Catherine Cortez Masto
Bio | Catherine Cortez Masto was the first Woman from Nevada and the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate. She served as Attorney General before being elected to the Senate. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of Nevada |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Nevada |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2022 Senate Election Nevada 2 | Nevada 2 | No | N/A | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Masto raised $25,592,675 for her 2020 campaign.https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/catherine-cortez-masto/summary?cid=N00037161 |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Masto supportsd universal healthcare. Masto supports the ACA but has stated that imporvements can be made. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Cortez_Masto |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Masto's stance on socialized healthcare is unknown. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Masto's stance on private healthcare is unknown. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Masto supports LGBT rights. Masto supports rights such as same sex marriage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Cortez_Masto |
| Taxes | Against | Masto is against taxes. Masto provided a bill that would include tax cuts to working families in Nevada. https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-unveils-tax-cut-to-provide-critical-relief-to-working-families-in-nevada |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Masto's stance on flat rate taxes is unknown. Masto provided a bill that would include tax cuts to working families in Nevada. https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-unveils-tax-cut-to-provide-critical-relief-to-working-families-in-nevada |
| Abortion | For | Masto is pro-choice. Masto believes companies should never withhold birth control coverage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Cortez_Masto |
| Gun Control | For | Masto supports gun control. Masto had the NRA spend $1 million on an attack ad against her and was given an F by the organization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Cortez_Masto |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Masto's stance on assisted suicide is unknown. Masto had the NRA spend $1 million on an attack ad against her and was given an F by the organization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Cortez_Masto |
| Government Interference | Against | Masto is against government interference from foriegn countries. https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-leads-bipartisan-letter-calling-on-administration-to-respond-to-allegations-of-chinese-government-election-interference |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Masto was endoresed by planned parenthood in her last election. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Cortez_Masto |
| Welfare | Unknown | Masto's stance on welfare is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Masto's stance on stem cell research is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Masto's stance on the death penalty is unknown but she does believe it should be a state's choice. https://apnews.com/article/1a1858109f17435a918d0b64e19ad328 |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Mato was happy that the Senate made sentences flexiable. https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-applauds-senate-passage-of-criminal-justice-reform-bill |
| Military Spending | For | Masto supports spending that will help with military housing. https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-secures-privatized-military-housing-reform-prioritizes-needs-of-nevada-service-members-in-2020-ndaa |
| War on Terrorism | For | Masto states that "Isis will continue to attack us and we must destroy them before more innocent lives are taken" https://catherinecortezmasto.com/about |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Masto's stance on Foreign Policy International Interaction is unknown. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Masto's stance on united nations is unknown. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Masto's stance on nationalism is unknown. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Masto's stance on free markets is unknown. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Masto's stance on brexit is unknown. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Masto's stance on affirmative action is unknown. |
| Government Spending | Against | Masto wants to decrease government spending. https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-flake-introduce-bill-to-cut-wasteful-government-spending |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Masto's stance on charter schools is unknown. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Masto's stance on common core is unknown. |
| Clean Energy | For | Masto supports clean energy. Masto supports limiting greenhouse gasses wants to increase forms of clean energy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Cortez_Masto |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Masto's stance on religious freedom is unknown. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Masto's stance on seperation of church and state is unknown. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Masto's stance on slaver y reparations are unknown. |
| Border Control | Nuance | Masto supports both border control and immigration. Masto states she supports a reform that protects our borders but also allows undocumented immigrants citizenship. https://catherinecortezmasto.com/about |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Masto's stance on passenger profiling is unknown. |
| DACA | For | Masto is one of DACA's biggest supporters and has co-sponsored bills to protect people under DACA. https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-statement-on-scotus-ruling-in-daca-case |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Masto voted to fund sanctuary cities. https://nrsc.org/press-releases/senate-democrats-vote-to-fund-sanctuary-cities-2021-03-06/ |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Masto proposed an act that would exempt indiviudals from the controlled substances act. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Cortez_Masto |