William Lee (August 21, 1916 – November 15, 1980) was an American playback singer who provided a voice or singing voice in many films, for actors in musicals and for many Disney characters.
62-495: William , Will , Bill , or Billy Lee may refer to: People [ edit ] Entertainment [ edit ] Bill Lee (singer) (1916–1980), American singer who voiced many Disney characters Bill Lee (musician) (1928–2023), American jazz musician Bill Lee (author) (born 1954), Chinese-American writer and ex-gang member Billy Lee (actor) (1929–1989), American child actor Bill Lee (Stargate) , fictional character on
124-552: A bathroom bill that prohibited transgender people from accessing public school bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. In May 2021, Lee signed legislation requiring businesses that serve transgender customers equally with restrooms to display warning signs that they do so. LGBT activists, Democrats, and some Republicans criticized the bill as an attempt to shame and harm businesses. Many businesses and business leaders threatened to leave Tennessee in protest of these bills. The American Civil Liberties Union sued to stop
186-481: A powderpuff game went viral on social media platform Reddit . The 1977 high school yearbook photo shows Lee dressed as a female cheerleader, wearing a wig and pearl necklace. Lee signed the anti-drag bill into law on March 2, 2023. In June 2023, a federal court blocked the law as unconstitutional under the First Amendment . The Tennessee attorney general has appealed the decision. In 2024, Lee signed
248-511: A school voucher bill that created a program to provide public funds to families for private school tuition and costs, starting in the 2020–21 fiscal year, but a judge ruled the program unconstitutional in May 2020, before it could go into effect. Of $ 64 million in discretionary COVID-19 relief funding for education that went to his office, Lee sent $ 10 million to charter schools, including $ 4.4 million to launch new charters. In July 2019, Lee signed
310-480: A social conservative . As governor, he has signed bills to ban mask mandates and ranked-choice voting ; implemented one of the country's strictest abortion bans ; allowed guns to be carried without a permit ; created school voucher programs; and increased penalties for protest-related offenses. Lee signed Tennessee's " bathroom bill "; a bill that assures continued taxpayer funding of faith-based adoption agencies that exclude LGBT people for religious reasons; and
372-496: A "limited continuing state of emergency" through 2020 and 2021 to facilitate the state's eligibility for federal economic aid, and allowed the Tennessee National Guard and Tennessee State Guard to continue to assist with COVID-19 response efforts. In March 2020, as the number of COVID-19 cases grew, Lee urged school districts to close through March to prevent the further spread of the disease. In April, as
434-536: A 2020 trip to the Tri-Cities , Lee was met with protests from opponents of refugee resettlement. Lee supports capital punishment , and Tennessee has executed seven people since resuming executions in 2018. One notable person executed under Lee is Nicholas Todd Sutton . He was sentenced to life after taking 3 lives from 1979 to 1980. While in prison, he saved one corrections officer's life, protected two others, and converted to Christianity. In 1986, Sutton took
496-532: A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering . In college, Lee was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order , a fraternity known at the time for its use of Confederate imagery, and a photo printed in the university's 1980 yearbook shows Lee in a Confederate military uniform at the fraternity's " Old South " party. In 2019, after his attendance came to light, Lee expressed regret for his participation: "I never intentionally acted in an insensitive way, but with
558-692: A background check or required training. It also increased the penalty for unlawful use of a firearm and obtaining an illegal firearm. The bill, which Lee also supported the previous year, was supported by the National Rifle Association of America and opposed by law enforcement organizations, such as police chiefs, sheriffs and prosecutors. After the Covenant School shooting in Nashville on March 27, 2023, Lee did not initially call for any gun control , saying: "There will come
620-491: A bill into law that calls for school districts across the state to establish threat assessment teams to address potential threats to school safety. In February 2020, Lee proposed a $ 117 million investment to increase teacher salaries and a $ 250 million endowment to address mental health in K-12 education. In July 2019, Lee signed an order proclaiming Nathan Bedford Forrest Day, as required by Tennessee law, celebrating Forrest,
682-410: A bill that assures continued taxpayer funding of faith-based foster care and adoption agencies that exclude LGBT families and others based on religious beliefs. Nike and Amazon released statements opposing the bill. Lee signed legislation banning transgender athletes from participating in sports opposite to their biological sex, making Tennessee the third state to do so. In May 2021, he signed
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#1732801581462744-645: A brain tumor on November 15, 1980, in Los Angeles, California . Bill Lee (Tennessee politician) William Byron Lee (born October 9, 1959) is an American businessman and politician who has served since 2019 as the 50th governor of Tennessee . A member of the Republican Party , Lee was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Lee Company, a business operated by his family, from 1992 to 2016. In 2017, Lee described himself as
806-511: A decade, with only 38.57% of Tennessee's registered voters turning out. The last time turnout was this low in Tennessee was in the 2014 midterm elections . This turnout was far below the 2020 presidential election in Tennessee, which saw a turnout of 68.6%. Lee was sworn in on January 21, 2023. Lee was sworn in on January 19, 2019, and delivered his first State of the State address to
868-530: A famous Confederate general and the first Grand Wizard of the white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan . The legislature repealed this requirement in June 2020. In December 2019, Lee proclaimed December 1 Rosa Parks Day, to commemorate the start of the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott . In May 2020, after Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd , Lee condemned the officers involved, saying, " police brutality
930-692: A horseback riding accident. After her death, Lee took extended time off from his construction company to raise his four children. Lee previously served as a member of the board of trustees of Belmont University , chairman of the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, president of the Associated Builders and Contractors , and a board member of the Hope Clinic for Women and the Men of Valor Prison Ministry . In April 2017, Lee announced his candidacy in
992-499: A law allowing public officials to refuse to marry couples "for reasons of conscience or other religious beliefs", including same-sex couples. As a candidate for governor, Lee opposed medical marijuana legislation and marijuana decriminalization . As governor, he continued to oppose marijuana decriminalization, saying in 2019, "I have said before and still believe that we should not decriminalize marijuana... I think that's not good for our state." An opponent of legalized gambling in
1054-471: A special session of the General Assembly to be held on August 21 to focus on public safety in response to the shooting. After Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020, several weeks before the presidential election , Lee supported Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacant seat, citing his position on abortion. After Joe Biden defeated Trump in
1116-452: A state of emergency as Hurricane Helene approached the state from the Gulf of Mexico with torrential rain, flash floods, high winds, and tornadoes. Instead, while catastrophic flooding was occurring in his state, he proclaimed September 27 a "voluntary day of prayer and fasting". Eventually Lee was persuaded to ask for a declaration and the federal assistance that would ensue. Once he requested
1178-410: A statewide public health emergency"; ended local authority on mask mandates in 89 counties; and called for remaining local restrictions to be lifted. As the highly contagious Delta variant spread in Tennessee, Lee said that he had "no real concern" over it. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surged in Tennessee from July to August 2021. Tennessee's COVID-19 vaccination rate was among the lowest in
1240-439: A threat to themselves or to others shouldn't have access to weapons." In the wake of the scandals around the 2023 Tennessee House of Representatives expulsions , which occurred after protests in favor of gun control, Lee signed an executive order on April 11 strengthening background checks for gun purchases and also called for the state legislature to pass an "order of protection law". On August 8, 2023, Lee officially called for
1302-493: A time to discuss and debate policy. But this is not a time for hate or rage. That will not resolve or heal." Lee said that his wife Maria was close friends with two of the shooting victims and one of them, Cindy Peak, had been expected for dinner at the governor's mansion on the day of the shooting. Four days after the shooting, with large protests in the state calling for reforms, Lee declined to say whether he would support gun control measures but did say that "individuals who are
