Bill Lee
has been professionally involved in political efforts and campaigns for more than thirty years in the United States, Central America and Africa.
He is an acknowledged expert in campaign planning and strategy and has taught these and other subjects in virtually every national conservative or Republican campaign school, for a variety of professional associations and as a guest lecturer at the Harvard Institute of Politics and American University.
Lee was involved in several of the Reagan presidential campaigns, as well as in the presidential efforts of Jack Kemp (Senior Consultant), George Bush (Special Projects), Senator Phil Gramm (Senior Advisor), Senator Bob Dole (Political Director, Platform Committee) and Senator John McCain (Pollster).
He was the pollster for the successful McCain for President nomination campaign during the 2008 primaries, and was part of the survey research team during the general election. Lee has served as the general consultant for a number of successful congressional campaigns and with successful efforts for gubernatorial and senatorial seats.
Bill Lee co-founded and served as President of Tel Opinion Research, a political and commercial survey research firm, and now serves as the President of National Survey Research Group.
Lee faced Bill Clinton in three gubernatorial contests, winning one, and is the only consultant to have ever defeated him.
His clients have included every major national Republican committee and several major professional associations and corporations.
He is one of the very few nominating convention experts, having successfully managed or consulted on conventions in New Jersey, Virginia, North Dakota, Connecticut and Colorado.
Lee was the co-founder and first Chairman of the National Association of Republican Campaign Professionals,
Lee retired from the U.S. Army Special Forces as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 (USAR). A native Texan, Lee lives in Florida.