Lee Long served three consecutive terms in office between 2001 and 2009, making her One Nation's longest-serving politician.Prior to the 2009 Queensland state election, the electorate of Tablelands was abolished, and much of its territory was merged with neighbouring Charters Towers to form the new seat of Dalrymple.
Lee Long contested the new electorate against Shane Knuth, the Liberal National member for Charters Towers.
However, the new seat contained more of Knuth's territory than Lee Long's, and Lee Long took only 44 percent of the two-party vote to Knuth's 55 percent.
Lee Long was the mayor of the Tablelands Regional Council from April 2012 until March 2016.