John Jay Lee (born August 20, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as mayor of North Las Vegas.
Lee was born on the U.S. Air Force Base in South Ruislip, Middlesex, England where his father was enlisted.
This campaign ended less than four months later when he instead announced that he would run for re-election, which he lost to Pat Spearman in the Democratic primary.
[4] At the time of his election, North Las Vegas was facing large monetary challenges including a deficit of more than $150 million.
[5] Lee has made the expansion and enhancement of North Las Vegas Libraries and parks two of his biggest priorities.
Lee also initiated a plan to use state tax credits as an incentive to increase development at the Apex Industrial Park, an effort he claims could eventually result in the creation of up to 116,000 jobs to the area.
In 2015, former police chief Joseph Chronister alleged that Lee received special treatment from law enforcement officials who intentionally did not do enough to investigate him.