Full Name:
Catherine Cortez Masto
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Paul
Birth Date:
03/29/1964
Birth Place:
Las Vegas, NV
Home City:
Las Vegas, NV
Religion:
Catholic
JD, Gonzaga University School of Law, 1990
BS, Business Administration: Finance, University of Nevada, Reno, 1986
Vice Chair, Democratic Outreach Committee, 2023-present
Senator, United States Senate, Nevada, 2016-present
Candidate, United States Senate, Nevada, 2022
Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, United States Senate, 2017-2021
Attorney General, State of Nevada, 2007-2014
Member, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Member, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Member, Committee on Finance
Member, Committee on Indian Affairs
Member, Subcommittee on Energy
Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
Member, Subcommittee on Health Care
Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
Member, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
Member, Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance
Chair, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power
Member, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Former Member, Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, United States Senate
Former Member, Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate
Former Member, Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet Subcommittee, United States Senate
Former Member, Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Subcommittee, United States Senate
Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Indian Affairs Committee
Chair, Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Former Member, Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee, United States Senate
Former Member, Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Former Member, Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, United States Senate
Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power, United States Senate
Assistant County Manager, Clark County
Chief, Law Enforcement Officer
Assistant County Manager, Clark County, 2002-2007
Executive Vice Chancellor, Nevada System of Higher Education, 2003
Chief of Staff, Governor Bob Miller, 1998-2002
Assistant, United States Attorney, 2000-2002
Former Federal Criminal Prosecutor, United States Attorney's Office, Washington District of Columbia, 1999-2001
Southern District Director, Governor Bob Miller, 1995-1998
Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, 2019-present
Member, Nevada State Bar Association, 1990-present
Founder, Mortgage Fraud Strike Force
Father's Name:
Manuel 'Manny' Cortez
Father's Occupation:
Former Clark Country Commissioner
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Hiking
Mother's Name:
Joanna Cortez
Spouse's Occupation:
Retired Secret Service Agent