Politician Kent Lee

He represents the 6th District in the San Diego City Council, which encompasses the neighborhoods of Miramar, Mira Mesa, and parts of Rancho Peñasquitos. He assumed office in December 2022, replacing termed-out city council member Chris Cate. As Cate was the only Republican on the City Council, Lee's election led to a complete lockout of Republicans from the San Diego City Council.

Kent Lee
Member of the San Diego City Council for the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 12, 2022
Preceded by	Chris Cate
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of California, San Diego (BA/BS)
Profession	Nonprofit executive director

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.

Lee worked as the Director of Development & Marketing for the Boy Scouts of America's San Diego-Imperial Council. 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. 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.

Lee and his wife, Phuong, have two children and live in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego.