# Susie Lee ## Summary U.S. Representative from Nevada's 3rd Congressional District (Henderson, southern Clark County, southwest Las Vegas suburbs) since January 2019. **Four-term Democrat** — elected 2018, reelected 2020, 2022, 2024. Notable for **narrow but consistent ~2-point margins** across three cycles. Seeking fifth term. One of the very few Democrats Trump has not been able to dislodge in a district he has carried. Background: education and cancer-research philanthropy, Las Vegas hospitality-adjacent civic roles. ## Career highlights - Philanthropy and education background in Las Vegas - Elected U.S. House 2018 in open-seat race (Jacky Rosen vacated for Senate) - 2020 reelection: 51%–49% (~2 points) - 2022 reelection: 52%–48% (~4 points — her widest) - 2024 reelection: 51.4% over Drew Johnson (R) 49% — ~2.4 points, one of the tightest D holds nationally - Seeking fifth term in 2026 ## Congressional profile Four-term incumbent. Moderate Democratic profile; casino/hospitality-worker base; strong constituent service. Survives a district that has moved rightward at the presidential level (Trump won NV-03 in 2024) through personal brand and local service. ## 2026 race See [[NV-03-2026]]. **Cook: Lean D. Sabato: Lean D. Polymarket: 78% D.** Facing token primary challenge (Lally, Robinson, West — all minor). Four-way Republican primary is the main event: **Marty O'Donnell** (Halo composer, self-funded, Trump-endorsed 2026-04-14, Gov. Lombardo-endorsed), **Jeff Gunter** (former Iceland ambassador), Tera Anderson, Aury Nagy. Q1 2026: Lee $1.0M raised / **$3.1M COH**; O'Donnell only $72K Q1 external raise but $2.7M self-funded COH. NV primary: June 9, 2026. ## Related KB entities - [[NV-03-2026]] — her 2026 race - TBD: [[Marty O'Donnell]] — Trump-endorsed R challenger - TBD: [[Jeff Gunter]] — R primary candidate - TBD: [[Joe Lombardo]] — NV Gov. who endorsed O'Donnell ## Sources - [Wikipedia — Susie Lee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susie_Lee) - [Ballotpedia — Susie Lee](https://ballotpedia.org/Susie_Lee) - [Nevada Independent — Susie Lee leads fundraising](https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/susie-lee-helps-kick-off-2026-cycle-taking-the-lead-in-fundraising)