Current Position: US Senator since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Nevada attorney general from 2006 – 2014
Masto worked four years as a civil attorney in Las Vegas and two years as a criminal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.
Masot became the first woman elected to represent Nevada in the Senate and the first Latina elected to serve in the upper chamber. In November 2003, Cortez Masto was named executive vice chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Quotes:
Wildfires are devastating the West, and today I joined @ClimatePower and @ChiefDave_RFD
to call for action on climate. I’m leading legislation in Congress to combat wildfires back home, but it’s going to take all of us to address the climate crisis and protect our planet.
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s full speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention
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