Sharon Lee (politician)

Sharon Lee is an American Democratic politician from New York City. From January 2020 til December of 2020, she served as the acting borough president of Queens.[1][2][3]

Sharon Lee
20th Borough President of Queens
In office January 1, 2020 – December 1, 2020
Preceded by	Melinda Katz
Succeeded by	Donovan Richards
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Wisconsin, Madison

Political career

Lee was appointed deputy borough president in November 2018.[4] Lee took over as borough president from Melinda Katz in January 2020, who was elected Queens District Attorney in 2019.[5] Lee has been overseeing the borough's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.[6] Lee opposes cuts in healthcare spending.[7] She is not running for reelection.[8]

References

1. "Sharon Lee's Unlikely Path to Interim Queens Borough President | News Break". News Break Queens, NY. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
2. "Acting Queens Borough President in an unexpected battle due to COVID-19 crisis". QNS.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
3. "Sharon Lee's Unlikely Path to Interim Queens Borough President". www.ny1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
4. "Katz appoints Sharon Lee as deputy borough president". QNS.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
5. "Melinda Katz sworn in as new Queens district attorney". WPIX. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
6. "Queens Electeds Call for Full Rebate of August Electricity Bills for Thousands of Customers Who Lost Power". LIC Post. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
7. "NYC nearly doubled senior meal delivery during Queens' COVID crisis". Queens Daily Eagle. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
8. i_beebe (2020-06-16). "Who's endorsing who in the Queens borough president race". CSNY. Retrieved 2020-10-03.