Otto Lee

Otto Lee
Santa Clara County Supervisor from District 3
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Preceded by	Dave Cortese
Mayor of Sunnyvale, California
In office 2006–2007
Member of the Sunnyvale City Council
In office 2003–2011
Personal details
Born	(1967-07-29) July 29, 1967 (age 57) British Hong Kong
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	UC Berkeley (B.S.) UC Hastings College of the Law (J.D.) Leiden University (LL.M.)
Occupation	Patent attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1989–1991, 2003, 2009–2010 (active) 1991–2018 (reserve)
Rank	Commander
Unit	Navy Supply Corps
Battles/wars	Gulf War Operation Noble Eagle Operation Iraqi Freedom
Awards	Bronze Star
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李洲曉
Simplified Chinese	李洲晓
Jyutping	Lei5 Zau1 Hiu2
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Li Zhōu Xiǎo Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lei5 Zau1 Hiu2

Otto Oswald Lee (born July 29, 1967) is a Hong Kong-born American politician, attorney, and military veteran who was a Sunnyvale, California city council member from 2003 to 2011,^[1] before which he was on the Planning Commission, which he chaired from 2000 to 2001. From 2005 to 2006 he was vice mayor, and from 2006 to 2007 he was the 57th mayor of Sunnyvale.^[2] He is a patent attorney, and a co-founder and partner of the Intellectual Property Law Group LLP.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Lee served in the U.S. Navy as a supply corps officer. He was a commander in the United States Naval Reserve and the executive officer of a Naval Aircraft Carriers Reserve unit based in San Diego.^[3]