Colorado State Sen. Pete Lee Indicted For Allegedly Lying About Residence

By Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline

August 9, 2022

The chair of the state’s Senate Judiciary Committee was indicted Tuesday in the 4th Judicial District for allegedly lying about his official residence, a class 5 felony.

"Sen. Pete Lee, whose full name is Sanford Edmund Lee, was charged with one count of providing false information as to his residence," the office of 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen, a Republican, said in a release.

The Colorado Springs Democrat is set to appear in court on Sept. 8.

“Senator Pete Lee is a dedicated public servant who has spent his career supporting his community and working to improve the lives of all Coloradans. I trust he’ll have a fair opportunity to be heard and that the legal process will allow for an airing of all of the facts. At his request, Senator Lee has been removed from his interim committee assignments until this matter is resolved,” Senate President Steve Fenberg said in a statement.

Lee was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 2010 and was elected to the Senate in 2018.

Lee could not immediately be reached for comment.

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