Former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid died Dec. 28 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 82.
Harry Reid (1939-2021)
Harry left behind a legacy of securing millions of acres of protected wilderness, creating Nevada’s first and only national park and keeping nuclear waste out of Yucca Mountain.
Former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, who led the Senate’s Democrats, was accorded a rare honor as his body lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday.
President Joe Biden, along with former President Barack Obama, eulogized the late Nevada Sen. Harry Reid on Saturday.
President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama spoke Saturday during the memorial service for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Las Vegas.
Air Force One touched down at Harry Reid International Airport about 7:30 p.m. Friday. On the tarmac, Biden met with Gov. Steve Sisolak, U.S. Reps Dina Titus, Steven Horsford and Susie Lee, and Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman.
Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, both Nevada Democrats, introduced the resolution approved late Thursday, which was co-sponsored by the entire Senate.
Roads throughout Las Vegas will be closed Saturday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Former President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy this weekend at a memorial service for former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, the late senator’s office announced Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Harry Reid got bipartisan accolades in the chamber where he led the Senate’s Democrats.
President Joe Biden will visit Las Vegas this weekend to attend a memorial service for former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, a source with knowledge of the arrangements confirmed.
The senator from Searchlight never forgot who he was, or where he came from, in a long career in Nevada politics.
The former senator died Tuesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Harry Reid didn’t let the politics get in the way of his relationship with John Ensign in the decade they served Nevada together as U.S. Senators.
The late former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid called banks and is credited with keeping MGM’s massive project on the Strip afloat during the Great Recession.
