Judy Lee

Republican Party

Candidate, North Dakota State Senate District 13

North Dakota State Senate District 13

Tenure

1994 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

32

Compensation

Base salary

$592/month

Per diem

$213/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

June 9, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of North Dakota, 1964

Personal

Religion

Christian: Lutheran

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Judy Lee (Republican Party) is a member of theNorth Dakota State Senate, representingDistrict 13. She assumed office in 1994. Her current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Lee (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theNorth Dakota State Senate to representDistrict 13. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onJune 9, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Lee earned her B.S. in medical technology from the University of North Dakota in 1964. Her professional experience includes working as a medical technician from 1964 to 1975 and as a real estate broker from 1975 to 2002.^[1][2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Lee was assigned to the following committees:

• House Human Services Committee,Chairman
• Senate State and Local Government Committee

2021-2022

Lee was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Human Services Committee,Chair
• Senate Political Subdivisions Committee

2019-2020

Lee was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Human Services Committee,Chair
• Senate Political Subdivisions Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lee served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Lee served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lee served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lee served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2026

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary

Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 13

IncumbentJudy Lee (R) is running in the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 13 on June 9, 2026.

		Candidate
		Judy Lee

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Endorsements

2022

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Dakota State Senate District 13

IncumbentJudy Lee won election in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 13 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Lee (R)	96.4	4,441
		Other/Write-in votes	3.6	166

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,607
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 13

IncumbentJudy Lee advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 13 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Lee	96.9	648
		Other/Write-in votes	3.1	21

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 669
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2018

See also:North Dakota State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Dakota State Senate District 13

IncumbentJudy Lee defeatedCarrie Leopold in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Lee (R)	58.4	4,151
	Submit photo	Carrie Leopold (D)	41.4	2,939
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	16

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,106
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 13

Carrie Leopold advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 13 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carrie Leopold	100.0	788

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 788
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 13

IncumbentJudy Lee advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 13 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Lee	100.0	996

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 996
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2014

See also:North Dakota State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for theNorth Dakota State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 7, 2014. IncumbentJudy Lee was unopposed in the Republican primary, whileLandis Larson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Lee defeated Larson in the general election.^[3][4][5]

North Dakota State Senate, District 13, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Judy LeeIncumbent	68.1%	3,638
	Democratic	Landis Larson	31.9%	1,708
Total Votes				5,346

2010

See also:North Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Lee won re-election to theNorth Dakota State Senate District 13, defeatingSylvan Loegering (D) in the general election.^[6] Lee was unopposed in the primary election on June 8, 2010.^[7]

North Dakota Senate General Election, District 13 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Judy Lee (R)		4,064	67.15%
Sylvan Loegering (D)		1,982	32.75%

2006

See also:North Dakota State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Lee was re-elected to the 13th District Seat in theNorth Dakota State Senate, defeating John Fleming (D).^[8]

North Dakota Senate, District 13 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Judy Lee (R)		3,013
John Fleming (D)		1,778

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Scorecards

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2011

NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review

See also:North Dakota Policy Council Legislative Review (2011)

TheNorth Dakota Policy Council, aNorth Dakota-based nonprofit research organization which describes itself as "liberty-based", published theNorth Dakota Legislative Review, a comprehensive report on how state legislators voted during the 2011 legislative session. The scorecard seeks to show how North Dakota legislators voted on the principles the Council seeks to promote. The Council recorded and scored votes on both spending bills and policy bills, and awarded points accordingly. Policy issues voted upon included income tax cuts, pension reform, and government transparency. On spending legislation, the Council accorded a percentage score based on how much spending the legislator voted against. On policy legislation, scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the valuessupported by the Council.^[10]Lee received a score of 72.73% on policy legislation and voted against 2.31% of state spending. On policy, Lee was ranked 31st and on spending was ranked 35th, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.^[11]

Personal

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Lee is widowed and has two children. She currently resides in West Fargo, North Dakota.^[1]

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