FILE PHOTO: Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) meets with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in his office after he announced that she will serve as Chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for the 2020 campaign cycle on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate, said on Thursday she is not interested in being Joe Biden's running mate in November's presidential election.
"I support Joe Biden 100% and will work tirelessly to help get him elected this November. It is an honor to be considered as a potential running mate, but I have decided to withdraw my name from consideration," Cortez Masto said in a statement.
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