Joe Lee was born and raised in Cleveland, Tennessee. He married his high school sweetheart, Kathy, in 1985. Mr. Lee graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a Bachelor of Science in Finance in 1985. Joe Lee has been a licensed contractor since 2004 and a realtor with his wife, Kathy, at Keller Williams in Cleveland, Tennessee. Joe has three daughters and a son-in-law: Cody and Hannah Disney, Madeline Williams and Olivia Lee. He also has three grandchildren: Annie Disney, Jackson Disney and Ellee Williams.