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| https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lee-sends-letter-senate-leadership-pens-op-ed-opposing-nevada-judicial | Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs | 2019-12-10 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Democrat | House | NV | Susie Lee | L000590 | susielee.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03)led a letter toSenate leadershipand authored an op-ed in Las Vegas Sun inopposition toLawrence VanDyke's judicial nomination to the NinthCircuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The Senate is expected to vote on Mr.VanDyke'sjudicial nomination this Thursday, Dec. 12. Rep. Lee authored anop-ed piece in the Las Vegas Sunoutlining the reasons why Mr.VanDykeis unfit to hold a federal judgeship position, highlighting his extensive history of anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs and legal decisions. In her op-ed, Rep. Lee wrote: A good and fair judge cannot be corrupted by hateful thinking or personal vendettas. That's why LawrenceVanDyke'slooming nomination to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals should scare all of us. When it comes toVanDyke'sunsettling record on LGBTQ issues, he has a long and persistent view that marriage equality is somehow harmful. In 2004, he asserted that same-sex marriage will hurt families, and consequentially children and society.' When senators pressed him on whether he still holds these views,VanDykerefused to disavow his position in both his hearing and in his responses to the questions for the record. To add insult to injury,VanDykehas maintained a long affiliation with extreme anti-LGBTQ groups like the Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization notorious for its campaigns against the LGBTQ community. Weurge our Senate colleagues to reject this nomination and uphold their duty to preserve a fair and impartial court system for all Americans, regardless of who they are and who they love. Rep. Lee also authored alettersigned by 69 of her House colleagues, including Reps. Dina Titus (Nev.-01) and Steven Horsford (Nev.-04)--to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging them to reject his nomination. BACKGROUND: The Las Vegas Sun op-ed can be foundhere. A PDF of the Rep. Lee's letter to Senate leadership can be foundhere. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |