Clay Masters
Senior Reporter, Politics
cmasters@mpr.org
Clay Masters is a senior politics reporter for MPR News.
Before MPR News, he worked for Iowa Public Radio newsroom for nearly 12 years, first as a statehouse correspondent and then moving on in 2014 to serving as lead political reporter and host of IPR's Morning Edition. Clay won numerous awards for his coverage of the Iowa caucuses including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for the podcast Caucus Land.
Clay is a native of Nebraska where he got his start in public broadcasting at Nebraska Public Media after graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
You can find Clay on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
Recent Contributions
- Trump’s return to Minnesota has attention of both parties
- Sports betting debate heads to Minnesota House
- Minnesota House delays vote on equal rights amendment after prolonged debate on other bills
- Legislature prepares to go down to the wire as Minnesota session wraps up
- Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement on first round of balloting
- Rideshare drivers find themselves at similar crossroads 1 year after Walz veto
- DFL lawmakers advance rideshare plan despite Uber, Lyft pushback
- Equal Rights Amendment takes step forward in the Minnesota Legislature
- Sports betting bill odds dim as time winds down on Minnesota Legislature
- DFL says Equal Rights Amendment remains a priority, has a murky path forward as opposition organizes