Mike Lee has served as a U.S. Senator from Utah since January 2011. Before his election to the Senate, he worked as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and served as an assistant U.S. attorney. He currently serves on several committees including Judiciary, Energy and Natural Resources, Foreign Relations, and Budget, along with various subcommittees covering topics from constitutional law to energy policy and international relations.

Name

Mike Lee

Party

Republican

State

Utah

Committees

Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, Budget Committee, Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee

Key Fact 1

Mike Lee was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and took office in January 2011.

Key Fact 2

He serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee, including its Constitution Subcommittee and Intellectual Property Subcommittee.

Key Fact 3

He is a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and several of its subcommittees focused on public lands, national parks, and water and power issues.

Key Fact 4

Lee serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with assignments to subcommittees covering East Asia, Near East and South Asia, and multilateral development.

Key Fact 5

He is a member of the Senate Budget Committee.

Key Fact 6

Prior to his Senate service, he clerked for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and Judge Michael W. McConnell.

Key Fact 7

He previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in Salt Lake City.

Key Fact 8

Lee received his law degree from Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School.

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