Kent Lee (politician)
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Councilmember-kent-lee-cd6.jpg
| office = President Pro Tempore of the San Diego City Council
| predecessor = Joe LaCava
| successor =
| 1blankname = {{nowrap|Mayor}}
| 1namedata = Todd Gloria
| 2blankname = {{nowrap|Council President}}
| 2namedata = Joe LaCava
| term_start = December 17, 2025
| office1 = Member of the
San Diego City Council
from District 6
| predecessor1 = Chris Cate
| successor1 =
| 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|Mayor}}
| 1namedata1 = Todd Gloria
| term_start1 = December 12, 2022
| party = Democratic
| residence = Mira Mesa, San Diego, California, U.S.
| education = University of California, San Diego {{small|(BA/BS)}}
| profession = Nonprofit executive director
}}
Kent Lee is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the San Diego City Council since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented District 6 on the city council since 2022.{{Cite web |last=Garrick |first=David |date=2022-12-13 |title=Elo-Rivera re-elected San Diego Council president as Democrats achieve 9-0 majority for first time |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/story/2022-12-12/council-inaugurate |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}
Lee represents the neighborhoods of Miramar, Mira Mesa, and parts of Rancho Peñasquitos.{{Cite web |title=San Diego City Council Districts |url=https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=41a1562ea3f14382b639ecc059011f8f&extent=-117.8743,32.482,-116.1495,33.3868 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.arcgis.com}}
Early life and education
Lee was born in West Covina, California, to Chinese immigrants from Vietnam and Myanmar. He attended high school in Orange County before moving to San Diego for college.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/story/2022-12-11/lee-brings-perspective-of-young-father-nonprofit-arts-leader-to-san-diego-city-council |title=Lee brings perspective of young father, nonprofit arts leader to San Diego City Council |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |date=12 December 2022 |language=en-US}} He was a member of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity and graduated from the University of California San Diego in 2007, double majoring with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a Bachelor of Science in general biology.{{LinkedIn URL|https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentflee|Kent Lee||access-date=March 10, 2025}}
Career
Lee worked as the Director of Development & Marketing for the Boy Scouts of America's San Diego-Imperial Council.{{Cite web |url=http://votersedge.org/ca/en/election/2022-11-08/san-diego-county/city-council-city-of-san-diego-district-6/Kent-Lee|title=Kent Lee |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Voter's Edge California Voter Guide |language=en}} He served as the executive director for Pacific Arts Movement, a nonprofit media arts organization which coordinates the San Diego Asian Film Festival.
He has stated that his top policy priorities are addressing homelessness, housing attainability, and infrastructure and transit.{{Cite web |title=Kent Lee |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kent_Lee |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} As a member of the City Council of San Diego, he serves as a non-voting board member of the North County Transit District, which operates Coaster, Sprinter, and bus service in Northern San Diego County.{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors Information {{!}} NCTD |url=https://gonctd.com/about-nctd/board-information/ |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=North County Transit District |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Lee and his wife, Phuong, have two children and live in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego.
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