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309 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Campaign Finance (2026)
Funding Sources
Top Industries
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle
About
Catherine Cortez Masto is a Democratic U.S. Senator from Nevada who previously served as the state's attorney general and is the first Latina elected to serve in the Senate.
Background
Born in 1964, Catherine Cortez Masto graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno and the Gonzaga University School of Law. Before entering elected office, she worked as a civil attorney in Las Vegas, a criminal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., and served as chief of staff to Nevada Governor Bob Miller. She also held a leadership role as the executive vice chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Political career
Catherine Cortez Masto began her political career serving as the chief of staff to Nevada Governor Bob Miller and was later elected as the attorney general of Nevada, a position she held from 2007 to 2015. She was first sworn into the United States Senate on January 3, 2017, after winning the election to succeed retiring Senator Harry Reid. A member of the Democratic Party, she became Nevada's senior senator in 2019 and was reelected to a second term in 2022.
Current focus
Cortez Masto, Catherine represents the state of NV in the U.S. Senate. Cortez Masto, Catherine is the ranking member of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection. They also serve on the Energy and the Health Care. They have sponsored 274 bills in the current Senate, including S. 4534; S. 4532; S. 4488.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Energy
- Financial Institutions and Consumer ProtectionRanking Member
- Health Care
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- National Security and International Trade and Finance
- Public Lands, Forests, and MiningRanking Member
- Securities, Insurance, and Investment
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
- Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
- Water and Power
118th Congress
- Energy
- Financial Institutions and Consumer ProtectionRanking Member
- Health Care
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- National Security and International Trade and Finance
- Public Lands, Forests, and MiningRanking Member
- Securities, Insurance, and Investment
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
- Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
- Water and Power
Legislative Activity
274
Bills Sponsored
10
Recent Votes