Lee, Susie, 1966-
<p>Representative Susie Lee was born to a working family of ten in Canton, Ohio. A product of the public education system, she attended Carnegie Mellon University where she used a combination of scholarships, loans, and part-time jobs to pay for her education.</p>
<p>Rep. Lee moved to Las Vegas in 1993, where she became an education non-profit leader. She worked to improve the education system, decrease school dropout rates, and provide after-school programming for Nevada students. Her career taught her how to take on tough problems, roll up her sleeves, and bring people together to find solutions for Nevada’s problems.</p>
<p>In Congress, she is fighting to improve our education system, honor our promise to our veterans, and tackle rising health care costs. Rep. Lee believes in working across the aisle and bringing people together to solve problems, which is why she joined the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. She now lives in Las Vegas with her two children.</p>
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LEE, Susie, a Representative from Nevada; born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, November 7, 1966; graduated from McKinley High School, Canton, Ohio; B.A., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1989; M.P.M., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1990; nonprofit executive; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2019-present).
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<p>Suzanne Marie Lee (née Kelley born November 7, 1966) is an American politician from the state of Nevada. A Democrat, she has served as the United States Representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district since 2019. Lee was the founding director of the Inner-City Games in Las Vegas and president of Communities In Schools of Nevada.</p>
<p>Lee was born in Canton, Ohio, to Warren and Joan Kelley. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University.</p>
<p>After moving to Las Vegas in 1993, Lee became the founding director of the Inner-City Games, now known as the After-School All-Stars, which conducts after-school programs for children. Beginning in 2010, Lee served as the president of Communities In Schools of Nevada, a dropout prevention organization.</p>