Laurel Lee
American judge and politician
Laurel Frances Lee (née Moore; born March 26, 1974) is an American attorney, former judge, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 15th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as Florida's secretary of state from 2019 to 2022 and as a judge on Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit from 2013 to 2019.
Early life and education
Lee was born on March 26, 1974, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, the daughter of a U.S. Air Force officer who later attained the rank of major general and a public-school teacher. She graduated from the University of Florida, where she was inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame in 1999 and was a member of Florida Blue Key. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
Legal and judicial career
Lee began her legal career at Carlton Fields, P.A., specializing in antitrust and complex business litigation. She later served both as an Assistant Federal Public Defender and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Florida. As a federal prosecutor, she coordinated the federal-state Task Force on the Sexual Exploitation of Children and served as Violence Against Women Act coordinator.
In 2013, Governor Rick Scott appointed Lee to the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court in Hillsborough County. She was subsequently elected without opposition in 2014.
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