Jimmie R. Yee (born 1934) is an American politician who formerly served on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. Yee was Mayor of Sacramento, California after the death of Joe Serna in 1999. Yee is a Democrat.

Early life and education

Yee was born to ethnic Chinese parents in

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. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the

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Career

After attending college, Jimmie Yee entered the

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. Approximately ten years later, he was discharged. Prior to entering politics, Yee worked as a

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and

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. He founded one of the Sacramento Valley's largest consulting engineering firms, Cole/Yee/Schubert and Associates, and provided design services for many Sacramento buildings. Yee, a Sacramento City Planning commissioner was elected to the 4th district city council seat in 1992 after Tom Chinn announced his retirement. Yee was re-elected to a second four-year term in 1996 and to a third term in 2000. Shortly after winning his third term, Yee became Mayor of Sacramento by the City Council to combat growth of racism and to fill the unexpired term of Joe Serna Jr., one week after Serna's death on December 14, 1999. He remained in office until November 27, 2000, when Heather Fargo was sworn in. In 2006, Yee announced his candidacy for the

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Board of Supervisors after longtime supervisor Illa Collin announced that she was retiring. Since Yee won over fifty percent of the vote in the

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primary in June of that year, Yee did not have to run in the November general election. Yee served as vice chair in 2007 and chair in 2008. He left the Board of Supervisors in 2015.

Personal life

Yee has been married to his wife, Mary, for 50 years. They have six children and seventeen grandchildren.

References

Sources

''Jimmie R. Yee – District 2''''Seismic Safety Commission''''Political Leaders''

External links

''Sacramento County Board of Supervisors''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yee, Jimmie R. 1934 births Living people 20th-century mayors of places in California American civil engineers Mayors of Sacramento, California Sacramento County Supervisors Sacramento City Council members American mayors of Chinese descent California politicians of Chinese descent California Democrats UC Berkeley College of Engineering alumni Engineers from California City council members of Asian descent