Susie Lee dossier →

• Refused to complete Vote Smart's 2024 Political Courage Test — positions on multiple issues are listed as 'Inferred Position' based on her public record rather than directly stated 309 days silent
  Expected position: Candidates for federal office are expected to provide explicit issue positions on key topics to help voters make informed decisions. Vote Smart repeatedly requested responses from Lee. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Lee was actively campaigning — raising $5.96M, participating in debates, issuing press releases, and engaging on social media. Vote Smart's website states that when candidates refuse the test, Vote Smart infers positions from their public record. Multiple of Lee's positions on energy, corporate taxes, drug policy, and other issues are listed as 'Inferred Position — Candidate refused to address this issue.' She was active on numerous fronts during this window. Primary URL: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/169699/susie-lee
• Did not publicly explain her 'No Tax on Tips' vote reversal — co-sponsored the bipartisan No Tax on Tips Act, then voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill that contained it, dismissed the relief as 'crumbs,' and later tried to claim credit 301 days silent
  Expected position: As a representative of Nevada's hospitality-driven economy who co-sponsored the No Tax on Tips Act, Lee would be expected to address the contradiction between her co-sponsorship, her vote against the bill containing the policy, and her subsequent attempts to claim credit. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Lee co-sponsored the No Tax on Tips Act in July 2024. When the One Big Beautiful Bill included No Tax on Tips provisions, Lee voted against it (July 2025) and dismissed the relief as 'crumbs.' After the bill became law, she tweeted 'To be clear, I support no tax on tips' and attempted to claim credit for the defense provision while ignoring her vote against the overall bill. NRCC and Nevada Globe have extensively documented the pattern. During this period, Lee was actively communicating on other issues including housing, healthcare, and education. Primary URL: https://thenevadaglobe.com/articles/crumbs-and-credit-susie-lee-votes-no-then-tries-to-claim-the-win/
• party committees
  Interested donors: New Democrat Coalition Action Fund
  New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (amounts: $8,500 (2026)) — interest area: party committees
• other candidates' committees
  Interested donors: Democracy Summer 2026
  Democracy Summer 2026 (amounts: $8,000 (2026)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
• colleagues' leadership pacs
  Interested donors: Hmp, PAC To The Future, Committee For A Democratic Future, Shore PAC, Blue Hen Federal PAC, Turquoise PAC, Puget PAC, Clean PAC, Backpac, Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC, Serve America PAC, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), Fair Shot PAC, Evergreen PAC, Blue Momentum PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, All For Our Country PAC, Smart Solutions PAC, Bridge The Gap PAC, Common Good PAC, Joining Ideas To Motivate Movement For You (Jimmy PAC), Democracy Action Now PAC, Chutz PAC, Budwinski PAC, Democratic Turnout Project PAC, People In Rural Areas Transform Elections (Pirate) PAC, Juntos PAC, Innovation For Good PAC, Bell PAC, Beepac (Building Economic Empowerment PAC), Hope PAC, Blue Nevada PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, Summitt PAC, Health Jobs Justice, Democratic Majority Fund, Timber PAC, Put New Hampshire First, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America
  Hmp, PAC To The Future, Committee For A Democratic Future, Shore PAC, Blue Hen Federal PAC, Turquoise PAC, Puget PAC, Clean PAC, Backpac, Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC, Serve America PAC, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), Fair Shot PAC, Evergreen PAC, Blue Momentum PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, All For Our Country PAC, Smart Solutions PAC, Bridge The Gap PAC, Common Good PAC, Joining Ideas To Motivate Movement For You (Jimmy PAC), Democracy Action Now PAC, Chutz PAC, Budwinski PAC, Democratic Turnout Project PAC, People In Rural Areas Transform Elections (Pirate) PAC, Juntos PAC, Innovation For Good PAC, Bell PAC, Beepac (Building Economic Empowerment PAC), Hope PAC, Blue Nevada PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, Summitt PAC, Health Jobs Justice, Democratic Majority Fund, Timber PAC, Put New Hampshire First, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,500 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $6,500 (2026), $6,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $6,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $7,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $8,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $6,600 (2024), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
• other / unclassified
  Interested donors: Citizens Organized Political Action Committee, International Council Of Shopping Centers Inc Political Action Committee (Icsc PAC), Aspire PAC, Supporting House Problem Solvers - Shp PAC, Capa21-Federal Qualified Multicandidate Committee, In This Together PAC, Stop Project 2025, American Society Of Association Executives (Asae) PAC, Across The Aisle PAC
  Citizens Organized Political Action Committee, International Council Of Shopping Centers Inc Political Action Committee (Icsc PAC), Aspire PAC, Supporting House Problem Solvers - Shp PAC, Capa21-Federal Qualified Multicandidate Committee, In This Together PAC, Stop Project 2025, American Society Of Association Executives (Asae) PAC, Across The Aisle PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $7,500 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
• ideological & single-issue
  Interested donors: League Of Conservation Voters Action Fund, Women'S Political Committee Federal, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Asian American Action Fund, Humane Society Legislative Fund PAC, Tri-State Maxed-Out Women, Population Connection Action Fund PAC Pcaf PAC, Progressive Turnout Project, No Labels PAC, Moms Fed Up, Elect Democratic Women, Equality PAC, Reproductive Freedom For All PAC, Defend The Vote, EMILY's List
  League Of Conservation Voters Action Fund, Women'S Political Committee Federal, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Asian American Action Fund, Humane Society Legislative Fund PAC, Tri-State Maxed-Out Women, Population Connection Action Fund PAC Pcaf PAC, Progressive Turnout Project, No Labels PAC, Moms Fed Up, Elect Democratic Women, Equality PAC, Reproductive Freedom For All PAC, Defend The Vote, EMILY's List (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,500 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $8,000 (2026), $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $7,500 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
• corporate pacs, industry unlisted
  Interested donors: Maynard Nexsen PAC, Asurion LLC Political Action Committee (Asurion PAC), U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc. PAC, Applied Intuition, Inc. Political Action Committee (Applied PAC), American Homes 4 Rent Trs, LLC, Applied Research Associates, Inc. PAC (Arapac), Hermeus Corporation PAC
  Maynard Nexsen PAC, Asurion LLC Political Action Committee (Asurion PAC), U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc. PAC, Applied Intuition, Inc. Political Action Committee (Applied PAC), American Homes 4 Rent Trs, LLC, Applied Research Associates, Inc. PAC (Arapac), Hermeus Corporation PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $6,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

