Washington (CNN) Nevada Democratic Rep. Dina Titus endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid Monday during an interview on CNN, saying the former vice president is in the "best position" to defeat President Donald Trump next year.

"I'm excited to be endorsing Joe Biden for president. I've seen him up close, I've worked with him in Congress, I've known him for a long time. He's built a broad coalition here in my district, I think he's the best qualified to be president of all the good Democratic candidates and (in) the best position to beat Donald Trump," Titus told CNN's John Berman on "New Day."

Titus is the first sitting member of Congress from an early voting state to endorse a candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

"My district is where most of the Democrats live in Nevada and also is the most ethnically diverse and if you look at the people he's talking to, they look like the face of the United States and they look like the face of Nevada," Titus said. Titus represents Nevada's 1st congressional district, which occupies much of Las Vegas.

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