Michael Vincent Lee (born November 29, 1968)^[1] is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate.

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Michael Lee
Member of the North Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Harper Peterson
Constituency	9th district (2021–2023) 7th district (2023–present)
In office August 18, 2014 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Thom Goolsby
Succeeded by	Harper Peterson
Constituency	9th district
Personal details
Born	Michael Vincent Lee (1968-11-29) November 29, 1968 (age 55) Kingston, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of North Carolina, Wilmington University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) Wake Forest University (JD)

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Lee was first appointed to office in August 2014 replacing Thom Goolsby.

He was re-elected at the November 2016 election for a second term, having defeated Democrat Andrew Barnhill 57.35% to 42.65%.^[2] He was defeated by Democrat Harper Peterson in the 2018 election and defeated Peterson in a rematch in the 2020 election.

Lee holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a law degree from Wake Forest University.

As a lawyer, Lee started his own law firm in 2012.^[3]