Washington, D.C. – Senator Catherine Cortez Masto says she is running to represent Nevada, yet if you follow the money, it’s clear her priorities are anywhere but her home state.
According to FEC records, 93% of Cortez Masto’s donors live OUTSIDE Nevada! Read more:
93 Percent Of Sen. Cortez Masto’s Donors Are From Out Of State
By Megan Barth
“According to FEC records, 93 percent of Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s individual donors are from out of state, with the highest concentration of donors from California and New York. In 2021, out-of-state donors accounted for 79 percent of Cortez Masto’s total.
For the recent filing period ending June 30, 2022, the total amount of individual donations amounted to $1,924,783.38 . The DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) area donors surpassed Nevada donations to the senator totaling $203,796.66. Nearly 50% of her second quarter donors listed their occupations as “unemployed.”
Leading the PAC donations are the usual suspects: progressive groups focused on abortion and voting rights and unions. Big tobacco Altria maxed out their contribution as did the National Education Association, who, when not advocating for school shutdowns, have made recent headlines when they contacted the Department of Justice to identify and label parents as domestic terrorists if parents vocally opposed school shutdowns, universal masking, forced vaccination, and transgender, racially biased education in elementary schools.
Based on the recently reported numbers, the Masto campaign’s latest haul leaves her with nearly $10 million cash on hand compared to GOP challenger Adam Laxalt’s $2.2 million cash on hand. When comparing out-of-state donations between the two candidates, California and New York donors have given $5.7 million to Masto, whereas Nevadans have put their money behind Laxalt.”
Statement from NRSC Spokesman T.W. Arrighi: “In elections, people speak with their votes, and if they can, their wallets. Catherine Cortez Masto and Joe Biden’s policies have made people’s wallets a lot lighter, but one thing is clear, Nevadans are refusing to give a dime to their senior Senator. In fact, 93% of Cortez Masto’s donors come from somewhere other than Nevada. That is a highly revealing number. Nevadans feel less vested in Cortez Masto’s re-election than Californians, proving with their wallets that they want her out of Washington.”
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