AASG presents the Pick and Gavel Award to distinguished
friends of geology who have made significant contributions to advancing the
role that geoscience plays in public policy. The 2023 recipient is Senator Catherine
Cortez Masto of Nevada, who in 2016 became the first woman from Nevada and the
first Latina ever elected to the United States Senate. Among other roles, she currently
serves as the chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s Public Lands,
Forests, and Mining Subcommittee. She was born and raised in Las Vegas and served
two terms as Attorney General of Nevada. Before that, she served as Chief of
Staff to Nevada Governor Bob Miller, and worked as an Assistant County Manager
in Clark County and as a federal criminal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s
Office in D.C. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in
Finance from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1986, and a J.D. from Gonzaga
University School of Law in 1990. She resides in Las Vegas with her husband
Paul, a retired Secret Service agent. An avid hiker and nature lover, Cortez
Masto is committed to protecting our environment and public lands for future
generations to enjoy.
https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/about
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