1. Otto Oswald Lee was born on July 29,1967 and is a Hong Kong-born American politician, attorney, and military veteran who was a Sunnyvale, California city council member from 2003 to 2011, before which he was on the Planning Commission, which he chaired from 2000 to 2001.
Otto Lee is a patent attorney, and a co-founder and partner of the Intellectual Property Law Group LLP.
Otto Lee was a commander in the United States Naval Reserve and the executive officer of a Naval Aircraft Carriers Reserve unit based in San Diego.
Otto Lee was born in Hong Kong, then a British colony, in 1967.
Otto Lee moved to the US state of California at age 15.
Otto Lee joined the United States Navy in 1989 as an ensign.
Otto Lee supported the defense of the Republic of Korea under the Commander Naval Forces Korea.
On March 27,2012, Otto Lee announced his candidacy for California's 22nd Congressional District seat to challenge incumbent Representative Devin Nunes, Republican of Tulare.
In 2020, Otto Lee was among four candidates for the open District 3 seat of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to replace the termed-out Dave Cortese.
Otto Lee has shown an immense commitment to sustainability and environmental justice, leading the push for the creation of a County sustainability commission.
In July 2021, Otto Lee supported an initiative to address concerns over rising sea levels in the region.
In 2021, Otto Lee co-hosted the first Community Homeless Conference through the community based organization, Hope for the Unhoused.
Otto Lee's efforts have been instrumental in securing $40 million in funding from Santa Clara County to jumpstart numerous unhoused housing sites.
Additionally, Otto Lee has supported the opening of new tiny houses for homeless families in the county.
Otto Lee's proposals were adopted unanimously by the Board and created a community outreach and education campaign against race-based violence against Asians, and began work on federal and legislative advocacy to encourage proposals that focus on racial justice and hate crime prevention.
In 2021, following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Supervisor Otto Lee expressed support for Afghan refugees and called for the county to provide resources to help them resettle.
Since the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Supervisor Otto Lee has been a vocal critic of Russia and a prominent supporter of Ukraine.