RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Senator Michael Lee of Wilmington was elected as Majority Leader in the North Carolina Senate Tuesday morning, replacing Sen. Paul Newton of Cabarrus County, who resigned in ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Incumbent Republican Michael Lee is expected to maintain his seat representing North Carolina’s District 7 Senate seat after campaigning against Democratic challenger ...

"Following the guidance of the NC Senate Democratic Caucus's staff and consultants, my campaign ran an advertisement that accused Michael Lee of using his position as a NC Senator to obtain ...

New Hanover Republican Sen. Michael Lee speaks on the Senate floor Monday, March 1, 2021 at North Carolina General Assembly before a failed veto override vote on SB 37, the schools reopening bill Gov.