Lee Emmett Thomas (23 September 1866 – 16 February 1935) was an American politician who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and its Speaker as a member of the Democratic party.
Lee Emmett Thomas was appointed as State Bank Commissioner by Governor William Wright Heard, a role which he fulfilled until 1907.
Upon his re-election in 1912, Thomas served as Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives until the end of his term in 1916.
After his departure from the House of representatives, Thomas became the Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, which he remained until 1920.
In 1919, Thomas was reappointed State Bank Commissioner, a position from which he resigned in November 1922 upon his election as Mayor of Shreveport.