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#17328015814621364-484: A whole host of reasons, including their race, religion or national origin". In December 2019, after President Trump allowed states to halt refugee resettlement in their states, Lee declined the offer and announced that Tennessee would continue to accept refugees. Lee's decision was opposed by Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally and Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Cameron Sexton . During
1426-461: Is also the first time that Republicans won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state, and the first time that a Republican was elected to succeed another Republican. As of 2024, this election had the largest number of candidates (28) in a statewide election in U.S. history; the previous record was the 2016 United States presidential election in Colorado . This large surge in candidates
1488-768: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bill Lee (singer) Lee was born on August 21, 1916, in Johnson, Nebraska , and grew up in Des Moines, Iowa . His initial musical focus was as a trombone player, but after singing in several college vocal groups, he decided to concentrate on his voice. He served as an ensign in the United States Navy during World War II, then moved to Hollywood upon discharge. The bulk of Lee's income consisted of singing commercials for radio and television, much of which Lee felt
1550-546: Is not law enforcement". On May 30, 2020, an "I will breathe" protest was held in Nashville in protest of Floyd's murder, during which a man set fire to the Davidson County Courthouse ; the building was not severely damaged. In response, Lee mobilized the National Guard in Nashville, saying the protests had taken "a violent, unlawful turn". In August 2020, Lee signed into law a bill increasing
1612-545: The 2018 election for governor of Tennessee . A self-described social conservative , he also targeted pro-business Republicans. In the Republican primary election , Lee faced Congresswoman Diane Black , Knoxville businessman and former Tennessee Economic and Development Commissioner Randy Boyd , and state House speaker Beth Harwell . Originally considered a long shot, Lee rose in the polls as Boyd and Black launched negative advertising against each other. He won
1674-406: The 2020 presidential election , Lee was one of many Republican officials nationwide who refused to acknowledge Biden's victory amid Trump's false claims of fraud . Biden won a clear victory in both the popular and the electoral vote, but Lee refused to recognize Biden as president-elect even after the election had been called, after the presidential transition had formally begun, and after
1736-715: The Adult Entertainment Act , which banned drag shows in public. William Byron Lee was born on October 9, 1959. He was raised on his family's 1,000-acre (400 ha) cattle farm started by his grandparents in Franklin, Tennessee , the Triple L Ranch; the family raises Hereford cattle . Lee is a seventh-generation Tennessean. After graduating from Franklin High School in his hometown, Lee entered Auburn University in 1977 and graduated in 1981 with
1798-603: The Tennessee General Assembly in March 2019. In January 2020, Lee proposed a bill to ban abortion as early as 6 weeks into pregnancy . The legislation was among the nation's strictest abortion bans, and was similar to six-week abortion bans that were blocked by courts in Mississippi, Ohio, and other states. Passed in the final hours of the General Assembly 2020 session on a party-line vote , it
1860-451: The "Herd Health" program, launched in 2019 under Lee. In August 2021, Lee signed an executive order that allowed parents to let their children opt out of school mask mandates. The next month, Lee vowed to fight President Joe Biden 's plan to require COVID-19 vaccines for federal employees and federal contractors, as well as to require businesses with more than 100 employees to require vaccination or weekly COVID-19 testing; Lee asserted that
1922-771: The Alabama State Legislature William Lee (English judge) (1688–1754), British judge and MP for Wycombe William Little Lee (1821–1857), first chief justice of the Supreme Court for the Kingdom of Hawaii William Charles Lee (1938–2024), U.S. federal judge William F. Lee (born 1950), co-managing partner of law firm WilmerHale Bill Lee (Delaware politician) (born 1935), American lawyer and politician Bill Lann Lee (born 1949), Chinese-American civil rights lawyer William E. Lee (Idaho judge) (1882–1955), chief justice of
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1984-545: The August 2 primary with 291,414 votes (36.8%) to Boyd's 193,054 (24.3%), Black's 182,457 (23.0%), and Harwell's 121,484 (15.3%). Lee defeated former Democratic Nashville mayor Karl Dean in the November 6 general election, receiving 1,336,106 votes (59.6%) to Dean's 864,863 (38.6%). This marked the first time since 1982 that a candidate from the incumbent U.S. President's party was elected governor of Tennessee. This
