# Michael Lee

Michael Lee is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/082079ab-53d2-43e5-be5f-cb7c6054edd3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/082079ab-53d2-43e5-be5f-cb7c6054edd3 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Lee reported $1.3M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.03), from 812 donors and 170 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 95.9% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/
- 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · SB 445 Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB445/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/
- 2026-07-02 · voted yea · Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 328 Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB328/

## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 38. 30.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 14 of 44).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2: Relief at the Pump. (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/SB2/
- SB 1080: Lower Taxes for All NC. (became law, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1080/
- SB 1037: DIGITAL NC Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1037/
- SB 1006: K-12 Innovation and Transformation Act. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1006/
- SB 1043: 2026 Water Safety Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1043/
- SB 970: E-Bike Definition and Local Regulation. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB970/
- SB 1040: Repeal CON for ASCs and Inpatient Rehab. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1040/
- SB 1010: FUTURE NC Infrastructure Act. (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1010/
- SB 990: Students First Act. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB990/
- SB 1066: Alternative Bridge Funding Formula. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1066/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.3M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/s/387
- Campaign site: https://www.leefornc.com/
- X: https://x.com/LeeForNC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelLee15
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leefornc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJr2v9OVcPjsQjD5L_e6e9A
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZhAft5KSZsEVm0Shx6TKGA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-lee-5669b59/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/082079ab-53d2-43e5-be5f-cb7c6054edd3