Catherine Cortez Masto

10 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2017

• Senator NV 2017–present

• background Born March 29, 1964; a lawyer and member of the Democratic Party
• background Graduated from University of Nevada, Reno and Gonzaga University School of Law
• background Civil attorney in Las Vegas (4 years) and criminal prosecutor for U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C. (2 years)
• role 32nd attorney general of Nevada from 2007 to 2015, elected in 2006 and reelected in 2010
• achievement Narrowly defeated Republican Joe Heck in 2016 Senate election; first woman and first Latina elected to Nevada Senate seat
• role Senior U.S. Senator from Nevada since January 2017; became Nevada's senior senator in 2019; narrowly reelected in 2022, defeating Adam Laxalt

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• 117
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  plus 384 cosponsored

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  Sponsored bills enacted →

  of 117 bills sponsored

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• 13
  Committee assignments →

  committees and subcommittees

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Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

• Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Ranking Member
• Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member
• Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · oversees Finance
• Energy and Natural Resources Committee · oversees Energy
• Energy Subcommittee · oversees Energy
• Finance Committee
• Indian Affairs Committee
• International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness Subcommittee
• Water and Power Subcommittee
• Health Care Subcommittee · oversees Health
• National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee
• Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee
• Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee

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The members Masto most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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