2046-667: The Idaho Supreme Court Military [ edit ] William Raymond Lee (1807–1891), American Union Civil War soldier William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (1837–1891), Confederate Army general and US congressman William C. Lee (1895–1948), American Army soldier and general William A. Lee (1900–1998), American Marine and Navy Cross recipient Politics [ edit ] William Lee (diplomat) (1739–1795), American diplomat William Lee (Australian politician) (1794–1870), New South Wales politician William Henry Lee (1799–1878), Canadian clerk of
2108-1887: The Privy Council William Lee (1801–1881) , British Member of Parliament for Maidstone, 1853–1857 and 1859–1870 William Scott Lee (1851–1916), mayor of Denver, Colorado, 1887–1889 William E. Lee (1852–1920), Minnesota politician William H. Lee (New York politician) (1876–1954), New York state senator Bill Lee (Georgia politician) (1925–2014), American politician from the state of Georgia Bill Lee (Delaware politician) (born 1935), American lawyer and politician Bill Lee (Canadian politician) , Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Bill Lee (Tennessee politician) (born 1959), Governor of Tennessee Religion [ edit ] William Lee (bishop, born 1875) (1875–1948), Roman Catholic bishop of Clifton William Lee (bishop, born 1941) (1941–2024), Roman Catholic bishop of Waterford and Lismore William Lee (priest) (1815–1883), Irish Anglican priest and Archdeacon of Dublin Sports [ edit ] Bill Lee (American football) (1911–1998), American football player Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher) (born 1946), American baseball pitcher [ aka Spaceman ] Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher) (1909–1977), American baseball pitcher Bill Lee (yacht designer) (born 1942), designer of Merlin 70' Santa Cruz ULDB Billy Lee (baseball) (1894–1984), American baseball outfielder Billy Lee (footballer) (1878–1934), English footballer Billy Lee (jockey) (born 1986), Irish jockey William "Caveman" Lee (born 1956), American middleweight boxer William Lee (wrestler) (born 1951), American Olympic wrestler Will Lee III (born 2003), American football player Other people [ edit ] William Lee (inventor) (c. 1563–1614), inventor of
2170-459: The action was unconstitutional. In November 2021, Lee signed a bill into law that restricted the ability of localities to implement public health restrictions, such as mask mandates. In March 2024, Lee signed the ELVIS Act , which was designed to protect musicians from unauthorized use of their voices by artificial intelligence technologies and against audio deepfakes and voice cloning. It
2232-485: The audio commentary on its 2007 DVD release. Though George Sanders , Shere Khan's voice actor, was an accomplished singer, he was not available during the finalized recording of the song. Lee performed prolifically for The Walt Disney Company . Initially his Disney efforts were as part of The Mellomen, but he was later given many solos on Disneyland Records . For the million-selling second-cast Disneyland album of Mary Poppins , Lee performs as Bert and Mr. Banks. In
2294-530: The benefit of hindsight, I can see that participating in that was insensitive and I've come to regret it." Lee was named president and CEO of his family's home services and construction company, Lee Company, holding the position from 1992 until 2016. He briefly served as chairman. Lee lives in Fernvale with his second wife, Maria, whom he married in October 2008. His first wife, Carol Ann, died in 2000 in
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2418-546: The country . Lee encouraged Tennesseans to get vaccinated, but opposed vaccine mandates and, amid the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, maintained that it was a personal choice whether to get vaccinated. He also dismissed suggestions for a return to restrictions or offering COVID-19 vaccine incentives. In 2021, Lee blocked the Tennessee Department of Health from reaching out to teenagers to encourage them to get vaccinated. In July 2021, his administration fired
2480-676: The electoral college had voted, formalizing Biden's victory. On January 8, 2021, two days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to disrupt the counting of the electoral votes and keep Trump in power, Lee condemned the riot and acknowledged Biden as president-elect. Lee identifies as a social conservative . He emphasized his Christian faith , creating an office devoted to faith-based initiatives, and declared October 10 an official voluntary day of prayer and fasting . Lee supports allowing religious foster care and adoption agencies to prohibit same-sex married couples from adopting children . In January 2020, he signed into law
