Steven Horsford
DemocratU.S. Representative, NV-4| Age | 53 (b. 1973-04-29) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2013-01-03 (~13 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Black/African American |
| Religion | Christian (Baptist) |
| Education | Attended University of Nevada, Reno (political science and communications); received BA in 2014 after completing remaining credits; attended but did not initially graduate (withdrew after father's death) |
| Prior occupation | Executive Director/CEO, Culinary Training Academy of Las Vegas (approx. 2001–2013); consultant at R&R Partners (2015–2018); small business owner (workforce development, Intel partnership) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Marital status | Divorced (divorce filed 2022) — Sonya Douglass (married 2000, separated 2022) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | North Las Vegas, Nevada |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2004 |
| Previous offices | Nevada State Senate, District 4 (2005–2013) · Nevada State Senate Majority Leader (2009–2013) · U.S. Representative, Nevada's 4th Congressional District (2013–2015) |
| Committees | House Committee on Ways and Means · Subcommittee on Health · Subcommittee on Social Security |
| Caucuses | Congressional Black Caucus (former Chair, 2023–2025) · Congressional Progressive Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Problem Solvers Caucus · Black Maternal Health Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Congressional Ukraine Caucus · House Pro-Choice Caucus · Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment · DOGE Caucus (joined December 2024) |
| Leadership | Chair, Congressional Black Caucus (2023–2025) |
| Ideology | Member of both the progressive Congressional Progressive Caucus and the moderate New Democrat Coalition and Problem Solvers Caucus; GovTrack ranked him 94th most politically left among all Representatives in 2024 |
| Signature legislation | Apex Area Technical Corrections Act (signed into law 2025) — streamlined permitting for North Las Vegas industrial site · TIPS Act (Tipped Income Protection and Support Act) — protecting tipped workers · Co-sponsor, H.R. 40 (Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans) · Medicare Dental Coverage Act (introduced with Rep. Robin Kelly) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $-2,200,000–$-47,005 (2022) · estimate
| Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (pension) | other · 2022 |
| Culinary Health and Welfare Pension Trust (pension) | other · 2022 |
| Nevada 529 Prepaid Tuition Plan (x2) | other · –$100,000 · 2022 |
| MetLife Whole Life Insurance | other · –$50,000 · 2022 |
| Primary residence mortgage (liability) | real_estate · 2022 |
Top donors: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association PAC ($8,500 (career through 2024)) · Financial Services Institute PAC ($5,000 (2024))
Top industries: Securities & Investment · Finance/Insurance/Real Estate · Labor/Unions · Health · Pro-Israel
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.