Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto | |||
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Senior U.S. Senator from Nevada From: January 3, 2017 – present | |||
Predecessor | Harry Reid | ||
Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
Former Attorney General of Nevada From: January 1, 2007 – January 5, 2015 | |||
Predecessor | George Chanos | ||
Successor | Adam Laxalt | ||
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Party | Democrat | ||
Spouse(s) | Paul Masto | ||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Catherine Marie Cortez Masto is a Democrat politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the senior senator from Nevada, previously serving as the attorney general for the state.
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Attorney General of Nevada
It was reported that while Cortez Masto was the attorney general of Nevada, she was complicit in ignoring a corrupt guardianship "program" that was abusing seniors.[1]
U.S. Senate
After Harry Reid announced that he would not seek re-election in 2016,[2] he endorsed Cortez Masto and encouraged her to run for his Senate seat.[3] The latter soon announced her run and won the general election later, defeating the moderate Republican Joe Heck by less than 3% of the vote.[4]
Cortez Masto opposed Donald Trump's plan to decertify the Iran nuclear deal, absurdly claiming that it was “the best option we had to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”[5]
Views
Cortez Masto is generally a liberal who supports unrestricted abortion, illegal immigration, and the neocon agenda of endless wars.[6] She was opposed to same-sex "marriage" as the Attorney General of Nevada before supporting it.[7]
See also
- Harry Reid, former senator from Nevada
- Jacky Rosen, the current junior senator from Nevada
References
- ↑ TYPICAL. Harry Reid Protege Cortez Masto Let Family Friend Pillage the Elderly (VIDEO)
- ↑ Senator Harry Reid Announces Retirement
- ↑ Meet the Woman Harry Reid Wants to Replace Him in the Senate
- ↑ 2016 Nevada Senate Election Results
- ↑ Cortez Masto Statement on Trump’s Decision to Decertify Iran Nuclear Deal
- ↑ Catherine Cortez Masto on the Issues
- ↑ Attorneys general switching sides on gay marriage
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