Kent Lee
2022 - Present
2026
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Kent Lee is a member of the San Diego City Council in California, representing District 6. He assumed office on December 10, 2022. His current term ends on December 10, 2026.
Lee ran for election to the San Diego City Council to represent District 6 in California. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Lee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kent Lee was born in California. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, San Diego in 2007 and his career experience includes working as an executive director.
Lee has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- San Diego Asian Pacific Islander (API) Coalition, co-chair
- Chancellor’s Community Advisory Board
- Asian Business Association, treasurer
- International Deaf Education Advocacy and Leadership, treasurer
- Alpha Phi Omega, Community Service Fraternity, treasurer
- Mira Mesa Community Planning Group, executive board
- UC San Diego API Alumni Council, chair
- Asian Pacific Islander (API) Advisory Group to the Mayor of San Diego
- Pacific Arts Movement, secretary and board member
- D6 Night Market, treasurer
- San Diego Night Market, chief financial officer and chair
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in San Diego, California (2022)
General election
General election for San Diego City Council District 6
Kent Lee defeated Tommy Hough in the general election for San Diego City Council District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kent Lee (Nonpartisan)  | 60.5 | 22,040 |
 | Tommy Hough (Nonpartisan) | 39.5 | 14,380 | |
| Total votes: 36,420 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 6
Kent Lee and Tommy Hough defeated Jane L. Glasson in the primary for San Diego City Council District 6 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kent Lee (Nonpartisan) | 40.7 | 10,390 |
| ✔ | | Tommy Hough (Nonpartisan) | 37.1 | 9,461 |
| Jane L. Glasson (Nonpartisan) | 22.2 | 5,657 | ||
| Total votes: 25,508 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Lee's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kent Lee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lee's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Reduce homelessness with proven collaborative, people-centered solutions
- Make housing more affordable for working families
- Ensure tax dollars are reinvested into our community’s streets, libraries, and parks
Homelessness in San Diego has become a crisis that can not continue. I want to create a San Diego that our children can be proud to call home. Collaborative solutions between a variety of regional partners is critical to resolving homelessness. The only long-term solution to supporting the unhoused is to ensure there is adequate housing available paired with resources and services to get people back on their feet. I look forward to bringing federal, state, and regional agencies to the table in partnership with nonprofit partners to ensure we combat homelessness with compassion.
Housing Attainability
We must tackle our region’s housing crisis by advocating for housing attainability at all income levels. We have an opportunity to spur both middle-income as well as affordable housing development through streamlining city processes, maximizing public resources, and finding ways to bridge financing gaps at scale.
Infrastructure & Transit
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate San Diego City Council District 6 |
Officeholder San Diego City Council District 6 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 14, 2022
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| Preceded by Chris Cate |
San Diego City Council District 6 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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