A look at Nevada’s potential 2016 U.S. Senate candidates

After Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday that he wouldn’t seek the Senate seat soon to be vacated by Democratic Sen. Harry Reid, the race is starting to come into sharper focus. Here’s a look at some of the names that were discussed as potential contenders for the seat, and where they stand leading up to the 2016 election: CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO Former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, announced shortly after Reid’s retirement that she would