
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
- ‘No-shenanigans handshake’ helps usher in Minnesota House return after prolonged power standoff
- What Simon says in House goes, but temporary chamber leader tiptoes through intensely partisan terrain
- ‘We’re not just playing defense’: Minnesota elected leaders push back on federal rush to end DEI
- Another week to be shaped by court fight over power dynamic within Minnesota Legislature
- Republicans file new lawsuit over Minnesota House standoff
- ‘We will see President Trump in court’: Minnesota to challenge order pausing federal funding
- Minnesota justices tell lawmakers to work out control of ‘dysfunctional’ House
- State Supreme Court weighs what to do about ‘dysfunctional’ Minnesota House
- House Republicans seek to roll back DFL taxes, fees tied to transportation programs
- Court cases could shape — or reshape — where Minnesota Legislature heads next