Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
Elected in 2010 as Utah's 16th Senator, Mike Lee has spent his career defending the fundamental liberties of all Americans and advocating for America's founding constitutional principles. As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, he brings his conservative principles to critical issues impacting the nation's energy security, public lands, and natural resources.
On the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator Lee has focused on advancing policies that promote American energy independence, reduce regulatory burdens, and protect federalism. He is a leading advocate for local input and decision-making on land management issues and supporting reforms that empower communities rather than bureaucracies.
Senatore Lee acquired a deep respect for the Constitution early in life while watching his father, Rex E. Lee, serve as Solicitor General under President Ronald Reagan. He attended most of his father's arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, gaining a unique and up-close understanding of government.
Lee graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Political Science, serving as BYU's Student Body President in his senior year. He graduated from BYU's Law School in 1997 and went on to serve as a law clerk to Judge Dee Benson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah and later with future Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Lee spent several years as an attorney with the law firm Sidley & Austin, specializing in appellate and Supreme Court litigation, then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Salt Lake City arguing cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He later served as Governor Jon Huntsman's General Counsel and reunited with Justice Alito for a one-year clerkship on the Supreme Court.
Lee and his wife Sharon live in Utah County and have three children, John, James, and Eliza. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a two-year mission for the Church in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.
To visit Chairman Lee's personal office website, click HERE
