Laurel Lee
2023 - Present
2027
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Laurel Lee (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida's 15th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Lee (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 15th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Laurel Lee earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida. Lee's career experience includes working as an attorney with Carlton Fields, P.A., an assistant federal public defender and assistant U.S. attorney with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and a law clerk to James S. Moody on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2025-2026
Lee was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Committee on the Library, Vice Chair
- Committee on House Administration, Vice Chair
- Elections, Chair
- Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
- Energy
- Environment
- Committee on Judiciary
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
- Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
2023-2024
Lee was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
Elections
2026
See also: Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Florida District 15
Incumbent Laurel Lee, Jose Engell, Darren McAuley, Kimberly Overman, and Robert People are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 15 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Laurel Lee (R) | ||
Jose Engell (D) ![]() | ||
| Darren McAuley (D) | ||
Kimberly Overman (D) ![]() | ||
Robert People (D) ![]() | ||
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Endorsements
Lee received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- President Donald Trump (R)
2024
See also: Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2024
Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)
Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 15
Incumbent Laurel Lee defeated Pat Kemp in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 15 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laurel Lee (R) | 56.2 | 195,334 | |
| Pat Kemp (D) | 43.8 | 152,361 | ||
| Total votes: 347,695 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alexander Peterson (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Pat Kemp advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 15.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kris Fitzgerald (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 15
Incumbent Laurel Lee defeated James Judge and Jennifer Barbosa in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 15 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laurel Lee | 72.3 | 28,571 | |
James Judge ![]() | 18.1 | 7,137 | ||
Jennifer Barbosa ![]() | 9.6 | 3,809 | ||
| Total votes: 39,517 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Perras (R)
Endorsements
Lee received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (Nonpartisan)
- U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R)
- Frmr. Pres. Donald Trump (R)
Pledges
Lee signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 15
Laurel Lee defeated Alan Cohn in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laurel Lee (R) | 58.5 | 145,219 | |
| Alan Cohn (D) | 41.5 | 102,835 | ||
| Total votes: 248,054 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Bertges (No Party Affiliation)
- Josue Vazquez (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 15
Alan Cohn defeated Gavin Brown, Eddie Geller, Cesar Ramirez, and William VanHorn in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 15 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alan Cohn | 33.1 | 14,928 | |
Gavin Brown ![]() | 22.3 | 10,034 | ||
Eddie Geller ![]() | 21.9 | 9,859 | ||
| Cesar Ramirez | 17.3 | 7,817 | ||
William VanHorn ![]() | 5.4 | 2,435 | ||
| Total votes: 45,073 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jesse Philippe (D)
- Lily Ramcharran (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 15
Laurel Lee defeated Kelli Stargel, Jackie Toledo, Demetries Grimes, and Kevin McGovern in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 15 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laurel Lee | 41.5 | 22,481 | |
| Kelli Stargel | 27.8 | 15,072 | ||
| Jackie Toledo | 11.6 | 6,307 | ||
Demetries Grimes ![]() | 10.4 | 5,629 | ||
Kevin McGovern ![]() | 8.7 | 4,713 | ||
| Total votes: 54,202 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dennis A. Ross (R)
- Jay Collins (R)
2014
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Lee ran for re-election to the Thirteenth Circuit Court. As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.[4]
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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Campaign website
Lee's campaign website stated the following:
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Economy Because of the Biden Administration, we are facing historic inflation and skyrocketing gas prices that are crippling hardworking Americans. Laurel will fight for policies to get the economy back on track and put more money in the pockets of hardworking Americans, like cutting wasteful spending, lowering taxes, balancing the budget, and reviving the Keystone Pipeline. Laurel will fight to reverse the failed, left-wing Biden Agenda in Congress, so we can grow our economy, fight inflation, secure America and make us energy independent again.
Laurel is a former judge and prosecutor who is a strong supporter of law enforcement and will stand up to the radical liberals who want to defund the police. As a former federal prosecutor, she has seen firsthand the vital role police play in our criminal justice system. They are a critical piece to a law-abiding society, and she believes we must do everything we can to support our law enforcement officers and fully fund law enforcement to keep our streets and communities safe.
Laurel is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. She will always fight to protect the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners from radical gun control liberals.
Laurel is pro-life and pro-family. She believes so many of the problems we face as a country are due to the breakdown of families and a federal government that is hostile to religious liberty.
Laurel believes we have an illegal immigration crisis at the southern border. She supports finishing the Trump Border Wall and deporting illegal immigrants who enter the country unlawfully, and she supports the border patrol agents who are under attack by the radical left.
Laurel is the former Florida Secretary of State, appointed by Governor DeSantis, where she worked to strengthen Florida’s election integrity and cyber security and increase voter registration and participation to ensure that Florida has free and fair elections.[5] |
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| —Laurel Lee's campaign website (2022)[6] | ||
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Notable endorsements
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Analysis
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119th Congress (2025-2027)
118th Congress (2023-2025)
Key votes
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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Florida District 15 |
Officeholder U.S. House Florida District 15 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 13th Judicial Circuit Court, "Laurel M. Lee," accessed November 27, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Judge Laurel M. Lee as Florida Secretary of State," January 28, 2019
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "LEE, Laurel," accessed August 15, 2025
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote for Laurel Lee, “The Issues,” accessed August 22, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 723," December 14, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 116," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 199," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 106," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 182," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 149," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 104," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 243," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 691," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 456," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 209," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 380," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 30," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025," accessed February 18, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 279," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6090 - Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 172," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 200," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 477," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 43," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 450," accessed May 15, 2025
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| Preceded by Scott Franklin (R) |
U.S. House Florida District 15 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Florida Secretary of State 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by Cord Byrd (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Florida 13th Circuit Court 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by - |



