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Catherine Cortez Masto was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2016 in Nevada. She previously served two terms as Nevada's Attorney General.

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Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on August 18, 2022 in an ad:

Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 23, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 17, 2022 in an ad:

"Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign."

By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 in an ad:

Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control."

By Tom Kertscher • June 23, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 in an ad:

Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions."

By Tom Kertscher • June 23, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on October 14, 2016 in a Nevada U.S. Senate debate.:

Says Joe Heck "voted to shut down the government."

By Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016

One Nation
stated on July 16, 2022 in ads:

Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects.

By Tom Kertscher • July 28, 2022
Joe Heck
stated on October 25, 2016 in a political ad.:

Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career"

By Riley Snyder • November 1, 2016
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 13, 2016 in a television ad:

Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis."

By Riley Snyder • September 28, 2016
LIBRE Initiative
stated on September 13, 2016 in a digital ad:

"Latinos in Nevada support Educational Savings Accounts, helping more than 450,000 students access better schools. But Catherine Cortez Masto is against it."

By Riley Snyder • September 19, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 2, 2016 in a television ad:

"In Catherine Cortez Masto's last term as attorney general, Nevada murder went up 11 percent, robbery went up 28 percent, rape 51 percent. When Cortez Masto left office, Nevada ranked as America's third most dangerous state."

By Riley Snyder • August 10, 2016

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