Pete Lee | |
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Member of the Colorado Senate from the 11th district | |
In office January 4, 2019 –January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Michael Merrifield |
Succeeded by | Tony Exum |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives District 18 | |
In office January 11,2011 –January 4,2019 | |
Preceded by | Michael Merrifield |
Succeeded by | Marc Snyder |
Personal details | |
Born | Sanford Edmund Lee October 11,1947 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lynn |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Akron School of Law Ohio Wesleyan University |
Website | peteleecolorado.com |
Sanford Edmund Lee (born October 11,1947) is an American politician. He served in the Colorado Senate from the 11th district as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to his tenure in the state senate he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 18th district.
Sanford Edmund Lee [1] graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a bachelor of Arts degree in 1970,attended Wharton School of Finance from 1970 to 1971,and graduated from the University of Akron School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1975. He married Lynn,with whom he had three children. [2] [3]
Lee ran for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 18th district and defeated Republican nominee Karen Cullen in the 2010 election. [4] He defeated Republican nominee Jennifer George,Libertarian nominee Robert Melamede,and Constitution nominee Amy Fedde in the 2012 election. [5] [6] He defeated Republican nominee Michael Schlierf in the 2014 election. [7] [8] He defeated Republican nominee Cameron Forth and Libertarian nominee Norman Dawson in the 2016 election. [9] [10]
Michael Merrifield,a member of the Colorado Senate from the 11th district,did not seek reelection in the 2018 election. [11] Lee announced his campaign on September 2,2017,and defeated Republican nominee Pat McIntire. [12] [13] [14] A petition was issued in 2019 to recall Lee,but it was unsuccessful. [15] [16] He did not run for reelection in 2022. [17]
During Lee's tenure in the state house he served on the Education committee and chaired Judiciary committee. [18] [19] During his tenure in the state senate he chaired the Judiciary committee and served as vice-chair of the Finance committee. [20] Lee supported Amy Klobuchar during the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. [21]
In 2022,Lee was indicted by a grand jury for registering to vote at an address where he did not live,but Judge Eric Bentley dismissed the case due to incorrect residency information being provided to the prosecution. [22] [17]
Lee voted against legislation that required Colorado's public employee pension fund to oppose Boycott,Divestment and Sanctions. [23] Lee was among thirty-seven legislators who endorsed a letter in 2018,calling for Planned Parenthood to allow for their workers to form a union. [24] He supported legislation to prohibit the death penalty. [25]
Lee received an A rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America. [26] His scores from the American Civil Liberties Union ranged from 88% in 2013,100% in 2014,40% in 2015,100% in 2016,100% in 2017,100% in 2018,and 80% in 2019. [27]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pete Lee | 2,860 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 2,860 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pete Lee | 10,808 | 54.68% | ||
Republican | Karen Cullen | 8,959 | 45.32% | ||
Total votes | 19,767 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pete Lee (incumbent) | 2,929 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 2,929 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pete Lee (incumbent) | 19,588 | 53.07% | ||
Republican | Jennifer George | 15,021 | 40.70% | ||
Libertarian | Robert Melamede | 1,465 | 3.97% | ||
Constitution | Amy Fedde | 836 | 2.26% | ||
Total votes | 36,910 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pete Lee (incumbent) | 3,141 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 3,141 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pete Lee (incumbent) | 15,998 | 55.54% | ||
Republican | Michael Schlierf | 12,807 | 44.46% | ||
Total votes | 28,805 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pete Lee (incumbent) | 3,940 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 3,940 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Pete Lee (incumbent) | 21,145 | 53.30% | ||
Republican | Jennifer George | 15,556 | 39.21% | ||
Libertarian | Norman Dawson | 2,972 | 7.49% | ||
Total votes | 39,673 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pete Lee | 10,499 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 10,499 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pete Lee | 28,015 | 61.96% | ||
Republican | Pat McIntire | 17,200 | 38.04% | ||
Total votes | 45,215 | 100.00% |