Laurel M. Lee
RepublicanU.S. Representative, FL-15| Age | 52 (b. 1974-03-26) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2023-01-03 (~3 yrs) |
| Religion | Protestant (Christian) |
| Education | University of Florida, B.A. in Political Science (1996); University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D. (1999) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney (Carlton Fields, P.A. - antitrust and complex business litigation; Assistant Federal Public Defender and Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida); Circuit Court Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (2013-2019); Florida Secretary of State (2019-2022) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio |
| Marital status | Married — Tom Lee |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Eastern Hillsborough County (Brandon area), near Tampa, Florida |
| Notable relatives | Husband Tom Lee, former President of the Florida Senate (2004-2006) and longtime Florida state senator; her father is William F. Moore, a retired U.S. Air Force Major General |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2022 |
| Previous offices | Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (2013-2019) · Florida Secretary of State (2019-2022) |
| Committees | Committee on Energy and Commerce · Committee on the Judiciary · Committee on House Administration (Vice Chair; Chair of Subcommittee on Elections) |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Republican Main Street Caucus (Vice Chair) · Republican Governance Group · Congressional Western Caucus · Everglades Caucus |
| Leadership | Vice Chair, Committee on House Administration · Chair, Subcommittee on Elections (House Administration) · Vice Chair, Republican Main Street Caucus · Impeachment manager in the 2024 impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas |
| Ideology | Conservative Republican. Heritage Action scorecard: 94% session score (119th Congress), 84% lifetime score; 74% in the 118th Congress. |
| Signature legislation | Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISA) - lead sponsor (FISA Section 702 reauthorization) · DEFIANCE Act - co-sponsor (civil remedy for non-consensual deepfake intimate imagery) · Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act - sponsor |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $6,256,059–$19,065,000 (2024) · estimate
| TAL Holdings (100% interest) | business_owned · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2023 |
| Schwab Value Advantage Money Fund Ultra Shares | fund · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2023 |
| TD Ameritrade Account - Apple Inc. | stock · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
Top industries: Home Builders / Construction · Lawyers/Law Firms · Retired
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.