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Candidate for U.S. Representative, Nevada District 3

Susie Lee

DemocraticIncumbent

Susie Lee is a former education nonprofit leader who has represented the 3rd District since 2019, serves on the House Appropriations Committee and is seeking a fifth term. Her campaign and congressional work focus on lowering costs, housing, health care, water supply and restoring the full gambling loss tax deduction.

Current or most recent role
U.S. Representative, Nevada District 3 (since 2019)
Hometown
Las Vegas
Campaign website
susieleeforcongress.com

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

  • Says she is working to lower costs and create good-paying jobs in Southern Nevada.[1]
  • Says she works to expand access to affordable housing and lower housing costs.[1],[2]
  • Points to her work to keep more water in Lake Mead and bring federal funding to Southern Nevada water projects.[3]

Background

  • U.S. Representative, Nevada District 3 (Appropriations Committee), U.S. House of Representatives · 2019–present[4],[5]
  • President, Communities in Schools of Nevada[4],[5]
  • Founding director, Inner-City Games Las Vegas (now After-School All-Stars) · 1990s[4],[5]

Education

  • B.A., Policy Management, Carnegie Mellon University[5]
  • M.S., Public Management, Carnegie Mellon University[5]

Where they stand

  • Housing
    Supports the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act to expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and the HOME Act to bar price gouging on housing during emergencies; sponsors the bipartisan AACE Act to streamline public land appraisals.[2]
  • Health Care
    Supports lower prescription drug costs and price transparency; sponsored the MOBILE Health Care Act (enacted) and the bipartisan Train More Nurses Act.[6]
  • Immigration
    Co-sponsors the bipartisan Dignity Act; supports stronger border security, more Border Patrol agents and a pathway to citizenship, and has called for more oversight of ICE.[7]
  • Taxes
    Co-leads the FULL HOUSE Act to restore the full federal tax deduction for gambling losses, which the 2025 reconciliation law limits to 90 percent.[8]
  • Water
    Supports keeping more water in Lake Mead; backed the Help Hoover Dam Act (signed into law) and water recycling funding in the 2021 infrastructure law.[3]

Voting record

A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.

MeasureVoteDate
H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Final House passage of the 2025 budget reconciliation law extending tax cuts and changing Medicaid, SNAP and other programs. (U.S. House)
No[9]Jul 3, 2025
H.R. 5371 – Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026
Agreed to the Senate-amended funding bill that ended the fall 2025 government shutdown. (U.S. House)
No[10]Nov 12, 2025
S. 1071 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Final House passage of the annual defense policy bill. (U.S. House)
Yes[11]Dec 10, 2025
S. 5 – Laken Riley Act
Requires federal detention of undocumented immigrants charged with or arrested for certain theft and violent crimes. (U.S. House)
Yes[12]Jan 22, 2025

In their words

“Today, we heard Nevadans loud and clear: costs are just too damn high.”

Statement after a congressional field hearing on affordability in Las Vegas, August 28, 2026[13]

“Nevadans have been clear: you shouldn't pay taxes on money you never earned”

Statement after the Ways and Means Committee passed the FULL HOUSE Act, September 16, 2026[8]

Sources

  1. Issues, Office of Rep. Susie Lee
  2. Housing, Office of Rep. Susie Lee
  3. Water, Office of Rep. Susie Lee
  4. About Susie, Office of Rep. Susie Lee
  5. Susie Lee, Wikipedia
  6. Health Care, Office of Rep. Susie Lee
  7. Immigration & Border Security, Office of Rep. Susie Lee
  8. PASSED COMMITTEE: Lee, Horsford Bipartisan Bill to Restore Full Gaming Loss Deduction, Office of Rep. Susie Lee, September 16, 2026
  9. Roll Call 190: H.R. 1, On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, July 3, 2025
  10. Roll Call 285: H.R. 5371, On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, November 12, 2025
  11. Roll Call 320: S. 1071, On Passage, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, December 10, 2025
  12. Roll Call 23: S. 5, Laken Riley Act, On Passage, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, January 22, 2025
  13. Lee, Democratic Members of Congress Host Field Hearing in Las Vegas on Affordability and Cost of Living Crisis, Office of Rep. Susie Lee, August 28, 2026

Photo: Official portrait, U.S. House of Representatives (Public domain (U.S. government work)).

Last reviewed October 10, 2026. Spot an error or something missing? Report a correction.

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