Incumbent Rep.Susie Lee, D-Nev., won Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary Tuesday.Lee’s district, comprising the southern end of the Las Vegas metro area and extending through sparsely populated communities like the late Sen.
Harry Reid’s hometown of Searchlight, is one of the West’s most competitive swing districts, with a Cook Political Report rating of D+1.Lee, whom Georgetown University’s Lugar Center deems one of the 10 most bipartisan members of Congress, faced James Lally, Terrill Robinson and Brandon West in the primary.While the Lugar Center credited her bipartisanship, Republicans have criticized her opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which, according to reports, included hundreds of millions of dollars in support for entities in rural Nevada.Lee has received support from AIPAC and corporate interests such as Boeing, according to The Center Square.MINIVAN MOM PUTS DEM INCUMBENT ON NOTICE IN TOP GOP TARGET DISTRICT: 'SHE HAS DONE NOTHING FOR US'Rep.Susie Lee, D-Nev., left; Jill Biden, right.
(Rachel Aston/Getty Images)Lally, a cardiologist, told the outlet that Lee’s reputation as a bipartisan lawmaker is a misnomer, saying that she cannot "appease an authoritarian cult" — in an apparent reference to Republican voters and Trump supporters.Trump’s "No Tax On Tips" has been a rallying cry for Republicans in the district — which hosts some of the largest numbers of tipped workers of any precinct given its proximity to the Strip.Robinson, meanwhile, is a Marine Corps veteran and former staffer for neighboring Rep.Dina Titus, D-Nev.LOMBARDO BUILDS MASSIVE $15M WAR CHEST IN CRITICAL NEVADA GOVERNOR SHOWDOWNAssembly Bill 30 was filed on behalf of the City of North Las Vegas last November.
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