LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Gonzaga University School of Law - JD (1990)

• University of Nevada, Reno - BS, finance (1986)

Office History

Election Results

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Nevada (Class 3)
  Catherine Marie Cortez Masto, 47.10%

  Democrat
  Joseph John Heck (Joe), 44.67%

  Republican
  Tom Jones, 1.55%

  Independent American Party
  Thomas Sawyer, 1.28%

  Non-designated

Employment History

• State of Nevada (Jan. 2007-Jan. 2015)

  Attorney General

• Clark County, Nev. (2002-2007)

  Assistant County Manager

• Office of the U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia (2000-2002)

  Assistant U.S. Attorney

• Nevada Office of the Governor (1998-1999)

  Chief of Staff

• Nevada Office of the Governor (1995-1998)

  Southern District Director

• U.S. Appeals Court, Ninth Circuit (1994-1995)

• U.S. District Court, District of Nevada (1991-1994)

Associated Organizations

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc.

  Member, Advisory Council

• All for Our Country Leadership PAC

• Catherine Cortez Masto for Senate (Nevada)

• State Bar of Nevada (1990-)

• Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2019-Jan. 2021)

  Chair

Awards

• Pick and Gavel Award (Association of American State Geologists) (March 2023)

• Legislative Action Award (Bipartisan Policy Center) (June 2022)

• Legislative Champion Award (Alliance of Community Health Plans Inc.) (Dec. 2021)

• Beer Champion (Beer Institute) (Sept. 2021)

• Legislator of the Year Award (National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians) (April 2021)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Oct. 2020)

• Heroes Award (Alliance for Retired Americans) (Aug. 2020)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Hero Award (American Trucking Associations Inc.) (Jan. 2020)

• Distinguished Travel Champion Award (U.S. Travel Association) (2019)

• Outstanding New Member Award (Voices for National Service) (2019)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Heroes Award (Alliance for Retired Americans) (Oct. 2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, scheduling:
  scheduling@cortezmasto.senate.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	520 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-3542

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 1/18/2018: W.Kruk silver bracelet with amber from Poland ($175.14)

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Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Housing, Transportation and Community Development Subcommittee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee
• Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Energy Subcommittee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Public Lands, Forests and Mining Subcommittee, Chair
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Water and Power Subcommittee
• Senate Finance Committee
Senate Finance Committee Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Subcommittee
Senate Finance Committee Health Care Subcommittee
Senate Finance Committee International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness Subcommittee
• Senate Indian Affairs Committee

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Working Group on Family Leave
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congressional Italian-American Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Democratic Conference Committee, Outreach Vice Chair
• Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force
• Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis
• Senate Foreign Service Caucus
• Senate Law Enforcement Caucus
• Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Freshman senator holds Congress's first Tumblr town hall

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 21, 2017
  Leave it to the new kids to pull some new technology tricks. read more

• Senator picks up pair of ex-lobbyist Clinton aides

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 28, 2017
  Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastro (D-Nev.)'s newest hires could almost share the same resume. Both are ex-trade lobbyists and aides to former Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). read more