Lee A. Daniels (born April 15, 1942 in Lansing, Michigan) served as Illinois State Representative for the 46th district, from 1975 to 2006.
Daniels served as Speaker of the House from 1995-1997. Speaker Daniels also served as House Republican Leader from 1983–1995 and again from 1997-2003.
He currently serves as an adjunct professor in Political Science at Elmhurst College. The college renamed its Computer Science and Technology Center in 2008 to "Daniels Hall."