Laurel Lee

Laurel Frances Lee (née Moore) is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 15th Congressional District, a Republican who was elected to the office in November 2022 and has served since January 2023. Prior to Congress, she served as Florida's Secretary of State from 2019 to 2022, and earlier in her career worked as an attorney with Carlton Fields P.A., an assistant federal public defender, and an assistant U.S. attorney in the Middle District of Florida, as well as a circuit court judge in Hillsborough County. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1996 and a Juris Doctor in 1999, both from the University of Florida. Among her legislative efforts, she introduced the Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act, legislation aimed at modernizing federal court jurisdiction by updating the amount-in-controversy threshold for diversity cases. She is a member of the Republican Study Committee, the Republican Governance Group, and the Main Street Caucus. Lee has declared candidacy for reelection in 2026, with the Republican primary scheduled for August 18, 2026.

The U.S. Representative for Florida's 15th Congressional District is a member of the federal legislative branch, serving in the lower chamber of the United States Congress. The role carries the primary responsibilities of drafting and voting on federal legislation, representing the interests of district constituents, and exercising congressional oversight of the executive branch.