberal-agenda/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He delivered a speech at [[Brigham Young University]] to about 4,000 students on October 9, 2007, in which he expressed his opinion that Democratic values mirror Mormon values.<ref>{{cite news | last=Walch | first=Tad | title=Reid gets warm reception at BYU | date=October 10, 2007 | newspaper=[[Deseret News]] | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695217316/Reid-gets-warm-reception-at-BYU.html?pg=all | access-date=January 13, 2015 | archive-date=January 13, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113233715/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695217316/Reid-gets-warm-reception-at-BYU.html?pg=all | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title=Reid tells BYU crowd that socially responsible Dems mirror Mormon values | first=Sheena | last=McFarland | newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] | date=October 9, 2007 | url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7128071 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013011413/http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7128071 | archive-date=October 13, 2007 | url-status=live }}</ref> Several Republican Mormons in [[Utah]] contested his faith because of his politics, such as his statements that the church's backing of [[2008 California Proposition 8|California's Proposition 8]] wasted resources.<ref>{{Cite news | last=Burr | first=Thomas | title=Harry Reid: A Mormon in the middle | date=October 26, 2009 | newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] | url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13629152 | access-date=January 13, 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113232651/http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13629152 | archive-date=January 13, 2015 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Reid was the co-chairman of the Board of Selectors of [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/about-board-of-selectors | title=Jefferson Awards.org – community volunteer – service award | access-date=March 15, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921214236/http://www.jeffersonawards.org/about-board-of-selectors | archive-date=September 21, 2013 | df=mdy-all}}</ref> In April 2015, Reid [[Confirmation (Latter Day Saints)|confirmed]] former U.S. Senator [[Larry Pressler]] as a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865626822/Spiritual-journey-leads-3-term-US-senator-to-LDS-Church.html?pg=all | title=Spiritual journey leads 3-term U.S. senator to LDS Church | first=Aaron | last=Shill | date=April 20, 2015 | work=DeseretNews.com | access-date=April 20, 2015 | archive-date=April 20, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420214948/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865626822/Spiritual-journey-leads-3-term-US-senator-to-LDS-Church.html?pg=all | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Health and death==
=== Injury ===
On January 1, 2015, Reid was injured while exercising in his home—he said a piece of equipment he was using broke (later "slipped"), causing him to fall. As a result, he suffered broken ribs and broken facial bones, and was at risk of permanent vision loss in his right eye.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Walshe|first1=Shushannah|title=Sen. Harry Reid Suffers Broken Ribs, Facial Bones|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-harry-reid-suffers-broken-ribs-facial-bones/story?id=27961257|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=January 21, 2015|archive-date=January 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121054828/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-harry-reid-suffers-broken-ribs-facial-bones/story?id=27961257|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 26, 2015, he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his right eye and repair facial bones.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/reid-is-home-after-surgery-for-injuries.html|title=Reid Is Home After Surgery for Injuries|date=January 27, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=October 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022103924/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/reid-is-home-after-surgery-for-injuries.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He later sued a company he claimed manufactured the device, alleging the device was defective. In 2019, a jury rejected his claim for lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/las-vegas-jury-rejects-harry-reid-lawsuit-against-fitness-band-n991636|work=[[NBC News]]|title=Las Vegas jury rejects Harry Reid lawsuit against fitness band maker|date=April 6, 2019|access-date=April 6, 2019|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406090955/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/las-vegas-jury-rejects-harry-reid-lawsuit-against-fitness-band-n991636|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-sen-harry-reid-loses-civil-lawsuit-over-exercise-device-injury|title=Former Sen. Harry Reid loses civil lawsuit over exercise-device injury|first=Dom|last=Calicchio|date=April 5, 2019|website=[[Fox News]]|access-date=April 6, 2019|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406061432/https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-sen-harry-reid-loses-civil-lawsuit-over-exercise-device-injury|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Pancreatic cancer ===
On May 14, 2018, Reid had surgery for [[pancreatic cancer]] at [[Johns Hopkins Hospital|Johns Hopkins Cancer Center]] after a [[Neoplasm|tumor]] was found on his [[pancreas]] during a routine screening.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/14/politics/harry-reid-cancer-surgery-pancreas/index.html|title=Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has surgery for pancreatic cancer|date=May 14, 2018|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515012229/https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/14/politics/harry-reid-cancer-surgery-pancreas/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a January 2019 interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'', it was revealed that he was confined to a desk at his home and was unable to move without the aid of a walker.<ref name=NYTJan2019>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/magazine/harry-reid-senate-cancer-trump.html|title=Harry Reid Has a Few Words for Washington|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 2, 2019|access-date=January 4, 2019|archive-date=January 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104002353/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/magazine/harry-reid-senate-cancer-trump.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon his diagnosis, he said: "As soon as you discover you have something on your pancreas, you're dead."<ref name=NYTJan2019 /> On February 25, 2019, he announced that due to early detection and [[chemotherapy]], his cancer was in remission.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/25/politics/harry-reid-dana-bash-cnntv/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|first=Dana|last=Bash|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=February 25, 2019|title=Harry Reid wishes for George W. Bush again 'every day'|archive-date=February 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225124328/https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/25/politics/harry-reid-dana-bash-cnntv/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Death ===
