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U.S. Senators from Nevada:
Name	Dates of Service
*Class 1*
William M. Stewart (R) William Sharon (R) James G. Fair (D) William M. Stewart (R,S,R) George S. Nixon (R) William A. Massey (R) Key Pittman (D) Berkeley L. Bunker (D) James G. Scrugham (D) Edward P. Carville (D) George W. Malone (R) Howard W. Cannon (D) J. Chic Hecht (R) Richard H. Bryan (D) John E. Ensign (R)	1864-1875 1875-1881 1881-1887 1887-1905 1905-1912 1912-1913 1913-1940 1940-1942 1942-1945 1945-1947 1947-1959 1959-1983 1983-1989 1989-2001 2001---

Name	Dates of Service
*Class 3*
James W. Nye (R) John P. Jones (R,S,R) Francis G. Newlands (D) Charles B. Henderson (D) Tasker L. Oddie (R) Patrick A. McCarran (D) Ernest S. Brown (R) Alan H. Bible (D) Paul D. Laxalt (R) Harry Reid (D)	1864-1873 1873-1903 1903-1917 1918-1921 1921-1933 1933-1954 1954-1954 1954-1974 1974-1987 1987---

Senate Service
Longest Service (24 years or more): John P. Jones William M. Stewart Key Pittman Howard Cannon

Nevada Senators Who Served in Leadership Positions
President Pro Tempore: Key Pittman Majority Leader/Minority Leader: Harry Reid Democratic Policy Committee Co-Chair: Harry Reid Party Whips: Harry Reid Standing Committee Chairs Since 1947: Commerce, Science & Transportation: Howard W. Cannon District of Columbia: Patrick A. McCarran; Alan Bible Environment & Public Works: Harry Reid Judiciary: Patrick A. McCarran Rules & Administration: Howard W. Cannon
Nevada Citizens Honored in the Capitol's Art Collection
Statuary: Patrick A. McCarran by Yolande Jacobson (Statuary Hall vestibule north)


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