Michael V. Lee
Michael Lee | |
|---|---|
| Majority Leader of the North Carolina Senate | |
| Assumed office April 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Newton |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Harper Peterson |
| Constituency | 9th district (2021–2023) 7th district (2023–present) |
| In office August 18, 2014 – January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Thom Goolsby |
| Succeeded by | Harper Peterson |
| Constituency | 9th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Vincent Lee November 29, 1968 Kingston, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Wilmington University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) Wake Forest University (JD) |
Michael Vincent Lee (born November 29, 1968) is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate.
Lee was first appointed to office in August 2014 replacing Thom Goolsby.
He was re-elected at the November 2016 election for a second term, having defeated Democrat Andrew Barnhill 57.35% to 42.65%. He was defeated by Democrat Harper Peterson in the 2018 election and defeated Peterson in a rematch in the 2020 election. He was elected as majority leader in April 2025.
Lee holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor degree from Wake Forest University.
As a lawyer, Lee started his own law firm in 2012.