LEE, Barbara (1946-)
Democrat of California 
12th congressional district
Served in House 1997-Present
Biography
Representative from California; born in El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., July 16, 1946; graduated from San Fernando High School, San Fernando, Calif., 1964; B.A., Mills College, Oakland, Calif., 1973; M.S.W., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1975; staff, United States Representative Ronald V. Dellums of California, 1975-1987; member of the California state assembly, 1991-1997; member of the California state senate, 1997-1998; business owner; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Ronald V. Dellums, and reelected to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (April 7, 1998-January 3, 2025); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
