DemocratCatherine Cortez Masto
U.S. Senator · Nevada
U.S. Senator from Nevada
12 tracked promises, 9 rated
Nevada
Represents Nevada statewide
How they won their seat
Catherine Cortez Masto won the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Nevada with 47.1% of the vote (521,994 votes).
- Catherine Cortez Masto · Democrat47.1%521,994
- Joseph J. Heck · Republican44.7%495,079
- None Of The Above · Other3.8%42,257
- Tom Jones · Other1.5%17,128
- 3 Other Candidates2.9%31,836
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Catherine Cortez Masto's record indicates a pattern of bills and committee involvement related to veterans' issues, healthcare affordability, and economic development, as evidenced by her sponsorship of the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2026, the Health Care / Insulin Affordability bill, and the bipartisan WAGER Act aimed at supporting the gaming industry. Additionally, her involvement in various committees related to energy, finance, and Indian affairs suggests a broad engagement with economic and environmental issues. Focus areas (from the record): Veterans · Healthcare · Economic Development · Energy · Housing Affordability Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. Cortez Masto's sponsored bills include measures related to veterans and healthcare, such as her commitment to affordable prescription drugs and support for veterans. However, her voting record shows divergence from party lines. What this can't tell you: The effectiveness of her sponsored bills is unclear, as none have become law; The impact of her committee work on legislation is not detailed in the available record; There is no information on her unlogged activities or informal efforts outside of the official record. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Catherine Cortez Masto has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2017–2023 term. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Catherine Cortez Masto has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 226
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$535K34%
- Large individual (itemized)$853K54%
- PAC / committee$189K12%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Indian AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Financial Institutions and Consumer ProtectionOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — National Security and International Trade and FinanceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Securities, Insurance, and InvestmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on FinanceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — EnergyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and MiningOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and PowerOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Health CareOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — International Trade, Customs, and Global CompetitivenessOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Social Security, Pensions, and Family PolicyOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+70 · based on 9 rated promises
- Attempted 1
- Partial 2
- Championed 4
- Fully Kept 2
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2017 · 9 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept9
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
12 promises across 11 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Abortion / Reproductive Rights2
- Campaign Platform / Governing Priorities1
- Economy / Jobs & Wages1
- Gaming / Nevada Economy1
- Health Care / Insulin Affordability1
- Health Care / Prescription Drug Prices1
- Housing Affordability1
- Immigration / Dreamers1
- Rural Communities / Cybersecurity1
- Veterans1
- Voting Rights / Democracy1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)12100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
12 tracked promises
“Cortez Masto pledged that if Republicans try to force through a federal abortion ban, she will block it: "When Republicans try to force through a federal abortion ban, I'm going to stop it."”
“Cortez Masto committed to being a voice for Dreamers for as long as she is in the Senate and to work with anyone to fix the immigration system while keeping the border secure.”
“Cortez Masto introduced the For the People Act to protect voting rights and urged colleagues in both parties to pass the reforms, saying it is the government's responsibility to protect democracy and ensure every American can vote.”
“Cortez Masto stated her number one priority would be building a stronger economy with new jobs, growing wages, and tax fairness for the middle class.”
“At her Senate swearing-in, Cortez Masto committed to fight for the causes she campaigned on: fixing immigration while keeping families together, defending women's health and rights, investing in education, protecting seniors' retirement security, fighting discrimination, and getting unlimited secret money out of politics.”
“Cortez Masto committed to keep pushing back against efforts to limit the right of women to travel across state lines for abortion care, and led the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act to protect it.”
“Cortez Masto committed to continue working across the aisle to support Nevada veterans and their families, co-introducing the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act to help disabled veterans make home accessibility improvements.”
“Cortez Masto committed to making prescription drugs affordable, saying the job of lowering drug costs is not done and pledging to hold Big Pharma accountable so no one faces steep price hikes, via legislation with Sen. Klobuchar to penalize above-inflation price increases.”
“Cortez Masto introduced the bipartisan WAGER Act, committing that her legislation will provide tax relief to consumers and the sports gaming industry, create jobs, keep tax money in Nevada, and crack down on illegal betting.”
“Cortez Masto introduced legislation reauthorizing and expanding the HOME Investment Partnerships program, committing that her bill will ensure more Nevadans have a quality, affordable place to call home.”
“Cortez Masto committed to making lifesaving drugs like insulin affordable for all Nevadans, and introduced a bill with Sen. Rosen to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs.”
“Cortez Masto committed to continue fighting to support rural Nevada businesses and families, introducing bipartisan bills to give rural water systems, farmers, and ranchers cybersecurity resources.”
