Linda Lee (born July 3, 1979) is an American politician from

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who is the city councilmember of

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, representing the

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. Lee grew up in

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. She received her B.A. from

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and her Master's of Social Work from Columbia. Before running in the council elections aged 42, she had never previously sought office. She campaigned for election on a platform of increasing services for

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, improving the accountability of police to citizens, and workforce training to help recover the economy in the aftermath of the

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. 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. She succeeded fellow Democrat Barry Grodenchik; her term is intended to run for two years instead of the usual four because of planned

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