Claim: Steven Horsford assumed the position of Nevada Senate Majority Leader in 2009 and appointed Senator Mo Denis to lead the caucus election efforts during for the 2012 election cycle.
Evidence: In February 2009, he assumed the position of Nevada Senate Majority Leader. In August 2011, Horsford appointed Senator Mo Denis to lead the caucus election efforts during for the 2012 election cycle. Steven Horsford Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nevada's 4th district Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Nevada Senate, representing the 4th district, in Clark County, from 2005 to 2013.