April Becker defeated four other candidates in the Republican primary for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District on June 14. Incumbent Susie Lee, who was first elected in 2018, ran in the Democratic primary.
Becker, John Kovacs, and Noah Malgeri led in fundraising and media attention.
Becker runs April Becker & Associates, a law practice, and has owned several small businesses with her husband. In the 2020 general election for state Senate, Nicole Cannizzaro (D) defeated Becker 50.5% to 49.5%. Becker listed the economy, border security and crime rates, and education as the top issues facing the state. Becker said, “I think Susie Lee doesn’t care about people. I think she is in this job for the wrong reasons. In contrast, I care about the people who I am going to work for…That has been my motivator for everything I have done my entire life. Going to law school, my pro bono work, my senate and congressional race…it is going to be me fighting for the people I work for.” Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R), former Ambassador Nikki Haley, and the Nevada Republican Party endorsed Becker.
