Mike Lee

Republican · UT · U.S. Senate

Bio

Michael Shumway Lee is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Utah, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Lee has been Utah's senior senator since 2019 and the dean of Utah's congressional delegation since 2021.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

Taxes & Fiscal

R+0.50

Healthcare

R+0.90

Immigration & Border

R+0.67

Guns

R+0.54

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

R+0.86

Environment & Energy

R+0.86

Crime & Policing

R+0.49

Defense & Veterans

R+0.09

Economy & Labor

R+0.83

Foreign Policy & Trade

R+0.43

Civil Rights & Social

R+0.56

Education

R+0.73

Government & Democracy

R+0.68

Judicial & Executive Nominations

R+0.86

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

YEA

Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

2026-06-24 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

2026-06-24 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

NAY

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026-06-18 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy, Environment & Energy

YEA

George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

2026-06-18 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

2026-06-17 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

2026-06-15 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State

2026-06-11 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-10 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-09 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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