Tom K. Lee (February 14, 1920 – June 4, 1986) was an American Navajo politician in the state of New Mexico.
[1] Born at China Springs near Gallup in McKinley County, New Mexico,[2] Lee lived in the Twin Lakes, New Mexico area where he owned and operated a trading post.
[3][1] He served with the United States Army in the Pacific Theatre of World War II and was a survivor of the Bataan Death March.
[3] The first Native American elected to the New Mexico Senate, Lee served as a Republican in for the district from 1967 to 1978.
[6][7] A son, Clarence and grandson, Russell were both later noted artists and silversmiths.