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Finding House · Nevada Democrat

Susie Lee FINDING

Seat
H-NV-03
Party
DEM
Universe reason
contested_primary+contested_general+incumbent
FEC receipts
$4,401,421 FEC
Campaign site
https://susieleeforcongress.com (unverified)
Pages scanned
507 · last 2026-09-03

Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing

Detected on https://susieleeforcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Campaign-Memo-April-2026-v2-.pdf  · classifier confidence 0.95

  1. First detectedJuly 9, 2026

The memo is addressed to 'Interested Parties' and contains explicit directives on where and how to run ads (broadcast, cable, streaming, digital, mail, newspapers, radio), which audience segments to target (Hispanic and AAPI voters with more repetitions), and what message themes to emphasize. This is not voter-facing persuasion but rather guidance for outside groups to execute paid media, meeting the definition of red-box guidance.

Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page

  • Voters should see ads on broadcast, cable, streaming, and digital districtwide as well as read mail about the fact that:
    Directive language specifying media channels and geography for ad placement, indicating media-buy instructions.
  • Hispanic and AAPI voters need even more repetitions of the above, especially focusing on the cost of groceries and rent. This outreach should include local constituency newspapers and on radio stations, including streaming audio.
    Segmented audience with specific channel and message repetition guidance, a key red-box signal.
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TO: Interested Parties  
FROM: Susie Lee for Congress  
DATE: April 28, 2026 
SUBJECT: Campaign Memo Pre-General 2026  

Voters need to know that as tariffs raise costs, sweeping cuts to health care continue to make it 
unaffordable, and a $1 billion a day war in Iran spikes gas prices; Susie Lee is putting her 
reputation as a bipartisan problem solver to work. She’s getting real results to create good paying 
jobs and put more money in the pockets of Nevada families. Voters should see ads on broadcast, 
cable, streaming, and digital districtwide as well as read mail about the fact that: 

●  Susie supports putting more money in your wallet by making tips 100% tax exempt   
●  Susie has voted to end the tariffs that are driving up costs on everyday items like 

groceries and car repairs  

●  Susie wants to lower health care costs by extending ACA tax credits that kept premiums 

affordable  

●  Susie is standing up to corporate landlords who are making housing in Southern Nevada 

unaffordable and is working with Republicans and Democrats to open up land and cut red 
tape to build more lower cost housing   

Hispanic and AAPI voters need even more repetitions of the above, especially focusing on the 
cost of groceries and rent. This outreach should include local constituency newspapers and on 
radio stations, including streaming audio. 

Backup:  

Tariffs raise costs, sweeping cuts to healthcare continue to make it unaffordable, and a $1 
billion a day war in Iran spikes gas prices.  

●  Fox 5: Tariffs drive up grocery prices, squeeze independent stores 

○  https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/04/14/tariffs-drive-up-grocery-prices-squeeze-i

ndependent-stores/ 

●  KTNV: Las Vegas business owner says tariffs and overseas conflicts are driving up costs 

for her local brand 

○  https://www.ktnv.com/news/las-vegas-business-owner-says-tariffs-and-overseas-c

onflicts-are-driving-up-costs-for-her-local-brand 

●  Las Vegas Sun, Tariffs take toll on Las Vegas coffee industry despite Trump rollback 

○  https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/nov/16/tariffs-take-toll-on-las-vegas-coffee-in

dustry-des/ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
●  KLAS: Las Vegas gas prices keep going up; cost to Nevada consumers estimated at $83 

million 

○  https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-gas-prices-keep-going-up

-cost-to-nevada-consumers-estimated-at-83-million/ 

●  KTNV: Locals feel pain at the pump as average gas price nears $5 per gallon in Las 

Vegas 

○  https://www.ktnv.com/neighborhoods/northwest-las-vegas/locals-feel-pain-at-the-

pump-as-average-gas-price-nears-5-per-gallon-in-las-vegas 

●  Las Vegas Review Journal: Las Vegas Valley gas prices hit highest level since October 

2023 

○  https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/energy/las-vegas-gas-hits-5-per-gallon-a

nd-rising-as-iran-war-wages-on-3728253/ 

●  KLAS: Las Vegas average gas price hits $5, up about $1.35 since beginning of March 

○  https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-average-gas-prices-hits-5

-up-about-1-35-since-beginning-of-march/ 

●  Fortune: Trump’s Iran war is costing American taxpayers $1 billion a day as the national 

debt spirals out of control 

○  https://fortune.com/2026/03/11/daily-tab-iran-war-debt-crisis/ 

●  New York Times: Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons 

○  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/iran-war-cost-military.html#:~:te
xt=White%20House%20officials%20have%20refused,used%20$5.6%20billion%
20of%20munitions. 

