Alex Lee

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Alex Lee currently serves as the State Assemblymember for District 25. Elected at the age of 25, he is the youngest Asian American and first Gen Z legislator in California history. He brings a new generation of leadership and problem solving that is needed for these challenging times.

The pandemic has proved the government can be an effective, direct tool in improving people’s lives -- but there is a lot that can be improved and modernized. Alex serves on six committees so he has a hand in many areas of state policy making. He also serves on the Assembly Budget Committee helping to reinvesting unprecedented gains in wealth by the rich back into our communities via schools, pandemic relief, and much more.

Alex grew up in both Milpitas & San José and attended public schools in the community his whole life. He graduated from Milpitas High School and University of California, Davis where he was elected Student Body President. In this role he advocated for lowering tuition, increased student services, and tackled the local housing scarcity and affordability crisis— all while closing the structural deficit of the $13 million budget of the student association.

​While at UC Davis, Alex also interned at the district office of former Congressman Mike Honda and with several California state legislators. The experience of working in both policy and people orientated spaces gave Alex a holistic view of the role of government offices.

​After graduating from UC Davis Alex was soon hired by the office of State Senator Henry Stern where he worked on legislation related to public safety, education, housing, and seniors.

In the Capitol, important policy was crafted, but Alex felt disconnected from everyday residents. Spurred by this call, he returned home to the Bay Area as a field representative for Assemblymember Evan Low where he worked with San José residents on issues such as homelessness, transportation, and public safety. ​

​Alex was sworn into office on December 7, 2020 and immediately got to work for the people. Within hours of his first day in office, he introduced legislation to ban corporate contributions to all candidates in California. Alex himself, being a candidate who rejects the influence of corporate campaign money, knows this is the critical roadblock in the way of some of the best solutions to crises we face: from the climate crisis to rising wealth inequality.[1]

Alex has championed policies such as urgent, direct relief during the pandemic, healthcare for all, taxing the billionaires, guaranteeing housing as a human right, protecting working families’ homes, and major criminal justice reform. Despite entrenched special interests fighting him every step of the way

AAPIs for Civic Empowerment

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Liz Ortega, Ash Kalra, Mai Vang, Dr. Flo Cofer, Jovanka Beckles, Betty Duong, Alex Lee, Lateefah Simon, Nikki Fortunato Bas.

Troublemakers

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In 2021 Alex Lee endorsed The Troublemakers Slate.

Working Families Party

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The California Working Families Party endorsed Alex Lee in 2020.

RPA convention

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In March 2021 Pedro Hernandez of FairVote addressed the Richmond Progressive Alliance convention with Alex Lee AD 20, Michele Sutter Money Out Voters In, and Trent Lange Clean Money Campaign.

Victory

The Democratic Socialists of America supported the election of 25-year-old Alex Lee, the youngest state Assembly member in decades and 24-year-old Lissette Espinoza-Garnica, the first nonbinary person to serve in elected office in the Bay Area.[2]

Silicon Valley comrades

Annie Koruga November 22 2019·

I’m proud to say that my comrades at Silicon Valley Democratic Socialists of America endorsed two of our members who are running for office: Alex Lee and Jake Tonkel🌹 We began the endorsement process of Sally Lieber and Shahid for Change :LP will vote on their endorsements on the 26th. All of those votes were UNANIMOUS and all of our comrades running for office are amazing #PowerToThePeople

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— with Jake Tonkel, Sally Lieber and Alex Lee.

Silicon Valley DSA endorsement

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In 2020 Alex Lee for State Assembly was endorsed by Silicon Valley Democratic Socialists of America.

Comrades for Vinnie Bacon

Annie Koruga January 18 2020 ·

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— with Jenny Kassan, Kaylin Linke, Vinnie Bacon Kelsey Pressnall, Alex T. Lee.

Alex Lee's Endorsements (2020)

References

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