Meet Clay Masters
Clay Masters is a senior politics reporter for MPR News.
Clay, a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in Journalism, is a seasoned Senior Politics Reporter covering state and national politics and policy.
Before joining MPR News, Clay spent 12 years at Iowa Public Radio, first as a statehouse correspondent and eventually becoming the lead political reporter and host of IPR's “Morning Edition.” He began his career in public broadcasting at Nebraska Public Media, where he held various roles, including on-air radio hosting, agriculture and environmental reporting, and producing television documentaries.
Clay's work has been recognized with numerous awards, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for the podcast “Caucus Land.” In his personal time, Clay enjoys running, cycling and spending time with his family. As a native Nebraskan, he will gladly wax nostalgic about fly-fishing and canoeing in the Nebraska sandhills.
Recent Contributions
- Politics Friday: Trump’s path to the White House began at the Iowa Caucuses
- Control of Minnesota House remains uncertain; no surprises in Minnesota congressional races
- Minnesota campaigns, volunteers make their final play for votes as clock ticks down
- Key Minnesota county ordered by court to reset board that will review absentee ballots
- Wisconsin is closely divided again but voters united in their desire for campaign’s end
- Minnesota Republican Party sues Hennepin County over election judges list
- VP hopefuls make Midwest push as Vance pops in on Minnesota, Walz swings through Wisconsin
- Minnesota’s ‘uncommitted’ voters go into election unsatisfied over lack of cease-fire, conflicted over Harris
- Minnesota Poll: Broad confidence of accurate vote count, but deep split over absentee voting
- Can Winona County turn around its lagging voter turnout? These people are working to do that