‘Mormon Land’: What you didn’t know about the most powerful LDS senator ever, the guy who took it to Romney and won for Obama
The former boxer and LDS convert was publicly ruthless and privately religious in pushing through Obamacare, economic reforms and more.
(Susan Walsh |AP) Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., in 2016. Reid became the highest-ranking elected Latter-day Saint in U.S. history and ushered key legislative victories during the Obama administration.
David is a managing editor at The Tribune, where he has worked since 1984. He oversees coverage ranging from local government and west-side issues to growth, development and housing. In addition, he directs religion reporting, co-hosts the award-winning “Mormon Land” podcast and writes the Mormon Land newsletter.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.