GW Law Alum Harry Reid Announces Senate Retirement

Senator Harry Reid, JD '64, who has led the Senate Democrats since 2005, announced on Friday that he will not seek re-election after serving in Congress for more than three decades. While studying law part-time in the 60s, Mr. Reid worked six days per week as a policeman at the U.S. Capitol. He returned to campus in May 2005 to deliver the law school's Commencement address. "My advice to you graduates is that you each use your education to stand for the rule of law, not of man," he said. "My advice is that you play the game hard, but play by the rules. And if the game goes against you, work harder, train harder, and play again."