Susie Lee
DemocratU.S. Representative, NV-3| Age | 59 (b. 1966-11-07) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2019-01-03 (~7 yrs) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | B.A. in Policy and Management and M.S. in Public Management, Carnegie Mellon University (1989, 1990); attended McKinley High School, Canton, Ohio |
| Prior occupation | Nonprofit leader and education advocate; founding director of After-School All-Stars Las Vegas (Inner-City Games chapter); President of Communities in Schools of Nevada |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Canton, Ohio |
| Marital status | divorced — Dan Lee (married 2000, divorced September 2024) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Notable relatives | Nephew Sam Forstag is the 2026 Democratic nominee for Montana's 1st congressional district |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2018 |
| Previous offices | Lost Democratic primary for Nevada's 4th Congressional District (2016) |
| Committees | House Appropriations Committee · House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense · House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development · House Natural Resources Committee · House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources |
| Caucuses | New Democrat Coalition (Whip) · Problem Solvers Caucus (Vice-Chair, 118th Congress) · Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus |
| Leadership | House Democratic Caucus Battleground Leadership Representative (119th Congress) · Whip, New Democrat Coalition · Vice-Chair, Problem Solvers Caucus (118th Congress) |
| Ideology | Moderate Democrat; member of Problem Solvers Caucus and New Democrat Coalition; ranked among top 10 most bipartisan members of Congress by Georgetown University's Lugar Center; Heritage Action scorecard 6% (118th Congress) |
| Signature legislation | Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8) – co-introduced · BOLT Act (Biking on Long-Distance Trails) – passed as part of EXPLORE Act · PARC Act (Protecting America's Rock Climbing) – passed as part of EXPLORE Act · College Affordability Act provisions: PROTECT Students Act, Pell Grant Sustainability Act, Protecting Access to Student Transcripts Act · Helped negotiate Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (2021) · Supported Inflation Reduction Act (2022) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $12,405,312–$35,712,000 (2018) · estimate
| Full House Resorts stock and options (DSL Living Trust) | stock · $1,000,000–$5,000,000 · 2021 |
| Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) – DSL Living Trust, Bank of New York Brokerage | stock · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
| Wynn Resorts stock | stock · $1,001–$50,000 · 2022 |
| Ally Financial Inc. | stock · 2021 |
| Dollar Tree Inc. | stock · 2021 |
| Synchrony Financial | stock · 2021 |
Top donors: EMILY's List (contributed significantly to 2024 cycle) · Olan Mills Inc. ($13,600)
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.