Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, FL-15
Laurel Lee
American judge and politician (born 1974)
- Over
- Robert People (Democratic), 45.7%
- Votes
- 163,372 (25,837 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +3.6, a toss-up, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Laurel Frances Lee is an American attorney, former judge, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 15th congressional district since 2023.
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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.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- March 26, 1974 (age 52)
- Education
- University of Florida
- Occupation
- judge
- In Congress
- 2 House terms, since January 3, 2023
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, FL-15. Won with 54.3%, 8.6 points ahead over Robert People.
- Laurel Lee Republican · winner54.3%
- Laurel Lee Republican · winnern/a
- Robert People Democratic45.7%
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +3.6, a toss-up, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +8.6
- Difference
- 5.0 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: LAUREL LEE FOR CONGRESS, INC.. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
0.9% of the $512,963 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)0.2%$4,620
- Individuals, itemized18.7%$508,343
- Other political committees (PACs)37.1%$1,006,000
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts44.0%$1,192,226
Employers donors listed
- BGR GROUP$20,50023 contributions
- CORCORAN PARTNERS$14,5007 contributions
- ARNOLD VENTURES$14,0008 contributions
- STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES$14,0004 contributions
- TAPPER VENTURES$14,0004 contributions
- HALL BOOTH SMITH$13,5004 contributions
- HOLTEC USA CORP$12,0005 contributions
- THE CANADIAN MEDSTORE$10,5007 contributions
- HEALTHEDGE INVESTMENT PARTNERS$10,3004 contributions
- PUBLIX$7,5003 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash 4c1979dfc95c
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
3 subcommittees
- Energy
- Environment
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
- House Committee on House AdministrationVice Chair
1 subcommittees
- Elections (Chair)
- House Committee on the Judiciary
2 subcommittees
- Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 30 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 180 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10500: Unleashing American Pipelines ActIntroduced September 17, 2026. Latest action September 17, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10276: Ballots by Election Day ActIntroduced September 3, 2026. Latest action September 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- H.R. 9915: Stealth Bot Prohibition ActIntroduced July 23, 2026. Latest action July 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 8449: Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act of 2026Introduced April 22, 2026. Latest action April 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.J.Res. 152: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections.Introduced March 19, 2026. Latest action March 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 7834: Safe Cloud Storage ActIntroduced March 5, 2026. Latest action September 17, 2026: Received in the Senate.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 431835380ea0
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- laurellee.house.gov official
- Office phone
- 202-225-5626
- Washington office
- 2464 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0915
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 3:35 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, FL-15 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2023 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2022U.S. House, FL-15 · General · won · 145,219 votes (58.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2019 to 2022Secretary of State of Florida Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q61483038). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://floridaelectionwatch.gov/FederalOffices/USSenator
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 3:35 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Lee
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61483038
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2FL15241/
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