Harry Reid
• AGE, BIRTH DATE — 66; Dec. 2, 1939
• EDUCATION — B.A., Utah State University, 1961; J.D., George Washington University, 1964
• EXPERIENCE — Senate Democratic leader, 2005-present; Senate Democratic whip, 1999-2004; senator from Nevada, 1987-present; congressman from Nevada, 1983-87; chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, 1977-81; lieutenant governor of Nevada, 1971-75.
• FAMILY — Wife, Landra Joy Gould; five children, 15 grandchildren.
• QUOTE — "I always would rather dance than fight. But I know how to fight."
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