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Catherine Cortez Masto is a Democratic senator from Nevada who entered the Senate in January 2017 after serving as Nevada attorney general and working as a federal prosecutor. Her Senate office records her as the first woman to represent Nevada in the Senate and the first Latina U.S. senator.
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Catherine Cortez Masto is a Democratic senator from Nevada who entered the Senate in January 2017 after serving as Nevada attorney general and working as a federal prosecutor. Her Senate office records her as the first woman to represent Nevada in the Senate and the first Latina U.S. senator.
Open biography & office record ↓Catherine Cortez Masto is a Democratic senator from Nevada who entered the Senate in January 2017 after serving as Nevada attorney general and working as a federal prosecutor. Her Senate office records her as the first woman to represent Nevada in the Senate and the first Latina U.S. senator.
Her current committee work spans Finance, Banking/Housing/Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources, and Indian Affairs. Her official committee biography highlights work on public lands, housing, consumer protection, taxes and Tribal issues.
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