Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto is a Democratic U.S. senator for Nevada.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- Nevada
- Seat or institution
- Nevada · Senate Class 3
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Democratic. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): 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; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2016; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2022.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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| Body | Type | Source-reported role |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Energy and Natural Resources | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Energy | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Subcommittee on Water and Power | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Finance | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Health Care | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Indian Affairs | select | member |
Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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Official website or biography ↗
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Official supporting recordPublished February 20, 2026Source compiled through October 1, 2025Source line 9627
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