Background
Lee was born in Kunming, China in 1939. His father was an aide to warlord Long Yun. After the death of his father, Lee moved to Hong Kong with his mother.
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Conrad Lee
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Education
Seattle Pacific University. University of Michigan. University of Washington.
Career
He has served on the city council since 1994, and was elected mayor in 2012. In 1958, he moved to the United States to attend college at Seattle Pacific University. He received his bachelor"s degree from the University of Michigan, and an Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington.
He moved to Washington in 1967 to become an engineer for Boeing.
He has also worked as a stockbroker. Lee was first elected to the Bellevue city council in 1994.
He served as deputy mayor in 2010 and 2011 before being elected mayor in 2012. During his tenure on the city council, he was part of a majority that opposed an increase in the property tax and the Sound Transit"s planned light-rail route through South Bellevue until a compromise was reached.
He is the first Asian American mayor of Bellevue.
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Political Party
Republican party