Norman Yee (, born July 29, 1949) is a former American elected official and educator in

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. He served as a member of the

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representing Supervisorial District 7 from 2012 to 2021 and was elected president of the Board in January 2019.

Early life and education

Yee was born at Chinese Hospital in

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and grew up working at his parents' grocery store in Noe Valley, San Francisco. As a child, he had a speech impediment and would often get into fights when teased. Yee attended Galileo Academy of Science and Technology. From there, he attended City College of San Francisco from 1967 to 1971. He later transferred to

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, where he received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering and subsequently completed a master's degree in education from

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Career

Yee taught ESL and citizenship at City College from 1984 to 1994. Yee served as the executive director for Wu Yee Children's Service, an advocacy group supporting child services in San Francisco, for 18 years. Yee was a founding member of the Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, the country's first Chinese immersion public school.

San Francisco Board of Education

Yee began his political career in 2004 by serving as a commissioner for the

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and was re-elected in 2008. During his second term, he served as president of the Board of Education.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors

After Supervisor Sean Elsbernd termed out of office, Yee narrowly defeated F. X. Crowley to become supervisor in the 2012 election by 135 votes. One of Yee's key issues has been education. In 2018, he co-authored a universal child care proposition which passed as Prop C. He co-authored Proposition W, which made City College free for San Francisco residents with an increase on the property sales tax on sales that exceeded $5 million. In the 2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Yee was re-elected with about 40% of first round votes, and 58% of final round votes. In 2019, Yee was elected as president of the Board of Supervisors by a vote of 10–1.

Personal life

Yee is married to Cathy Chung, an ESL teacher at City College's Chinatown campus. They have two daughters.

References

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