Catherine Cortez Masto is an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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. She is the current Attorney General of Nevada

Nevada Attorney General

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. She was elected to replace George Chanos

George Chanos

George Chanos is an American politician. He was the Attorney General of the state of Nevada, United States. He was appointed by Governor Kenny Guinn in 2005 to fill out the term of his predecessor, Brian Sandoval, who became a federal district judge. He also created a moderately successful trivia...

. She is a member of the Democratic Party

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. Cortez Masto is unable to run for a third term in 2014 due to term limits

Term limits in the United States

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Education

• J.D.
  Juris Doctor
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  , Gonzaga University School of Law
  Gonzaga University School of Law
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  , 1990
• Bachelor of Science
  Bachelor of Science
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  , University of Nevada, Reno
  University of Nevada, Reno
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  , 1986

Personal life

Cortez Masto was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 1990, the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada in 1991 and the U.S. Court of Appeals, for the Ninth Circuit in 1994. She is married to Paul Masto, a Special Agent in the United States Secret Service.

Career before election

Her career includes four years as a civil attorney in Las Vegas and two years as a criminal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C.

External links

• Nevada Attorney General site
• Catherine for AG