Influential former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has died at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer.

Reid was first voted to U.S. Congress in 1983 and served until he retired in 2017. He also served as senate leader from 2007 to 2015.

He was arguably the most important elected official in Nevada history. He was born into complete poverty and worked to become one of the most powerful Democratic leaders of his time.

Reid was known for being able to pass the Affordable Care Act, known colloquially as Obamacare, through Congress despite vociferous opposition from Republicans.