Nevada — 3rd District

Susie Lee

Supports middle-class tax relief and supply chain investments

Susie Lee focuses on lowering everyday costs for working families by bringing supply chains back to the United States and tackling corporate price gouging. She highlights her legislative record on lowering prescription drug costs and advocates for economic diversification, middle-class tax relief, and expanding workforce training.

• Passed legislation enabling Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices to reduce healthcare costs.
• Supported policies to bring manufacturing supply chains back to America.
• Advocates for tax relief targeted at middle-class families.
• Supports job training, vocational programs, and union apprenticeships.

“From combating the drought, to bringing supply chains back to America to lower costs, to ensuring our veterans get the benefits they deserve, Susie Lee has effectively worked with both parties and delivered for Nevadans.”

“Our community needs a fighter who will roll up her sleeves to lower costs, protect health care, and stop corporate greed.”

Marty O'Donnell

Supports worker protections and tax deregulation

Marty O'Donnell advocates for putting American workers first by shielding working families from inflation, excessive government spending, and labor market disruptions caused by AI and automation. Drawing on his business background, he promises to reduce taxes and regulations to help small businesses thrive.

• Pledges to refuse corporate PAC money to remain unbeholden to special interests.
• Proposes worker protections against job displacement driven by automation and artificial intelligence.
• Calls for reducing tax burdens and government regulations on small businesses.
• Promotes a business-focused approach to federal budgeting.

“One good job should be enough; it used to be enough. And it can be again. I'm tired of seeing our leaders influenced by special interests and big corporations, rigging the system against working people and making it too difficult for families to make ends meet.”

“I come from the world of business. I know what it's like to meet a deadline, sign a paycheck, balance a budget, and create a product that brings value.”

Susie Lee

Supports comprehensive reform with border enforcement

Susie Lee supports comprehensive immigration reform that combines border security with a lawful pathway to citizenship for long-term residents. She advocates for protecting DREAMers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients while opposing family separations at the border.

• Supports comprehensive immigration reform that pairs border security with earned pathways to citizenship.
• Advocates permanent legal protections for DREAMers and TPS beneficiaries.
• Opposes family separation policies at the southern border.
• Opposes abolishing ICE while calling for increased agency transparency and oversight.

“We must continue to welcome immigrants, while at the same time reforming our broken immigration system by securing our borders and providing a path to citizenship for the immigrants who strengthen our communities.”

Marty O'Donnell

Supports strict enforcement and ending illegal immigration magnets

Marty O'Donnell considers securing the national border a fundamental constitutional obligation of the federal government. He supports completing physical border infrastructure, cutting off public benefits to undocumented immigrants, and aggressively shutting down human and fentanyl trafficking networks.

• Calls border security an immediate constitutional mandate for the federal government.
• Supports building physical barriers and infrastructure to control border crossings.
• Advocates eliminating government benefits for undocumented immigrants to remove incentives for illegal entry.
• Calls for aggressive federal law enforcement targeting human and drug trafficking.

“I’m going to fight to make sure we secure our borders ASAP. Mandated in our constitution, as a duty of our federal government, is securing our border.”

“By ending the magnets that cause illegal immigration, we can ensure our border stays secure.”

Susie Lee

Emphasizes bipartisan problem-solving and effectiveness

Susie Lee highlights her reputation as one of the most bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives. She emphasizes delivering concrete legislative results for Nevada through pragmatic cross-party collaboration.

• Ranked among the top 10 most bipartisan members of Congress.
• Emphasizes working with both parties on water conservation, veterans affairs, and supply chains.
• Positions herself as a pragmatic problem solver opposed to Washington gridlock.

“In fact, she was recognized as one of the top 10 most bipartisan Members of Congress, out of over 400 Members across the country.”

Marty O'Donnell

Rejects corporate PAC money and supports term limits

Marty O'Donnell campaigns on curtailing special interest influence in Washington, D.C., pledging never to accept corporate PAC contributions. He advocates for congressional term limits to prevent career politicians from controlling government.

• Pledges not to accept corporate PAC money.
• Supports constitutional term limits for members of Congress.
• Criticizes the influence of lobbyists, big tech, and corporate entities in federal policymaking.
• Criticizes opponent Susie Lee as a major recipient of corporate PAC contributions.

“My pledge is not to accept one penny of corporate PAC money.”

“Congress should have term limits.”

Susie Lee

Supports codifying federal abortion rights

Susie Lee is a strong defender of reproductive freedom and actively supports codifying abortion rights into federal law. She forcefully opposes Republican efforts to impose a nationwide abortion ban and works to protect access to family planning and contraception.

• Supports federal legislation to codify Roe v. Wade protections nationwide.
• Opposes national abortion bans proposed by congressional Republicans.
• Advocates protecting access to contraception and women's health providers like Planned Parenthood.

“Susie Lee will continue to be a fierce advocate for our rights, and supports legislation to codify the right to choose that is now in jeopardy across the country.”

