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Place of Birth: Waterford, Munster, Ireland
About Lorraine Clifford-Lee
- Lorraine Clifford-Lee (born 22 September 1981) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel since April 2016.Originally from Waterford, she was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dublin Fingal constituency at the 2016 general election.
- She polled 3,359 first preferences and was eliminated on the ninth count.She lives in Donabate with her husband John Lee and her daughter and son.
- Her husband is the political editor of the Mail on Sunday newspaper.
- She is a self-employed solicitor and is a fluent Irish speaker.
- On her election to the Seanad she was appointed as the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson for Justice, Children and Youth Affairs.
- In November 2018 she was appointed Deputy Leader of the opposition in the Seanad.
- Clifford-Lee is a candidate in the 29 November 2019 by-election in Dublin Fingal to fill the seat vacated following Independents 4 Change's Clare Daly election as a Member of the European Parliament in May 2019.
- At the start of the 2019 Dublin Fingal by-election campaign, Clifford-Lee was forced to apologise for several tweets from 2011, portraying negative and racist attitudes towards travellers and Brazilians.
- She has refused calls to stand down as a candidate, claiming she is the victim of a smear campaign, while Fianna Fáil have so far refused to discipline her.
- She received 18.5% of the first preference votes, coming second, and was eliminated on the final count.
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