Mike Lee
RepublicanU.S. Senator, UT| Age | 55 (b. 1971-06-04) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2011-01-05 (~15 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (English, Swiss, and Danish descent) |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormon) |
| Education | BA in Political Science, Brigham Young University (1994); J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU (1997) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney; law clerk to Judge Dee Benson and to Judge/Justice Samuel Alito; private appellate practice at Sidley Austin and Howrey LLP; Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah; General Counsel to Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Mesa, Arizona |
| Marital status | Married — Sharon Burr Lee |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Alpine, Utah |
| Notable relatives | Father Rex E. Lee was U.S. Solicitor General under President Reagan; brother Thomas Rex Lee was a Utah Supreme Court justice; second cousin to former senators Mark Udall (D-CO), Tom Udall (D-NM), and Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2010 |
| Previous offices | General Counsel to Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. (2005-2006) · Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Utah (2002-2005) |
| Committees | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Chair, since 2025) · Committee on the Judiciary · Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Special Committee on Aging · Joint Economic Committee |
| Leadership | Chair, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (since January 3, 2025) · Chair, Joint Economic Committee (2019-2021) |
| Ideology | Among the most conservative members of the U.S. Senate; DW-NOMINATE/NOMINATE score approximately 0.991, ranked the most conservative/ideologically extreme senator in a BYU study of roll-call votes |
| Signature legislation | Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (introduced 2022, 2024, 2025) · First Step Act (criminal justice reform, supported 2018) · Yemen War Powers Resolution (co-sponsored 2018) · DEFUND Act (to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations, December 2023) · BOWSER Act (to repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, February 2025) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $216,004–$565,000 (2023) · estimate
| FFTHX (Fidelity Freedom mutual fund) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Utah Community Credit Union deposit | other · $50,001–$100,000 · 2023 |
| Utah Community Credit Union deposit | other · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
Top donors: Club for Growth ($193,345)
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.