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Sharon Lee (politician)

Sharon Lee (politician)

American politician

Sharon Lee is an American Democratic politician from New York City. From January 2020 until December 2020, she served as the acting borough president of Queens.[1][2]

Quick Facts 20th Borough President of Queens, Preceded by ...

Political career

Lee was appointed deputy borough president in November 2018.[3] Lee took over as borough president from Melinda Katz in January 2020, who was elected Queens District Attorney in 2019.[4] Lee oversaw the borough's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.[5] Lee opposes cuts in healthcare spending.[6] She did not run for reelection.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Acting Queens Borough President in an unexpected battle due to COVID-19 crisis". QNS.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  2. [2]
    "Sharon Lee's Unlikely Path to Interim Queens Borough President". www.ny1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. [3]
    "Katz appoints Sharon Lee as deputy borough president". QNS.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. [4]
    "Melinda Katz sworn in as new Queens district attorney". WPIX. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
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    "Queens Electeds Call for Full Rebate of August Electricity Bills for Thousands of Customers Who Lost Power". LIC Post. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  6. [6]
    "NYC nearly doubled senior meal delivery during Queens' COVID crisis". Queens Daily Eagle. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  7. [7]
    i_beebe (2020-06-16). "Who's endorsing who in the Queens borough president race". CSNY. Retrieved 2020-10-03.


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