{"id":1166902,"date":"2021-12-28T20:49:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T01:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1166902"},"modified":"2021-12-28T20:49:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T01:49:40","slug":"former-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-dies-at-age-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-dies-at-age-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Dies At Age 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-dies-at-age-82%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1166902&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid died Tuesday at the age of 82.<\/p>\n<p>Reid was born in rural Nevada where he quickly made his name in the state, serving in the Nevada Assembly in 1968 and two years later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/former-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-dead-at-82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">being elected the lieutenant governor of Nevada<\/a>. He then went on to serve in Congress where we served for 34 years, becoming a star within the party. In 1986, Reid won his race for Senate. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/01\/15\/reid-ocasio-cortez-tax-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Harry Reid Criticizes Ocasio-Cortez Tax Proposal As Too \u2018Rapid\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cause of his death has not been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Current Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer weighed in on Reid\u2019s death, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1475997288497565699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a>: \u201cHarry Reid was one of the most amazing individuals I\u2019ve ever met He never forgot where he came from and used those boxing instincts to fearlessly fight those who were hurting the poor &amp; the middle class He\u2019s gone but will walk by the sides of many of us in the Senate every day.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2019\/02\/26\/fact-check-harry-reid-thrown-out-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: FACT CHECK: WAS HARRY REID \u2018THROWN OUT\u2019 OF CONGRESS?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Harry Reid was one of the most amazing individuals I\u2019ve ever met<\/p>\n<p>He never forgot where he came from and used those boxing instincts to fearlessly fight those who were hurting the poor &amp; the middle class<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s gone but will walk by the sides of many of us in the Senate every day <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8T9PiD7vY4\">pic.twitter.com\/8T9PiD7vY4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1475997288497565699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Harry Reid, probably the most important elected official in Nevada history, has died at 82.<\/p>\n<p>My condolences to his family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RalstonReports\/status\/1475994714008522753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_7344106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7344106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (4th L) and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (3rd L) talk to painter Gavin Glakas (R) as Vice President Joseph Biden (L) looks on during his leadership portrait unveiling ceremony December 8, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The leadership portrait unveiling ceremony was held to honor the outgoing Democratic leader. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7344107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7344107\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7344107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-credit-should-read-BRENDAN-SMIALOWSKIAFP-via-Getty-Images-232.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-credit-should-read-BRENDAN-SMIALOWSKIAFP-via-Getty-Images-232.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-credit-should-read-BRENDAN-SMIALOWSKIAFP-via-Getty-Images-232-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-credit-should-read-BRENDAN-SMIALOWSKIAFP-via-Getty-Images-232-620x412.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-credit-should-read-BRENDAN-SMIALOWSKIAFP-via-Getty-Images-232-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-credit-should-read-BRENDAN-SMIALOWSKIAFP-via-Getty-Images-232-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-credit-should-read-BRENDAN-SMIALOWSKIAFP-via-Getty-Images-232-2048x1361.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7344107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Vice President Joe R. Biden (L), Hillary Clinton (C) and Senate Minority Leader Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) pose with a portrait of the outgoing minority leader during a ceremony on Capitol Hill December 8, 2016 in Washington, DC. \/ AFP \/ Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7344108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7344108\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7344108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-5234.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-5234.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-5234-164x120.jpg 164w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-5234-620x453.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-5234-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-5234-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-5234-2048x1496.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-5234-70x52.jpg 70w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7344108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid checks in to vote on the first day of early voting for the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus at the East Las Vegas Library on February 15, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nevada is the first caucus state to offer early voting. (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7344109\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7344109\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7344109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-23213.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-23213.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-23213-144x120.jpg 144w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-23213-620x518.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-23213-768x641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-23213-1536x1282.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo-by-Ethan-MillerGetty-Images-23213-2048x1710.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7344109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Searchlight Museum founder Jane Bunker-Overy (L) of Nevada greets former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid as they arrive to vote on the first day of early voting for the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus at the East Las Vegas Library on February 15, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nevada is the first caucus state to offer early voting. (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTo say Harry Reid was a giant doesn\u2019t fully encapsulate all that he accomplished on behalf of the state of Nevada and for Nevada families; there will never be another leader quite like Senator Reid,\u201d Democratic Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/thenevadaindependent.com\/article\/harry-reid-former-senate-majority-leader-and-democratic-kingmaker-dies-at-82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>. \u201cTo me, he was a mentor, a father figure, and someone I trusted to always give it to me straight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reid is survived by his wife, Landra Gould and his four sons and daughter, Rory Reid, Leif Reid, Key Reid, Josh Reid and Lana Reid.<\/p>\n<p><em>(This story is breaking and will be updated when more information becomes available.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid died Tuesday at the age of 82.Reid was born in rural Nevada where he quickly made his name in the state, serving in the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1166902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1166902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1166902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1166902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1166902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}