Betty Yee

Betty Yee
Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party
Assumed office
May 2, 2021[1]
Preceded byAlex Gallardo-Rooker (acting chair in 2019)[2]
32nd Controller of California
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 2, 2023
GovernorJerry Brown
Gavin Newsom
Preceded byJohn Chiang
Succeeded byMalia Cohen
Member of the California State Board of Equalization
from the 1st district
In office
December 6, 2004 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byCarole Migden
Succeeded byFiona Ma
Personal details
Born (1957-10-19) October 19, 1957 (age 67)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Golden Gate University (MPA)
Chinese name
Chinese余淑婷
Jyutpingjyu4 suk6 ting4
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú Shūtíng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingjyu4 suk6 ting4

Betty T. Yee (born October 19, 1957) is an American politician. She was the California State Controller from 2015 to 2023. Yee won the 2014 election for Controller with 54% of the vote .Yee won reelection in 2018, winning against Republican Konstantinos Roditis by a large percentage of the vote. She was a member of the California Board of Equalization from 2004 to 2015. Yee is a member of the Democratic Party.

Yee has been the Female Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party since May 2021. She competed for the position with party secretary Jenny Bach and Victorville councilmember Blanca Gómez.

In March 2019, Yee said she would run in the 2026 California gubernatorial election.

References

  1. Garofoli, Joe (2021-04-24). "Rusty Hicks re-elected to lead California Democratic Party". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. "CA Dem chair Eric Bauman goes on leave amid sexual misconduct allegations". San Francisco Chronicle. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2020-04-22.