# Mike Lee

Mike Lee is a Republican U.S. senator from Utah.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Utah
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: L000577
- FEC candidate IDs: S0UT00165

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000577 (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

60% of Lee’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of Senate Republicans (average 70%).

## What Lee says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,936 classified statements: 1,551 posts on X, 160 Congressional Record speeches, 158 press releases, 67 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lee | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.0% | 2.1% | 13 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 25.5% | 17.4% | 8 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 60.1% | 70.4% | 47 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.4% | 12.6% | 34 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 24.2% | 36.1% | 47 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 4.8% | 2.9% | 10 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 38% (Senate Republicans 19%); Immigration 16% (Senate Republicans 9.8%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (Senate Republicans 6.4%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (Senate Republicans 17%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (Senate Republicans 25%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.25 (standard error 0.01), from 12,501 donors and 4,874 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 99.3% (98.4%). 30 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 139 bills: 138 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 236. 7.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 47 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5646: Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5646
- S. 5478: GRANITE Act (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5478
- S. 5408: Student Voter Data Protection Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5408
- S. 5371: Stopping Border Surges Act (in committee, 2026-08-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5371
- S. 5372: Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5372
- S. 5338: Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5338
- S. 5347: Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5347
- S. 5191: Citizenship for International Adoptees Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5191
- S. 5202: Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5202
- S. 5128: GRACE Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5128

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.5M (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 41% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 13% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/2114768625718509903
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/2114864334379893236
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/2113442137287061944
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/2113685197107425400
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/2113277908823236725
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/2113358210220593577
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/2112929042424881300
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/2112629323421139338
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/2112684761747767472
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/2112187929514893796

## Links

- Official site: https://www.lee.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenMikeLee
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatormikelee
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senmikelee
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/senatormikelee
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000577

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000577