Senate / Democratic

Catherine Cortez Masto

Nevada · United States Senate

ChamberU.S. SenatePartyDemocraticBioguide IDC001113

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Official Biography

Verified July 31, 2026

CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Democrat, of Las Vegas, NV; born in Las Vegas, NV, March 29, 1964; education: B.S., finance, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 1986; J.D., Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, 1990; professional history: attorney; chief of staff, Governor Bob Miller; criminal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC; attorney general, Nevada, 2007-15; executive vice chancellor, Nevada System of Higher Education; election history: elected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2016; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2022.

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Committees

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsMember

Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection · Ranking Member
Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance · Member
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment · Member

Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesMember

Subcommittee on Energy · Member
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining · Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Water and Power · Member

Committee on FinanceMember

Subcommittee on Health Care · Member
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness · Member
Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy · Member

Committee on Indian AffairsMember

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