Harry Reid: Difference between revisions

Reid was the co-chairman of the Board of Selectors of [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/about-board-of-selectors | title=Jefferson Awards.org – community volunteer – service award | access-date=March 15, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921214236/http://www.jeffersonawards.org/about-board-of-selectors | archive-date=September 21, 2013 | df=mdy-all}}</ref> In April 2015, Reid [[Confirmation (Latter Day Saints)|confirmed]] former U.S. Senator [[Larry Pressler]] as a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865626822/Spiritual-journey-leads-3-term-US-senator-to-LDS-Church.html?pg=all | title=Spiritual journey leads 3-term U.S. senator to LDS Church | first=Aaron | last=Shill | date=April 20, 2015 | work=DeseretNews.com | access-date=April 20, 2015 | archive-date=April 20, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420214948/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865626822/Spiritual-journey-leads-3-term-US-senator-to-LDS-Church.html?pg=all | url-status=live }}</ref>

 

=== 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, he suffered broken ribs and broken facial bones, and was at risk of permanent vision loss in his right eye.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Walshe|first1=Shushannah|title=Sen. Harry Reid Suffers Broken Ribs, Facial Bones|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-harry-reid-suffers-broken-ribs-facial-bones/story?id=27961257|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=January 21, 2015|archive-date=January 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121054828/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-harry-reid-suffers-broken-ribs-facial-bones/story?id=27961257|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 26, 2015, he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his right eye and repair facial bones.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/reid-is-home-after-surgery-for-injuries.html|title=Reid Is Home After Surgery for Injuries|date=January 27, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=October 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022103924/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/reid-is-home-after-surgery-for-injuries.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He later sued a company he claimed manufactured the device, alleging the device was defective. In 2019, a jury rejected his claim for lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/las-vegas-jury-rejects-harry-reid-lawsuit-against-fitness-band-n991636|work=[[NBC News]]|title=Las Vegas jury rejects Harry Reid lawsuit against fitness band maker|date=April 6, 2019|access-date=April 6, 2019|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406090955/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/las-vegas-jury-rejects-harry-reid-lawsuit-against-fitness-band-n991636|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-sen-harry-reid-loses-civil-lawsuit-over-exercise-device-injury|title=Former Sen. Harry Reid loses civil lawsuit over exercise-device injury|first=Dom|last=Calicchio|date=April 5, 2019|website=[[Fox News]]|access-date=April 6, 2019|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406061432/https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-sen-harry-reid-loses-civil-lawsuit-over-exercise-device-injury|url-status=live}}</ref>