Due to U.S. Senator Pat McCarran's controversial actions and remarks related to the allegations of racism, antisemitism and xenophobia, many leaders have pushed to rename the airport since 2012. U.S. Representatives Dina Titus, Susie Lee and Steven Horsford, Former U.S. Senator Harry Reid, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, Clark County Commissioners William McCurdy II, Justin Jones, and Tick Segerblom, UNLV President Keith Whitfield, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, Nevada Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and businessman and political donor Stephen Cloobeck – all Democrats, as was McCarran – and UNR President and former Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (a Republican) have advocated for a name change. The proposed name of Harry Reid International Airport was passed unanimously with 7 votes by the Clark County Commission on February 16, 2021.