2542-905: The film itself, Lee sang as one of the barnyard menagerie in " Jolly Holiday ". He has appeared as Goofy in the 1965 LP Children's Riddles and Game Songs . At the Disney theme parks, he is the voice of Melvin the moose in Country Bear Jamboree . Lee also sang the Bat Masterson theme song from the popular television series. Lee also provided the singing voice for John Kerr in South Pacific , Christopher Plummer in The Sound of Music , and John Gavin in Thoroughly Modern Millie . Lee died of
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2604-403: The general election, Lee flipped reliably Democratic Haywood County , home to Brownsville . It is one of only two remaining counties in Tennessee, along with Shelby County , with a majority African-American population. Haywood County has not voted Republican on a presidential level since 1972 . Voter turnout for the 2022 midterm elections in Tennessee was the lowest it has been in nearly
2666-497: The law, and in July 2021, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking its enforcement, finding that it violated the First Amendment . On February 27, 2023, Lee declared that he would sign the Adult Entertainment Act , which bans public drag performances ; the first violation of the law would be a misdemeanor , while the second would be a felony . Lee's announcement came two days after photos of him dressed in drag at
2728-465: The life of another prisoner after he threatened to kill Sutton, who was then sentenced to death. In February 2020, he was executed after Lee denied clemency. In 2022, Lee set a temporary moratorium on Tennessee's death penalty, citing concerns about botched executions . In 2024, he signed into law a bill that would impose the death penalty on people convicted of child rape, but the law is unenforceable due to Kennedy v. Louisiana . In 2019, with
2790-485: The most cost-effective investments in the families of our state employees in recent history". In 2019, Lee proposed repealing Tennessee's 10% amusement tax on gym, fitness center, and health club fees, arguing that the tax discourages Tennesseans from being physically active. If enacted, the repeal would reduce state revenues by around $ 10 million. In September 2020, Lee supported a Tennessee delegation that traveled to Beijing to enhance trade and economic linkages between
2852-419: The mother's health. Lee has said the ban provides "maximum protection possible for both mother and child", but it makes no explicit exceptions for the pregnant patient's health. It makes an exception for an "affirmative defense" for emergencies, but the vagueness of that language makes physicians hesitant to perform abortions even when the mother's life is in jeopardy. Lee opposes the expansion of TennCare ,
2914-421: The number of COVID-19 cases continued to grow, he asked all school districts to close for the remainder of the school year. In October 2020, after a member of Lee's security detail tested positive for COVID-19, Lee said that he and his wife would quarantine at home, likely for two weeks. Throughout the pandemic, Lee opposed a statewide mask mandate and "touted Tennessee for being one of the last to close early in
2976-400: The pandemic and among the first to reopen." On April 28, 2020, Lee signed an executive order allowing gyms in 89 out of 95 counties to open on May 1. By September, he lifted restrictions on businesses and gathering restrictions in Tennessee, except for the state's six most populous counties. By April 2021, Lee declared that COVID-19 was "a managed public health issue in Tennessee and no longer
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3100-664: The severity of penalties for a number of protest-related offenses. Notably, it reclassifies camping on state property, after being warned of trespass, from a misdemeanor to a felony offense punishable by up to 6 years in prison. This means that anyone convicted of the act will also lose their right to vote, as convicted felons in Tennessee are disfranchised . In 2024, Lee signed a law allowing public officials to refuse to perform marriages that they oppose for "reasons of conscience or other religious beliefs", including refusing to perform interracial or interfaith marriages. The law allows for "the possibility for couples to be refused marriage for
3162-509: The state and the People's Republic of China . Lee supports charter schools . In a March 2019 "State of West Tennessee " address, he proposed creating more charter schools and that the state use $ 25 million to help traditional public schools when they lose students. In his February 2020 "state of West Tennessee" address, he proposed investing $ 70 million to equip teachers with professional development, materials, and other tools to help increase
