Otto Lee

Otto Lee
Santa Clara County Supervisor from District 3
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byDave 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 partyDemocratic
Alma materUC Berkeley (B.S.)
UC Hastings College of the Law (J.D.)
Leiden University (LL.M.)
OccupationPatent attorney
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1989–1991, 2003, 2009–2010 (active)
1991–2018 (reserve)
RankCommander
UnitNavy Supply Corps
Battles/warsGulf War
Operation Noble Eagle
Operation Iraqi Freedom
AwardsBronze Star
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
JyutpingLei5 Zau1 Hiu2
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLi Zhōu Xiǎo
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 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]

  1. ^ "Otto O. Lee". Intellectual Property Law Group - Otto O. Lee. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Otto Lee's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ Otto Lee Bio at IPLG LLP, http://www.iplg.com/attorney_profiles/otto_lee.html accessed November 18, 2008