Meet Catherine Cortez Masto, the Candidate Who Could Become the First-Ever Latina Senator

*Real Clear Politics gives Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Matso a 2 point lead over her opponent Republican Joe Heck – 43.5 to 41.5. VL

By Kiko Martinez, Remezcla (7 minute read)

With only two weeks before Election Day, politicians nationwide are jockeying for position and making their closing arguments to voters on why they should elect them into office.

In case the possibility of electing Hillary Clinton the nation’s first woman president isn’t momentous enough, voters in Nevada have a chance to make even more history if they elect former Attorney General of Nevada and Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto. She and her opponent, Republican Congressman Joe Heck, are both vying for the open seat left behind by retiring US Senate Majority leader Harry Reid.

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If things go her way Nov. 8, Cortez Masto will be the first Latina ever elected to the US Senate. Currently, the race looks like a tight one, with Cortez Masto holding a slight two-point lead over Heck based on the average of polls at Real Clear Politics. READ MORE