• H.R. 1 ↗ NAY 2025-07-03
  One Big Beautiful Bill (Trump's reconciliation bill with tax cuts, Medicaid/SNAP cuts, and No Tax on Tips)
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Lee voted against the bill despite it containing 'No Tax on Tips' — a policy she had co-sponsored and that directly benefits hundreds of thousands of Nevada hospitality workers. She criticized the bill as the 'Big Bullshit Bill' and argued the tip relief was 'crumbs.' Every Nevada Democrat voted against it. The bill passed 218-214. Lee later tried to claim credit for its defense provisions and tweeted support for No Tax on Tips after the bill became law.
• S. 5 / H.R. 29 ↗ YEA 2025-01-07
  Laken Riley Act (mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes)
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Lee was one of only 46-48 House Democrats to vote for this hallmark Trump immigration bill, stating 'if an undocumented immigrant breaks the law, they should be deported.' Her district is 24.1% foreign-born with large immigrant communities. The vote put her at odds with immigration advocacy groups. She subsequently voted against ICE/DHS funding in 2026, creating a contradictory pattern: backing mandatory detention while opposing funding for the agency that would execute it.

No documented broken promises on file.

• platform_vs_vote SCORE 90
  Lee co-sponsored the No Tax on Tips Act but then voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill that contained the policy, dismissed the tip relief as 'crumbs,' and referred to the bill as the 'Big Bullshit Bill.' After the policy proved popular, she attempted to claim credit. Both sources are from independent outlets with different hostnames (susielee.house.gov and thenevadaglobe.com).
• same_source_inconsistency SCORE 30
  [auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Lee publicly supports a congressional stock trading ban while her household has been one of Nevada's most active congressional stock traders, with $10.52 million in trades including a German arms manufacturer purchase. Her spokesperson attributes trades to accounts managed by her ex-husband for their children. Both sources are from the same secondary source (reviewjournal.com), which reported both her policy position and her trading history in the same article.
• same_source_inconsistency SCORE 30
  Lee voted against the women's sports bill but simultaneously claimed she opposes trans athletes 'when fairness or safety is compromised.' This is a same-source contradiction — both quotes come from the same Nevada News and Views article reporting both her vote and her clarifying statement. Editors may downgrade visibility accordingly.