[8] She resigned from her position as councillor for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward, effective 12 October 2017,[9] triggering a by-election held on 17 February 2018.

In her maiden speech, Lee noted that the driving force behind her political career was the death of her son.

A flick of the pen, the wording of an amendment, an exchange in this debating chamber—Parliament's processes affect everyday lives.

[12] During the 2020 New Zealand general election held on 17 October, on preliminary results Lee was ahead of Labour candidate Priyanca Radhakrishnan by a margin of 580 votes.

[14][15] In 2021 Lee returned to local government when she was elected as a trustee of Entrust, a trust for electricity consumers in Auckland.