Sen. Harry Reid's Profile
Harry Reid worked as the City Attorney in Henderson, Nevada. He was elected to the Nevada State Assembly when he was 28 and served one term before becoming Nevada's youngest lieutenant governor at 30. He was appointed chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission in 1977 before working at a private law practice. Reid served in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986. He is currently serving his fourth term. Official Biography
Birthday: December 2, 1939
Committees: Majority Leader
The Issues: Find out where Sen. Reid stands on the issues.
Other: Mormon; Married; has 16 grandchildren
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Q: Why has the Senate moved so slowly on the food safety issue when recent breakouts of salmonella contamination indicate so clearly that stronger national regulations are required?
A: “On food safety legislation I thought we had all that cleared. But there is still a Republican Senator saying no. We hope...
Answered by Harry Reid
on September 14, 2010
Asked by Rick Hammer from New York, NY
Q: why aren't the costs of militarily defending our oil interests in the persion gulf included in determining the u.s. cost of a barrel of oil?
A: It’s obvious that the war in Iraq has made things more difficult because of turmoil in the Middle East, and just the amount of oil the war is using....
Answered by Harry Reid
on May 13, 2008
Asked by Gerald Wagner from Dayton, OH