
Laurel Lee
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, J.D., -1999
University of Florida, Gainesville, B.A., -1996
WORK & MILITARY
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Circuit Court Judge, 2013-2019
United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, Assistant United States Attorney, 2007-2013
AFFILIATIONS
The Florida Bar
The Federalist Society, Tampa Bay Chapter
Pepin Academies K-12 Charter School
Emergency Care Help Organization of Brandon
Hillsborough County Bar Foundation
Junior League of Tampa
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
U.S. Representative, Florida Congressional District 15, 2022-
Florida Secretary of State, 2019-2022
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2025-2026
100%
2023-2024
100%
2024
100%
2025-2026
100%
2025
100%
2025-26
100%
2025-26
100%
2025
A+
2025-2026
94%, 84%†
2025
B+
2025
92%, 81%†
2024
88%, 80%†
2024
80%
2023
71%
2025-2026
|100%
2023-2024
|100%
2024
|100%
2025-2026
|100%
2025
|100%
2025-26
|100%
2025-26
|100%
2025
|A+
2025-2026
|94%, 84%†
2025
|B+
2025
|92%, 81%†
2024
|88%, 80%†
2024
|80%
2023
|71%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2024
43%
2024
27%, 27%†
2024
10%, 10%†
2024
10%
2023
10%
2024
9%
2025
0%, 9% (cum.)†
2024
10%, 5% (cum.)†
2025
3%, 4%†
2025
0%
2025-2026
0%
2026
F
2024
0%
2024
F
2025-26
0%
2024
0%
2024
|43%
2024
|27%, 27%†
2023
|10%
2024
|9%
2025
|0%, 9% (cum.)†
2024
|10%, 5% (cum.)†
2025
|3%, 4%†
2025-2026
|0%
2026
|F
2024
|F
2025-26
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (7)
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
*Family Research Council Action PAC
Maggie's List
Campaign for Working Families
National Right To Life
OTHER (3)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
President Donald J. Trump
Value In Electing Women VIEW PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (8)
President Donald Trump
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
NFIB Fed PAC
Associated Builders & Contractors
Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc.
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (6)
Laurel Frances Lee (2026)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2026)
WinRed (2026)
Republican Jewish Coalition (2024)
State Republican Party Organizations (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (141)
America's First PAC (2026)
Bob Goodlatte (2026)
BrettPac (2026)
Buckeye Liberty PAC (2026)
Defending the American Dream PAC (2026)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)
American Association for Justice (2026)
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (2026)
American Maritime Officers (2025)
Motion Picture Association of America (2025)
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate interview. Spectrum News YouTube. 20 Jul 2026. 22 min.
This candidate voted for H.R. 485, the Protecting Care for All Patients Act, which would prohibit federal health programs from using discriminatory measures known as Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs.) A vote for the bill is a pro-life position that indicates opposition to reducing or eliminating care for people with various disabilities and chronic conditions.
One of 149 House Republicans who voted for H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which suspended the nation's debt limit through January 1, 2025. A vote for H.R. 3746 allows the government to spend without limitation for 19 months at an expected cost of $4 trillion.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
I am pro-life with exceptions to prevent the death of the mother or in cases of rape or incest.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Disagree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
Strongly Disagree
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
My top priorities for eliminating government waste are cutting unnecessary spending, rooting out fraud and abuse, and ensuring taxpayer dollars are used responsibly. That includes strengthening accountability across federal agencies, eliminating duplicative or ineffective programs, and using technology and innovation to make government more efficient.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The state should not interfere with an individual’s right to exercise their religion.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny.
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, Israel and the United States share a deep relationship based on shared values and strategic interests. Israel is unequivocally America’s most dependable ally in a precarious and strategically important area of the world.
Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
Strongly Agree
IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
I support a legal and orderly immigration process ONLY for those that enter the country legally and follow our citizenship process.
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My family and I have attended Idlewild Baptist Church for more than 15 years. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Oil and natural gas.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
I believe the second amendment is an individual right, no further restrictions are needed.
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