• LEE, MIKE
Experience: Senate: 2011-Present
Home State: Utah
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,838,031Coverage End: Sunday, April 3, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Michael 'Mike' Lee
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Sharon; 3 Children
    Birth Date: 06/04/1971
    Birth Place: Mesa, AZ
    Home City: Alpine, UT
    Religion: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Education

    JD, Brigham Young University, 1997
    BA, Brigham Young University, 1994

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 2010-present
    Candidate, Utah State House of Representatives, District 32, 2006, 2008

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Energy and Natural Resources, Member
    Joint Economic Committee, Member
    Judiciary, Member
    Subcommittee on Airland, Member
    Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Chair
    Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, Member
    Subcommittee on National Parks, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, Member
    Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, Member
    Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, and Mining, Member
    Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Member
    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member
    Subcommittee on Water and Power, Chair

Professional Experience

    Lawyer, Howrey Limited Liability Partnership
    Former Law Clerk, Judge Dee Benson, United States District Court for the District of Utah
    Former Litigator, Sidley & Austin
    Law Clerk, Justice Samuel Alito, Jr., United States Supreme Court, 2006-2007
    General Counsel, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, 2005-2006
    Assistant United States Attorney, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2002-2005
    Law Clerk, Judge Samuel Alito, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Court, 1998

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Missionary, Texas Rio Grande Valley, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    Member, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Total: 5
Lee Applauds Passage of USA Freedom Act
06/02/2015
Mike Lee's Official Personal Website
Lee Says Latest EPA Power Grap Threatens Utah's Economy
05/28/2015
Mike Lee's Official Personal Website
Lee Commends Fifth Circuit For Decision on Immigration
05/26/2015
Mike Lee's Official Personal Website
Mike Lee could be a lock for re-election to Senate
04/12/2015
By MATT CANHAM | The Salt Lake Tribune
Sen. Mike Lee's re-election backed by Jon Huntsman Jr., Zions' Scott Anderson
03/11/2015
By MATT CANHAM | The Salt Lake Tribune
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 109
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/18/2017 S.118 Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 05/18/2017 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.  (All Actions)
05/01/2017 S.993 Restoring Internet Freedom Act 05/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
04/03/2017 S.801 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 04/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
03/28/2017 S.741 Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2017 03/28/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
03/28/2017 S.740 Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act 03/28/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 S.Res.92 A resolution expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes. 03/23/2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
03/13/2017 S.J.Res.38 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans and Federal Implementation Plan; Utah; Revisions to Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Regional Haze". 03/13/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 S.409 Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2017 02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 S.299 Agency Accountability Act of 2017 02/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/02/2017 S.281 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 02/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
01/30/2017 S.244 Davis-Bacon Repeal Act 01/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 S.J.Res.7 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. 01/24/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 S.185 Head Start Improvement Act of 2017 01/23/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
01/20/2017 S.177 Global Trade Accountability Act of 2017 01/20/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
01/20/2017 S.Res.15 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Mexico City policy should be permanently established. 01/20/2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
01/11/2017 S.103 Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 01/11/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 S.78 Modernizing Government Travel Act 01/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/07/2016 S.Con.Res.30 A concurrent resolution expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes. 12/07/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 709.  (All Actions)
12/05/2016 S.3499 Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2016 12/05/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
11/17/2016 S.3472 Poverty Measurement Improvement Act 11/17/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
Total: 614
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/10/2016 S.2531 Combating BDS Act of 2016
02/04/2016 S.Res.364 A resolution relative to the death of Marlow Cook, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
01/21/2016 S.2459 Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2016
01/21/2016 S.J.Res.22 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Cloture Motion Rejected (52-40, 3/5 majority required) Not Voting
01/20/2016 S.2455 Educational Freedom Accounts Act
01/20/2016 S.2454 Legislative Performance Review Act of 2016
01/20/2016 S.2298 Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015
01/19/2016 S.Con.Res.27 A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and is protected for all Americans by the text of the Constitution, and recognizing the 230th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
01/12/2016 S.2232 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-44, 3/5 majority r Not Voting
01/11/2016 S.Res.343 A resolution relative to the death of Dale Bumpers, former United States Senator for the State of Arkansas.
01/11/2016 S.J.Res.24 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". Joint Resolution Passed (52-46) Not Voting
01/11/2016 S.J.Res.23 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". Joint Resolution Passed (52-46) Not Voting
12/18/2015 S.571 Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
12/10/2015 S.2388 Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2015
11/19/2015 S.2310 A PLUS Act
11/18/2015 S.Res.315 A resolution expressing support for the goals of both National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
11/17/2015 S.2284 Syrian Refugee Verification and Safety Act
11/17/2015 S.J.Res.25 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone".
11/16/2015 S.Res.313 A resolution condemning the terrorist attacks in Paris and offering thoughts and prayers for the victims, condolences to their families, resolve to support the people of France, and the pledge to defend democracy and stand in solidarity with the country of France and all our allies in the face of this horrific attack on freedom and liberty.
11/06/2015 S.Res.309 A resolution relative to the death of Fred Thompson, former United States Senator for the State of Tennessee.
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