Reid died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Henderson on December 28, 2021, at the age of 82.<ref name = Messerly>{{cite web|date=December 28, 2021|title=Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader and Democratic kingmaker, dies at 82|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/harry-reid-former-senate-majority-leader-and-democratic-kingmaker-dies-at-82|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=The Nevada Independent|language=en|last=Messerly|first=Megan|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229013006/https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/harry-reid-former-senate-majority-leader-and-democratic-kingmaker-dies-at-82|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/obituaries/harry-reid-dead.html|title = Harry M. Reid, a Power in the Senate, Dies at 82|url-access = limited|date = December 28, 2021|accessdate = December 28, 2021|last = Martin|first = Jonathan|work = [[The New York Times]]|archive-date = December 29, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211229012818/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/obituaries/harry-reid-dead.html|url-status = live}}</ref> Following the news of his death, President [[Joe Biden]] and former presidents [[Barack Obama]] and [[Bill Clinton]] gave tributes to Reid.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-harry-reid-giant-our-history-democrats-mourn-death-1663867|title=Joe Biden Calls Harry Reid 'a Giant of Our History' as Democrats Mourn His Death|work=[[Newsweek]]|date=December 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Leaders mourn former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/harry-reid-nevada-senate-barack-obama-harry-b1983621.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/harry-reid-nevada-senate-barack-obama-harry-b1983621.html |archive-date=May 9, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=[[The Independent]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 29, 2021|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> Several of his former Senate colleagues also gave tributes, including [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Patrick Leahy]], [[Dick Durbin]], [[Mitch McConnell]], [[Chuck Grassley]] and [[Mike Lee]] as well as Nevada Governor [[Steve Sisolak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/28/statements-harry-reid-dies-age-82/9040583002/|title='Tough-as-nails strong': Tributes pour in for Harry Reid, former U.S. senator, after his death|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|accessdate=December 29, 2021}}</ref> He  [[State funerals in the United States|lay in state]] in the [[United States Capitol rotunda|Capitol Rotunda]] on January 12.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/politics/harry-reid-lie-in-state/index.html|title=Former Democratic leader Harry Reid to lie in state at US Capitol on January 12|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref>

'''Funeral'''

Reid's funeral was broadcast live on [[CNN]] and [[MSNBC]] with tributes by  [[Joe Biden|President Joe Biden]], [[Barack Obama]], [[Nancy Pelosi]], [[Chuck Schumer]] and performances by [[Brandon Flowers]] and [[Carole King]]. He was interred in his family plot in Searchlight.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vegas|first=Associated Press in Las|date=January 8, 2022|title=Harry Reid: Biden, Pelosi, Schumer and Obama to attend Nevada memorial|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/08/harry-reid-biden-pelosi-schumer-obama-nevada-memorial-carole-king-brandon-flowers|access-date=January 8, 2022|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=LIVESTREAM: Harry Reid Funeral|url=https://www.cnn.com/specials/live-video-1|access-date=January 8, 2022|website=[[CNN]]}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
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 |candidate = Peggy Cavnar
 |votes   = 55,391
 |percentage = 42.44%
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 |candidate = Joe Morris
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 | votes = 130,955
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 | candidate = [[Jim Santini]]
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 | percentage = 44.52%
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 | candidate = Demar Dahl
 | votes = 199,413
 | percentage = 40.21%
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 | percentage = 2.65%
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 | percentage = 2.27%
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 | change     = −0.41%
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{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party = Populist Party (United States, 1984)
 | candidate = Harry Tootle
 | votes = 4,429
 | percentage = 0.89%
 | change = N/A
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{{Election box majority
 | votes = 53,737
 | percentage = 10.84%
 | change = +5.36%
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{{Election box turnout
 | votes = 495,887
 | percentage = 
 | change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
 | winner = Democratic Party (United States)
 | loser = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 United States Senate election in Nevada|1998 United States Senate elections]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998/98Stat.htm#28|title=1998 Election Statistics – Legislative Activities – Office of the Clerk|website=clerk.house.gov|access-date=August 1, 2019|archive-date=February 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203104051/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998/98Stat.htm#28|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Harry Reid (Incumbent) 
  |votes      = 208,650
  |percentage = 47.88% 
  |change     = −3.19%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[John Ensign]]
  |votes      = 208,222
  |percentage = 47.78%
  |change     = +7.56%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Michael Cloud
  |votes      = 8,129
  |percentage = 1.87%
  |change     = +0.41%
}}
{{Election box None of These Candidates
  |votes      = 8,113
  |percentage = 1.86%
  |change     = −0.79%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Natural Law Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Michael E. Williams
  |votes      = 2,781
  |percentage = 0.64%
  |change     = −0.83%
}}
{{Election box majority
  |votes      = 401
  |percentage = 0.09%
  |change     = −10.74%
}}
{{Election box turnout
  |votes      = 435,864
  |percentage =
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
 |winner = Democratic Party (United States)
 |loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title =[[2004 United States Senate election in Nevada|2004 United States Senate elections]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#28|title=2004 ELECTION STATISTICS|website=clerk.house.gov|access-date=August 1, 2019|archive-date=June 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610221936/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#28|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate  = Harry Reid (Incumbent)
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 494,805
| percentage = 61.08%
| change     = +13.22%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate  = [[Richard Ziser]]
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 284,640
| percentage = 35.14%
| change     = −12.63%
}}
{{Election box None of These Candidates
| votes      = 12,968
| percentage = 1.60%
| change     = −0.26%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate  = Thomas L. Hurst
| party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes      = 9,559 
| percentage = 1.18%
| change     = −0.69%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate  = David K. Schumann
| party      = Independent American Party (Nevada)
| votes      = 6,001
| percentage = 0.74%
| change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate  = Gary Marinch
| party      = Natural Law Party (United States)
| votes      = 2,095
| percentage = 0.26%
| change     = −0.38%
}}
{{Election box majority
 | votes      = 210,165
 | percentage = 25.94%
 | change     = +25.85%
}}
{{Election box turnout
 | votes      = 810,068
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
 | winner = Democratic Party (United States)
 | loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
 | title      =[[2010 United States Senate election in Nevada|Nevada Democratic primary results, 2010]]<ref name="Results">{{cite web | url=http://www.silverstate2010.com/USSenateStateWide.aspx#AllRace1080 | title=Nevada Senate Primary Results | work=NV Secretary of State | date=June 8, 2010 | access-date=June 8, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071544/http://www.silverstate2010.com/USSenateStateWide.aspx#AllRace1080 | archive-date=July 16, 2011 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Harry Reid (Incumbent)
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 87,401
 | percentage = 75.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = ''None of these''
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 12,341
 | percentage = 10.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Alex Miller
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 9,717
 | percentage = 8.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Eduardo Hamilton
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 4,645
 | percentage = 4.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Carlo Poliak
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 1,938
 | percentage = 1.7%
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 116,042
 | percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
 | title      = [[2010 United States Senate election in Nevada|2010 United States Senate elections]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/general-election-results-106674943.html | title=GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS – News | publisher=Lvrj.com | date=November 4, 2010 | access-date=August 1, 2011 | archive-date=November 10, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110025316/http://www.lvrj.com/news/general-election-results-106674943.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_nevada_senate_race.html | title=2010 Nevada Senate Race | publisher=realclearpolitics.com | access-date=November 9, 2010 | archive-date=January 2, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102024754/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_nevada_senate_race.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Harry Reid (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 362,785
 | percentage = 50.29%
 | change     = −10.84%
}}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Sharron Angle
 | votes      = 321,361
 | percentage = 44.55%
 | change     = +9.45%
}}
{{Election box None of These Candidates
 | votes      = 16,174
 | percentage = 2.25%
 | change     = +0.65%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Tea Party of Nevada
 | candidate  = Scott Ashjian
 | votes      = 5,811
 | percentage = 0.81%
 | change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Independent (United States)
 | candidate  = Michael L. Haines
 | votes      = 4,261
 | percentage = 0.59%
 | change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Independent American Party of Nevada
 | candidate  = Timothy Fasano
 | votes      = 3,185
 | percentage = 0.44%
 | change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Independent (United States)
 | candidate  = Jesse Holland
 | votes      = 3,175
 | percentage = 0.44%
 | change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Independent (United States)
 | candidate  = Jeffery C. Reeves
 | votes      = 2,510
 | percentage = 0.35%
 | change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Independent (United States)
 | candidate  = Wil Stand
 | votes      = 2,119
 | percentage = 0.29%
 | change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
 | votes      = 41,424
 | percentage = 5.74%
 | change     =
}}
{{Election box total
 | votes      = 721,381
 | percentage = 100.00%
 | change     = −11.14%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

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