Harry Reid Cause Of Death

Harry Reid was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017.

WASHINGTON – JANUARY 24: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks about what he thinks U.S. President George W. Bush should speak about in his upcoming State of the Union speech next week, at the Center for American Progress January 24, 2006 in Washington, DC. Senator Reid highlighted the promises that the president had made during previous State of the Union addresses and has left unfulfilled. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Harry Mason Reid Jr was born on December 2, 1939, in Searchlight, Nevada, the United States as the third of four sons of Harry Reid (a rock miner) and Inez Orena Jaynes Reid, a laundress.

Harry Reid went to attend Basic High School and later proceeded to Southern Utah University, graduating in 1961, where he double-majored in political science and history. He also minored in economics at Utah State’s School of Commerce and Business Administration.

Harry Reid later attended George Washington University Law School while working as a police officer for the United States Capitol Police. He earned his Juris Doctor in 1964.

Harry Reid was elected to the United States Senate in 1986 and served in the Senate from 1987 to 2017. He also served as the Senate Democratic Whip from 1999 to 2005 before succeeding Tom Daschle as Senate Minority Leader.

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 22: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) listens as other senators speak during a press conference on job creation at the U.S. Capitol on June 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. Democrats in the U.S. Senate are re-introducing an economic development bill today that has been rejected by Senate Republicans previously. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Harry Reid became the Senate Majority Leader in 2007 and has served as Senate Minority Leader from 2015 until his retirement in 2017. He was one of only three senators to have served at least eight years as majority leader.