Mike Lee

Republican senior Senator of Utah

Senator
Utah
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2017
Senator
Utah
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2023
Senator
Utah
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2029

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@SenMikeLee

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June 4, 1971 (53 years old)

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Has been serving as a United States senator since 2011 and became Utah’s senior senator in 2019.
Comes from a family involved in law and politics; his father was a U.S. solicitor general and his brother is a Utah Supreme Court justice.
Started his career as a clerk for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah and for Samuel Alito on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Utah and served as general counsel in the office of Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr.
Clerked for Samuel Alito again after Alito was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Defeated incumbent senator Bob Bennett for the Republican nomination in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Utah.
Initially refused to endorse Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential primaries but later became a Trump ally, endorsing him in the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections.
Chaired the Joint Economic Committee from 2019 to 2021.
Has a legal background, including private practice specializing in appellate and Supreme Court litigation.
Involved in a controversy over representing a company in a dispute over storing foreign radioactive waste in Utah.
Advocated for a flat-tax system and term limits for members of Congress during his 2010 Senate campaign.
Voted to certify the 2020 presidential election results after initially supporting efforts to overturn the election.
Has been criticized for blocking a bill that provided Victims Compensation Fund support for disabled 9/11 responders.
Supported criminal justice reform and was a co-sponsor of the First Step Act.
Opposed the American Health Care Act of 2017 and voted against the bill.
Has taken positions against same-sex marriage and the Equality Act.
Voted against legislation preventing a partial government shutdown and against a national emergency declaration for border wall funding.
Has a conservative voting record and has been ranked as one of the Senate’s most conservative members.
Published four books on topics related to constitutional government and conservative principles.