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Personal life
Reid met his wife, Landra Gould, in high school. Gould was from a Jewish family and her parents objected to the relationship because Reid is not Jewish. The two eloped in 1959 when they were in college.
The Reids have five children: a daughter and four sons. Their eldest son,
, was an elected commissioner for
, of which he became chairman, and 2010 Democratic nominee in the election for
.
Another son, Josh Reid, unsuccessfully sought municipal office in
.
In 2014 financial disclosure reports, Reid reported a net worth of between $2.9 million and $9.3 million.
Most of Reid's net worth was in
and in land and mineral rights in southern Nevada and Arizona; a
managed the liquid assets of Reid and his wife.
Harry Reid (far left) and LDS leaders,
and
, (center and far right) presenting family history to U.S. President Obama.
Reid and his family reside in the
area of
.
Reid (who was raised
) and his wife (who was born to Jewish immigrant parents and grew up in Henderson) converted to
while he was a college student.
In a 2001 interview he said, "I think it is much easier to be a good member of the Church and a Democrat than a good member of the Church and a Republican." He went on to say that the Democrats' emphasis on helping others, as opposed to what he considers Republican dogma to the contrary, is the reason he's a Democrat.
He delivered a speech at
to about 4,000 students on October 9, 2007, in which he expressed his opinion that Democratic values mirror Mormon values.
Several Republican Mormons in
have contested his faith because of his politics, such as his statements that the church's backing of
wasted resources.
Reid is the co-chairman of the Board of Selectors of
.
In April 2015, Reid
former U.S. Senator
as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Health
Injury
On January 1, 2015, Reid was injured while exercising in his home—he said a piece of equipment he was using broke (later "slipped"), causing him to fall. As a result, Reid suffered broken ribs and broken facial bones, and was at risk of permanent vision loss in his right eye.
On January 26, 2015, Reid underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his right eye and repair facial bones.
Reid later sued for damages a company he claimed manufactured the device, alleging the device was defective, but in 2019 a jury rejected his claim for lack of evidence.
Pancreatic cancer
On May 14, 2018, Reid had surgery for
at
after a
was found on his
during a routine screening.
In a January 2019 interview with
, it was revealed that Reid was confined to a desk at his home and was unable to move without the aid of a walker.
Upon his diagnosis, Reid said: "As soon as you discover you have something on your pancreas, you're dead".
On February 25, 2019, Reid announced that due to early detection and chemotherapy, his cancer is in remission.