Nevada State Senators, John Ensign and Harry ReidJohn Ensign was born on March 25, 1958, a Christian boy in Roseville, California. He attended and graduated from EW Clark High School in northern Nevada. He then attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, then Oregon State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1985, in Corvallis, and finally Colorado State University, Fort Collins, where he received his doctorate in veterinary medicine. He is now married to Darlene Sciarett and has three children: Trevor, Siena and Michael. John's professional work is a veterinarian. He has also served as a US Congressman, US Senator (1987-1994), owns West Flamingo Animal Hospital, South Shores Animal Hospital, Las Vegas, served as a member of the US House of Representatives and now served as a state senator in the United States Senate for the 107th Congress. John Ensign (Republican) was first elected in 1987. He served two consecutive terms. John was also recently re-elected as a senator in the last 2000 election. Nevadans appreciated John's energetic style and the small government message he tries to represent. He worked to cut taxes and spending. Harry takes a tough stance against crime and is committed to cutting wasteful government spending. Time magazine called Reid "a breakthrough" in welfare reform in Congress. Ensign's efforts have helped more people move from welfare dependency to the workforce. He also fought to defeat the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, which would allow tons of radioactive waste to be shipped to Nevada. He fought fiercely against the large and powerful nuclear industries, as well as his own party leaders. Reid is also a strong supporter of saving Medicare from bankruptcy. It provides Medicare coverage for annual mammograms for older women and also launched a fundraising campaign in 1997 to purchase a mobile mammography van for rural Nevada, and kicked off the donations with $1,000 from its own pockets . Ensign has also been recognized as a major contender on tax reform and supports a concrete deadline for eliminating the current tax code. He also worked on a strong belief in laws ordering prisoners to work while serving their sentences and to pay restitution to their victims. Along with this program, he attempted to eliminate pornography in prisons..