North Carolina Senate · District 7
Michael Lee
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Michael Lee's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for North Carolina Senate District 7.
Also on the ballot: Jessica Bichler (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Michael Lee.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Michael Lee.
Bills
The bills Michael Lee sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 53 | 2 |
| Passed both chambers | 11 | 0 |
| Became law | 11 | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 4 of 50 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) · 4 of 30 Republicans (tied with 1 other)
A bill's sponsors are its primary sponsors, the names the General Assembly marks “Primary” (up to four on a House bill, three on a Senate bill); co-sponsors aren't counted. Local bills, which apply to one or a few counties or cities, are counted apart.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 257 2026 Appropriations Act |
Statewide | Became law | July 7, 2026 |
| SB 1041 Public Workforce Modernization Act |
Statewide | Became law | July 7, 2026 |
| SB 227 Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education |
Statewide | Became law | June 24, 2026 |
| SB 1080 Lower Taxes for All NC |
Statewide | Became law | May 21, 2026 |
| SB 449 Continuing Budget Operations Part IV |
Statewide | Became law | Oct. 23, 2025 |
| SB 55 Expedited Removal of Unauthorized Persons |
Statewide | Became law | Aug. 6, 2025 |
| SB 706 County Waste Management Assistance |
Statewide | Became law | July 7, 2025 |
| SB 133 NCCCS LMS/NCLDS |
Statewide | Became law | July 3, 2025 |
| SB 125 Various Education Changes |
Statewide | Became law | July 3, 2025 |
| SB 124 State Hiring Accessibility and Modernization |
Statewide | Became law | July 1, 2025 |
| SB 709 2025 State Investment Modernization Act.-AB |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 506 |
June 13, 2025 |
Budget projects
North Carolina's budget acts, and the conference reports that list their items, don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for North Carolina legislators.
Contested votes where they split
No contested vote against the leader of the chamber or most of their party.
Every roll call
How Michael Lee voted on each of the 704 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President Pro Tempore | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.ncleg.gov
- michael.lee@ncleg.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 300-B, Legislative Office Building 300 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27603
919-715-2525
Committees
- Appropriations and Base Budget Chair
- Education and Higher Education Chair
- State Lottery Legislative Oversight Co-chair
- Governmental Operations Commission Ex officio
- Governmental Operations Commission Ex officio
- Capital Improvements Legislative Oversight
- Commerce and Insurance
- Health Care
- Judiciary
- Justice and Public Safety Legislative Oversight
- Legislative Education Oversight
- Legislative Research Commission
- Legislative Services Commission
- Nominations Select
- Rules and Operations of the Senate
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the North Carolina General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the North Carolina General Assembly's roll-call vote records, Jan. 8, 2025 to Oct. 7, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections