10 Facts About Brian Lees

Brian Lees attended Amesbury High School and graduated in Bachelor of Business Administration from Salem State College in 1975.

Brian Lees is married to Nancy and they reside in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

Brian Lees survived re-election in 1990 in a race against Democrat Edward Ryan and in 1992 against Timothy Rooke.

Brian Lees did not face serious competition after 1992 and had been unopposed in his two previous elections before deciding to retire in 2006.

The leader of the Massachusetts Republican caucus since 1993, Brian Lees was just one of six Republicans in the State Senate in his final term, which is made up of forty senators.

In 2016, Brian Lees announced that he would not vote for Donald Trump.

Brian Lees was instrumental in the installation of television cameras inside the Senate chamber, so that the proceedings could be viewed by the public.

Brian Lees did not seek a 10th term in the Massachusetts Senate in 2008, instead running for Hampden County Clerk of Courts as a write-in during the Republican primary.

In early 2012, Brian Lees announced he would not seek re-election, signaling his retirement from the Clerk position and from public office.

Brian Lees is listed as being Corporator at Springfield YMCA, Springfield Library and Museums Association, Bright Side, and trustee of Willie Ross School for the Deaf.