| Office: | Member of the San Diego City Council from District 6 |
| Predecessor: | Chris Cate |
| 1Namedata: | Todd Gloria |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Termstart: | December 12, 2022 |
| Profession: | Nonprofit executive director |
Kent Lee is an American politician who has served as a member of the San Diego City Council since 2022, representing District 6. A member of the Democratic Party, his election resulted in total Democratic control of the city council for the first time in San Diego history.[1]
Lee represents the neighborhoods of Miramar, Mira Mesa, and parts of Rancho Peñasquitos.[2]
Lee was born in West Covina, California to Chinese immigrants from Vietnam and Burma. He moved to Orange County for high school and then moved to San Diego for college.[3]
Lee worked as the Director of Development & Marketing for the Boy Scouts of America's San Diego-Imperial Council.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Lee and his wife, Phuong, have two children and live in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego.