Elections 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. He defeated Republican nominee Jennifer George,
Libertarian nominee Robert Melamede, and
Constitution nominee Amy Fedde in the 2012 election. He defeated Republican nominee Michael Schlierf in the 2014 election. He defeated Republican nominee Cameron Forth and Libertarian nominee Norman Dawson in the 2016 election.
Michael Merrifield, a member of the
Colorado Senate from the
11th district, did not seek reelection in the
2018 election. Lee announced his campaign on September 2, 2017, and defeated Republican nominee Pat McIntire. A petition was issued in 2019 to
recall Lee, but it was unsuccessful. He did not run for reelection in
2022.
Tenure During Lee's tenure in the state house he served on the Education committee and chaired Judiciary committee. During his tenure in the state senate he chaired the Judiciary committee and served as vice-chair of the Finance committee. Lee supported
Amy Klobuchar during the
2020 Democratic presidential primaries. 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. ==Political positions==