●  Protect Our Care: Republicans Follow Through on Their Plan to Hike Costs and Strip 

Americans of Their Health Care 

○  https://www.protectourcare.org/republicans-follow-through-on-their-plan-to-hike-

costs-and-strip-americans-of-their-health-care/ 

●  Center for American Progress: House Republicans’ Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill Would Make 
Health Care More Expensive for Americans With Medicare and Other Insurance 

○  https://www.americanprogress.org/article/house-republicans-big-beautiful-bill-wo
uld-make-health-care-more-expensive-for-americans-with-medicare-and-other-ins
urance/ 

●  Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Trump Administration, Congressional 

Republicans Are Worsening Affordability Challenges in Many Ways  

○  https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/trump-administration-cong
ressional-republicans-are-worsening#:~:text=Housing.,well%20as%20prospective
%20home%20buyers. 

●  New York Times: Despite Trump’s Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising 

○  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/business/food-prices-tariffs-trump.html 

 
 
 
Susie has voted to end the tariffs that are driving up costs on everyday items like groceries 
and car repairs. 

●  Office of the Clerk, US House of Representatives: Roll Call 65 | Bill Number: H. J. Res. 

72 

○  https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/119-2/65 

Susie supports putting more money in your wallet by making tips 100% tax exempt   

●  Congresswoman Lee Joins Bipartisan No Tax on Tips Act 

○  https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-joins-bipartis

an-no-tax-tips-act 

●  H.R.8941 - No Tax on Tips Act 118th Congress (2023-2024)  

○  https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8941/cosponsors 

Susie wants to lower health care costs by extending ACA tax credits that kept premiums 
affordable. 

●  Las Vegas Sun: Nevada’s Lee spearheads Democratic push in House to save ACA credits 
○  https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/sep/19/nevadas-lee-spearheads-democratic-pu

sh-in-house-to/ 

●  KSNV: ACA subsidies face expiration as insurance rates rise 

○  https://news3lv.com/news/local/aca-subsidies-face-expiration-as-insurance-rates-r

ise 

●  Nevada Current: Lee warns of ‘debilitating’ health insurance premium hikes if Trump 

gets his way 

○  https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/26/lee-warns-of-debilitating-health-insurance-

premium-hikes-if-trump-gets-his-way/ 

Susie is standing up to corporate landlords who are making housing in Southern Nevada 
unaffordable and is working with Republicans and Democrats to open up land and cut red 
tape to build more lower cost housing.   

●  KLAS: Rep. Susie Lee pushes housing overhaul benefiting Nevada 

○  https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/rep-susie-lee-pushes-housing-overh

aul-benefiting-nevada/ 

●  The Nevada Independent: Lombardo endorses Susie Lee's lands proposal in rare support 

for Democrat-led initiative 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
○  https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-endorses-susie-lees-lands-pro

posal-in-rare-support-for-democrat-led-initiative 

●  Vegas PBS: Rep. Susie Lee on Affordability for Nevadans 

○  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwWhSvX8pwY 

●  Las Vegas Sun: Nevada's congressional Democrats slam Trump tariffs over tourism toll, 

housing costs 

○  https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/jun/04/nevadas-congressional-democrats-slam

-trump-tariffs/ 

●  KSNV: "A commonsense way to cut government red tape" and accelerate housing 

development 

○  https://news3lv.com/news/local/one-less-hurdle-for-housing-development-decades

-of-unraveling-to-go 

●  Las Vegas Review Journal: This company is likely the second largest homeowner in the 

Las Vegas Valley 

○  https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/housing/this-company-is-likely-the-seco

nd-largest-homeowner-in-the-las-vegas-valley-3427264/

Independent-expenditure corroboration

FEC Schedule E · 1 filings

Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected on 2026-07-09; $16 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate.

Committee AmountFilingsDate range
S WE VOTE - NOSOTROS VOTAMOS - PPAMM COMMITTEE $16 1 2026-05-07 – 2026-05-07

S Supporting O Opposing

FEC filings can be trailing evidence — smaller expenditures may surface only in periodic reports. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.

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