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#17328015814623224-523: The state's Medicaid program, as allowed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act . As governor, he has rejected proposals to expand TennCare. Lee has supported calls from dentists to extend TennCare to pregnant women who need dental care. In January 2020, Lee signed an executive order effective March 1, 2020, that offered state employees three months' paid leave for new parents and caregivers of sick relatives. He called it "one of
3286-523: The state's literacy rate. Lee has also promoted the GIVE program, which prioritizes learning opportunities in rural counties and enhances career and technical education statewide. In April 2019, Lee announced that Tennessee would temporarily reinstate paper-based assessments for students taking the TNReady test, an annual statewide assessment, during the 2019–20 school year. In May 2019, he signed into law
3348-429: The state's vaccine chief, Michelle Fiscus, who had angered some Republican state legislators by promoting vaccination for eligible youth. The state Health Department stopped vaccination-related outreach to minors for all diseases, not only COVID-19. Lee opposed offering vaccine incentives even as the Tennessee government spent nearly $ 500,000 to incentivize farmers to vaccinate cattle against respiratory disease as part of
3410-417: The state, in 2019 Lee allowed a sports betting legalization bill to become law without his signature. On March 12, 2020, in response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases, Lee issued an executive order declaring a temporary state of emergency in Tennessee to "facilitate the treatment and containment of COVID-19." He extended the "stay-at-home" mandate through April 2020. Lee issued further orders for
3472-541: The stocking frame knitting machine William Lee (valet) (1750–1828), George Washington's enslaved personal servant William Lee (civil engineer) (1812–1891), English biographer and bibliographer of Daniel Defoe William Douglas Lee (1894–1965), American architect William Ellsworth Lee (1867–1936), American oil businessman William Harold Lee (1884–1971), American architect and movie theater designer William Poy Lee (born 1951), author and political activist William States Lee III (1929–1996), chairman of
3534-416: The support of Republican state legislators, Lee loosened Tennessee's handgun law, allowing "concealed-carry-only" handgun permits to be obtained without requiring applicants to show an ability to fire a weapon. In April 2021, Lee signed into law a permitless carry bill; the legislation allows most adults 21 and older (as well as military personnel ages 18–20) to carry handguns ( open and concealed ) without
3596-554: The television series Stargate SG-1 Will Lee (bassist) (born 1952), American bassist on David Letterman show Will Lee (1908–1982), American actor and comedian Will Yun Lee (born 1971), American actor William Franklin Lee III (1929–2011), pianist, Dean of Miami School of Music William Gregory Lee (born 1973), American actor William Lee, pen name used by William S. Burroughs Law [ edit ] William Lee (American judge) , American judge and member of
3658-556: Was "silly" but he appreciated the financial independence this work gave him. He sang the lead role in a 1953 Gordon Jenkins made-for-record musical entitled Seven Dreams . Much of Lee's best-known work is as part of the popular singing quartet known as The Mellomen , founded by Thurl Ravenscroft . It was Lee, rather than Ravenscroft, who provided Shere Khan 's sung line during " That's What Friends Are For " in The Jungle Book . Richard M. Sherman confirmed this fact on
3720-489: Was challenged in federal court by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU . Lee signed the bill into law in July 2020. A federal judge immediately blocked its enforcement because it violated Supreme Court precedent, such as Roe v. Wade , which prohibits undue burdens on pre-viability abortions. After Roe v. Wade was overturned , Lee supported Tennessee's near-total ban on abortion, which has no exceptions for rape, incest, or
3782-581: Was mostly due to the Libertarian Party of Tennessee 's protest of the state's party affiliation and ballot access laws. In September 2020, Lee announced his candidacy for reelection for 2022 . He was unchallenged in the Republican primary and endorsed in August 2021 by Donald Trump . In the November 8 general election, Lee was reelected, receiving 1,129,390 votes (64.9%) to Democratic nominee Jason Martin's 572,818 (32.9%). During
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#17328015814623844-530: Was noted to be the first such enacted legislation in the nation. In July 2019, Lee toured damage in West Tennessee inflicted by flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Barry . A series of tornadoes in Tennessee on March 2–3, 2020 , killed 25 people and injured 150. Lee oversaw the state recovery efforts and surveyed the damage in Nashville, visiting Germantown, Tennessee State University , and Cookeville . In September 2024, Lee declined to declare
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