Susie Lee

Supports protecting ACA and lowering prescription drug prices

Susie Lee supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act and preserving protections for patients with pre-existing conditions. She led efforts in Congress allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and advocates for expanding mental health treatment and senior care.

• Passed legislation granting Medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.
• Opposes repealing or undermining the Affordable Care Act.
• Supports expanding access to preventive mental healthcare services.
• Advocates preserving pre-existing condition protections and expanding long-term care options.

“Lee also took on pharmaceutical companies and won, passing the most significant legislation to bring down prescription drug costs in decades.”

“In Congress, I will work for bipartisan solutions to improve the Affordable Care Act, and fight back against efforts to sabotage it.”

Marty O'Donnell

Supports balanced budget and reducing government spending

Marty O'Donnell warns that federal debt exceeding $35 trillion poses an urgent threat to national economic stability, driving up inflation and mortgage interest rates. He advocates for a federal balanced budget amendment and cutting non-essential spending to protect critical social safety nets.

• Demands a constitutional requirement to balance the federal budget.
• Calls for prioritizing essential federal spending while reducing non-critical expenditures.
• Warns that debt-driven spending inflates housing, energy, and everyday costs for working families.
• Advocates lowering tax burdens and federal regulations.

“As the national debt moves past $35 trillion, we must begin making choices on which spending is critical, which can be delayed, and which can be cut.”

“The federal government should be held to a balanced budget.”

Susie Lee

Supports increased public education funding and career training

Drawing on over two decades leading dropout prevention nonprofits in Nevada, Susie Lee supports increasing federal funding for public education from early childhood through college. She advocates expanding Pell Grants and investing in vocational training and union apprenticeships.

• Supports increasing federal funding for early childhood education and Head Start.
• Advocates expanding Pell Grants to increase college affordability.
• Promotes non-degree career pathways through union apprenticeships and job training programs.
• Served as founding director of After-School All-Stars and president of Communities In Schools of Nevada.

“In Congress, I will work to increase funding for early childhood education and programs that assist students living in poverty.”

“Congress should help fund training and apprenticeship programs, so that our workforce has the skills needed to compete in the 21st century.”

Susie Lee

Supports clean energy investments and water conservation

Susie Lee, a former environmental consultant, works to establish Nevada as a leader in clean energy and technology. She actively works across party lines to combat Western drought conditions and preserve public lands.

• Works on bipartisan efforts to address Western drought and water infrastructure.
• Promotes clean energy investments and green technology growth in Nevada.
• Supports conservation of public lands and environmental protection standards.

“From combating the drought, to bringing supply chains back to America to lower costs, to ensuring our veterans get the benefits they deserve, Susie Lee has effectively worked with both parties and delivered for Nevadans.”

“I will continue to work to position Nevada as a leader in clean energy, and I will fight back against the damaging policies coming out of Washington that are threatening our environment.”

Marty O'Donnell

Supports two-parent households and traditional family values

Marty O'Donnell places the traditional family unit at the center of his social philosophy, arguing that society's vitality depends on strong families. He supports two-parent and kinship households and criticizes cultural trends that he believes demean faith and family integrity.

• Champions the family structure as the essential foundation for child development.
• Advocates supporting two-parent and kinship households.
• Criticizes cultural and governmental hostility toward traditional values, faith, and moral obligations.
• Opposes government overreach in moral and family decisions.

“It doesn’t take a village to raise a child, it takes a family; and it takes families to make a village.”

“We can ensure our children get the best start in life - “follow the science,” as my liberal friends say - by supporting two-parent and kinship households that help love and nurture them.”

Susie Lee

Supports universal background checks and red flag laws

Representing Las Vegas following the 2017 mass shooting, Susie Lee advocates for common-sense federal gun safety legislation. Her priorities include universal background checks, bans on rapid-fire modification devices like bump stocks, and expanded red flag laws.

• Advocates for federal universal background check legislation.
• Supports banning bump stocks and firearm modifications that enable rapid fire.
• Supports Red Flag laws to prevent high-risk individuals from possessing firearms.
• Calls for federal crackdowns on illegal straw purchases and gun trafficking.

“I’ll also advocate for national background check legislation, and limiting the ability to modify legal firearms with devices like bump stocks that make them military-grade weapons”

Susie Lee

Supports full VA funding and veteran mental health services

Susie Lee, whose father was a military veteran, works to ensure veterans receive their full earned benefits. She supports fully funding the VA, expanding mental health and suicide prevention services, and facilitating job training for civilian reintegration.

• Advocates for a fully funded, functioning Veterans Administration.
• Supports expanding mental healthcare and suicide prevention programs for returning service members.
• Promotes job training and educational transition programs for veterans entering the civilian workforce.

“In Congress, I will fight for a fully funded and functional Veterans Administration that provides returning veterans the care they need and deserve.”