Marty O'Donnell spent decades creating some of the most iconic music in video game history.Now, the Halo composer is devoting his creative energies to an entirely different type of project: a conservative upset in one of America's most competitive swing districts.Speaking with Fox News Digital at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas, the Nevada Republican candidate explained how he plans to bring his real-world business experience and innovation to a Washington perennially clogged with career politicians.GAMING-WORLD VETERAN WHO RIPPED ‘WOKE’ CULTURE SCORES TRUMP-BACKED BATTLEGROUND PRIMARY WINComposer Marty O'Donnell, known for his work on the original Halo games, is shown alongside artwork for Halo: Campaign Evolved.
(Playstation )"How did being a composer prepare me to run for Congress? Well, frankly, I don't think it does.But I don't think anything prepares anybody to run for Congress.
What I'm tired of…people who have their entire career in politics.They have never made anything, they don't really know anything, and we don't need more people like that. "I've had an entire career creating stuff, shipping stuff, working with other teams, leading teams, making businesses, making deals.
That's what I think prepares me for Congress."O'Donnell puts basic kitchen-table economics at the foundation of his outsider bid for Nevada's third district:"I really believe that it's time to get back to a place where one good job is enough…enough to raise a family, buy a home, get your kids a good education, take a vacation.That is the way I grew up.
That's the America I grew up in.And there's no reason why that shouldn't be able to come back."He has a fighting shot, but in a district long represented by 4-term Democrat Susie Lee, he needs to hone his appeal to political independents:Rep.
Susie Lee, D-Nev., arrives to the U.S.Capitol before the House passed the budget resolution on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)"The independent p...