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1961 — Graduates from Utah State University with degrees in political science and history; takes job as a Capitol police officer while attending law school at George Washington University.
1964 — Hired as the Henderson city attorney.
1968 — Wins election to the Nevada State Assembly at the age of 28.
1970 — At age 30, becomes the youngest lieutenant governor in Nevada history, winning as the running mate with Governor and mentor Mike O’Callaghan.
1974 — Is defeated by former Nevada Gov. Paul Laxalt in his first election bid to the Senate.
1975 — Runs unsuccessfully for mayor of Las Vegas.
1977 — Appointed chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission and is targeted with death threats from the mob.
1982 — Wins first of two terms in the House of Representatives.
1986 — Elected to the U.S. Senate.
1992 — Re-elected to the U.S. Senate.
1998 — Re-elected to the U.S. Senate and made Senate minority whip.
2004 — Re-elected to the U.S. Senate and chosen as Senate minority leader.
2007 — Becomes Senate majority leader by unanimous vote of his Democratic colleagues.
2010 — Elected to his fifth Senate term.
2015 — At age 75, announces he will not seek re-election in 2016.
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