[1] Lee grew up in Oakland Gardens, Queens.
[2] Before running in the council elections aged 42, she had never previously sought office and served as the President and CEO of Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. [3] She campaigned for election on a platform of increasing services for senior citizens, improving the accountability of police to citizens, and workforce training to help recover the economy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
[4] After winning the November 2021 general election, she became the first Asian American woman to represent the district, along with a wave of previously unrepresented minorities on the City Council.
[1] She succeeded fellow Democrat Barry Grodenchik; her term is intended to run for two years instead of the usual four because of planned redistricting.
Her district office is located in Oakland Gardens, Queens.