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Laurel M. Lee

Laurel M. Lee

Republican · FL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

4 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2023

  • Representative FL-15 2023–present

Background

  • background Born March 26, 1974; attorney
  • role Judge on Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (2013–2019)
  • role Florida Secretary of State (2019–2022)
  • role U.S. representative for Florida's 15th district since 2023

Campaign finance

2024 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House FL-15 · 2026 General Election

  • $2,161,105 raised
  • $1,811,930 spent
  • $434,771 cash on hand
$2.16M
$1.38M
$571.22K
Itemized (≥ $200)$541.44K
Unitemized (< $200)$29.78K
Other committees (PACs)$811.30K
Transfers from other committees$766.59K
Offsets to expenditures$11.99K
$1.81M
Operating expenditures$1.62M
Loan repayments$165.00K
Contribution refunds$25.80K
Other disbursements$5.00K
Cash on hand$434.77K
Debts owed by committee$38.07K

Through December 31, 2024 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Laurel M. Lee campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2022$1,527,952$1,442,356$85,596
2024$2,161,105$1,811,930$434,771
2026$2,289,998$781,113$1,943,656

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 29
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 160 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 29 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 9
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 21
    Disclosed stock trades →

    11 tickers · 13 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

  • 2
    Documented relationships →

    neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)

    A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.

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Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (9)

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NULL $87,600
  • HOSPITALITY SOUTH $13,200
  • ICI HOMES $13,200
  • WEATHERFORD CAPITAL $13,200
  • ASHLEY FURNITURE $9,900
  • STRAUGHN & TURNER, P.A. $9,500
  • OAKLEY TRANSPORTATION $9,500
  • PEPIN FAMILY FOUNDATION $9,500
  • GESSLER CLINIC $9,500
  • LEVEL FOUR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT $9,500

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2024 cycle $43,886 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Lee, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

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Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Lee most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Lee connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (189)

Data from Congress.gov

189
Page 1 of 8 · 189 bills
  • HR 9915Stealth Bot Prohibition ActsponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9887Swatting Registry Best Practices ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9590SAFE for Manatees ActcosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9368Voter ID ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9367Stop Lawmakers From Predicting ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9141SAVE America Through REAL ID ActcosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9094Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 9017Restore Florida Water Independence Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HRES 1310Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs from fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments through strengthened program integrity measures, enhanced oversight, and coordinated enforcement actions, and recognizing the work of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to investigate and prosecute fraud and protect taxpayer dollars and preserve the long-term sustainability of the Nation's health care safety net.cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8915NO FAKES Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HRES 1281Recognizing the 175th anniversary of the founding of Alpha Delta Pi sorority.cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HR 8738FEC Administrative Improvements ActcosponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8449Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act of 2026sponsoredApr 21, 2026
  • HR 8409Post-Disaster Protection ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HR 8413SECURE Data ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HR 8217Next Gen Road Safety ActcosponsoredApr 8, 2026
  • HR 8119HOPE with Fertility Services ActcosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HJRES 152Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections.sponsoredMar 18, 2026
  • HR 8000END 7-OH ActcosponsoredMar 18, 2026
  • HR 7834Safe Cloud Storage ActsponsoredMar 4, 2026
  • HR 7730Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 25, 2026
  • HRES 1073Expressing support for the designation of February 21 through February 28, 2026, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the chartering of the State of Alaska as a State FFA Association.cosponsoredFeb 22, 2026
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Committee activity

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

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