Verified record
431 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $5,124,165, spent $4,785,592, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored SRES 794: A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4901: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2026 ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4808: Privately Insured Credit Unions Conversion Modernization Act ↗Jun 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4701: Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2026 ↗Jun 8, 2026
- Sponsored S 4532: Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act ↗May 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4534: Microbusiness Support Act ↗May 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4488: Safe Bus Routes to School Act ↗May 12, 2026
- Sponsored S 4445: Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026 ↗Apr 30, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 701: A resolution designating the week of April 20 through 26, 2026, as "National Dark Sky Week". ↗Apr 29, 2026
- Sponsored S 4406: Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act ↗Apr 28, 2026
- Sponsored S 4383: Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act ↗Apr 23, 2026
- Sponsored S 4351: Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026 ↗Apr 21, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 431 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 306
- Nay
- 535
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 17
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Yea
- PN8518Nay
- PN9304Nay
- PN9304Nay
- S4784Nay
- PN9382Nay
- PN9303Nay
- SJRES185Yea
- PN9382Nay
- SJRES196Yea
- PN9303Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9307Nay
- PN9307Nay
- HCONRES86Yea
- PN8593Yea
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Nay
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
11 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- VeteransStated position
Cortez Masto committed to continue working across the aisle to support Nevada veterans and their families, co-introducing the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act to help disabled veterans make home accessibility improvements.
Sourceshttps://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-boozman-push-for-necessary-updates-to-veteran-home-improvement-program/View position & sources → - Health Care / Prescription Drug PricesStated position
Cortez Masto committed to making prescription drugs affordable, saying the job of lowering drug costs is not done and pledging to hold Big Pharma accountable so no one faces steep price hikes, via legislation with Sen. Klobuchar to penalize above-inflation price increases.
Sourceshttps://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-klobuchar-introduce-legislation-to-lower-drug-costs-and-hold-big-pharma-accountable-for-price-hikes/View position & sources → - Gaming / Nevada EconomyStated position
Cortez Masto introduced the bipartisan WAGER Act, committing that her legislation will provide tax relief to consumers and the sports gaming industry, create jobs, keep tax money in Nevada, and crack down on illegal betting.
Sourceshttps://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-hyde-smith-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-boost-local-sports-tourism-and-gaming-economy/View position & sources → - Housing AffordabilityStated position
Cortez Masto introduced legislation reauthorizing and expanding the HOME Investment Partnerships program, committing that her bill will ensure more Nevadans have a quality, affordable place to call home.
Sourceshttps://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-introduces-legislation-to-address-affordable-housing-crisis-fund-new-units-across-nevada/View position & sources → - Rural Communities / CybersecurityStated position
Cortez Masto committed to continue fighting to support rural Nevada businesses and families, introducing bipartisan bills to give rural water systems, farmers, and ranchers cybersecurity resources.
Sourceshttps://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-rounds-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-enhance-cyber-resources-for-rural-and-agricultural-communities/View position & sources → - Immigration / DreamersStated position
Cortez Masto committed to being a voice for Dreamers for as long as she is in the Senate and to work with anyone to fix the immigration system while keeping the border secure.
Sourceshttps://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/on-senate-floor-cortez-masto-calls-for-protections-for-dreamers/View position & sources → - Abortion / Reproductive RightsStated position
Cortez Masto pledged that if Republicans try to force through a federal abortion ban, she will block it: "When Republicans try to force through a federal abortion ban, I'm going to stop it."
Sourceshttps://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/re-elected-cortez-masto-pledges-to-continue-fight-for-nevada-2675513/View position & sources → - Health Care / Insulin AffordabilityStated position
Cortez Masto committed to making lifesaving drugs like insulin affordable for all Nevadans, and introduced a bill with Sen. Rosen to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs.
Sourceshttps://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-rosen-introduce-bill-to-cap-out-of-pocket-costs-and-lower-price-of-insulin-for-nevadans/View position & sources → - Voting Rights / DemocracyStated position
Cortez Masto introduced the For the People Act to protect voting rights and urged colleagues in both parties to pass the reforms, saying it is the government's responsibility to protect democracy and ensure every American can vote.
Sourceshttps://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-introduces-for-the-people-act-to-protect-democracy-and-voting-rights-/View position & sources → - Economy / Jobs & WagesStated position
Cortez Masto stated her number one priority would be building a stronger economy with new jobs, growing wages, and tax fairness for the middle class.
Sourceshttps://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-catherine-cortez-masto-sworn-in-to-the-united-states-senate/View position & sources → - Campaign Platform / Governing PrioritiesStated position
At her Senate swearing-in, Cortez Masto committed to fight for the causes she campaigned on: fixing immigration while keeping families together, defending women's health and rights, investing in education, protecting seniors' retirement security, fighting discrimination, and getting unlimited secret money out of politics.
Sourceshttps://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-catherine-cortez-masto-sworn-in-to-the-united-states-senate/View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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