Steven Horsford

Democrat Representative of Nevada's 4th district

Representative
Nevada, district 4
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Nevada, district 4
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Nevada, district 4
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Nevada, district 4
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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April 29, 1973 (51 years old)

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Served as the U.S. representative for his district since 2019 and previously from 2013 to 2015.
First African American to serve as Majority Leader in the Nevada Senate and the first African American to represent Nevada in Congress.
Worked in business and marketing consulting before and after his initial congressional term.
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, to a mother who immigrated from Trinidad.
Worked various jobs during high school and faced the tragedy of his father’s death at a young age.
Graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, with a degree in political science and communications.
Served in the Nevada Senate from 2005 to 2013, becoming Majority Leader in 2009.
Involved in a controversy for parking in a handicapped space and a fundraising letter criticized as “pay to play.”
Returned campaign contributions from a web poker company after a trip sponsored by the company.
Defeated in the 2014 congressional election but won back his seat in 2018 and was reelected in subsequent elections.
Acknowledged an extramarital affair in 2020, which became public during his 2022 reelection campaign.
Votes in line with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.
Supports healthcare as a right, gun control measures, and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
Voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Does not support the transfer of federal land in Nevada to state control and is a sponsor of a bill to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans.
Currently serves on the Committee on Financial Services and has previously served on the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on the Budget.
Chairs the Congressional Black Caucus and is a member of several other caucuses including the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the New Democrat Coalition.
Actively supported Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and has held roles in national Democratic committees.
Married with three children, underwent six-way open heart bypass surgery in 2013, and acknowledged financial support to a former intern with whom he had an affair.