Assembly Member Lee’s Greeting for the Lunar New Year

Alex Tianming Lee is an American politician who has served as a member of the California State Assembly since 2020, having represented the 24th district since 2022 and the 25th district from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Lee’s district includes Fremont, Newark, Sunol, Milpitas, and parts of western San Jose.

Early life, education, and career
Lee was born on July 11, 1995, in San Jose, California.His parents immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong.His father is an engineer and his mother is a nurse.After his parents divorced, Lee lived alternately with his father in Milpitas and his mother in North San Jose.

Lee graduated from Milpitas High School in 2013. He became interested in filmmaking and eventually decided to pursue a dual degree in political science and communications at the University of California, Davis.Lee ran for a seat on the student senate at UC Davis in 2014 and served as student body president in 2016.He graduated with a bachelor of arts in 2017.

While attending college, Lee was an intern for several politicians including Mike Honda, Ed Chau, Evan Low, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, and Kansen Chu.He began working for Henry Stern as a full-time legislative aide after graduating college.Prior to running for office, Lee delivered food, and lived with his mother due to the high cost of living in his district.