About Rory

About Rory

Rory Reid's story is Nevada through and through. He has lived in the north and the south, has family in the north and the south, grew up here, went to school here, raised his family here, and built a successful career devoted to public service here.

Raised in a middle-class Nevada neighborhood, Rory has a deep appreciation for the optimism and western spirit that define the people of Nevada. And he understands the anxiety families are facing in these challenging economic times.

Rory Reid – A lifelong Nevadan, with a plan to create jobs, a vision for Nevada's future, and a commitment to making every corner of our state a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

Rory outside his childhood home in Las Vegas.

Growing Up in Nevada

Rory, 47, attended Doris Hancock Elementary and Cashman Middle School in Las Vegas, the Blue School in Carson City, and graduated from Clark High School in 1980.

He went on to graduate from college with a degree in international relations and Spanish, and furthered his education in law school, graduating in 1987. In college his roommates had posters of Farrah Fawcett and The Who on their doors. Rory decorated with a huge map of Nevada.

Since his childhood, he has spent time in all 17 counties, visited every town, and fished in nearly every lake.

From top left: Rory interviewing Muhammad Ali for the Las Vegas Sun as a sports reporter; Traveling through Lincoln County; Learning to fish with his dad.

The Reid Family

Rory met his best friend and future bride, Cindy, during college. They married in 1987 and are raising three wonderful children – Ryan, 19, Savannah, 17, and Mason, 13.

Rory and Cindy visit Ryan in college as often as they can, attend almost all of Savannah's tennis matches and spend many weekends fishing on Nevada lakes with Mason.

Public Service

Rory ran for the Clark County Commission to clean up local government and address issues important to him, such as land conservation, creating economic opportunity for families, and bettering the lives of those most vulnerable in our society - children and seniors.

After just two years of service, his leadership was recognized with his appointment as chairman, first in 2005 and again in 2007. During his tenure, Rory has been a champion of ethics reform, job creation and economic development, preserving green space, fiscal discipline, and quality, affordable health care.