Person Profile - Barbara Lee

📝 Biography

Barbara Jean Lee (née Tutt; born July 16, 1946) is an American politician who has served as the 52nd mayor of Oakland since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Lee previously served as a U.S. representative from California from 1998 to 2025, representing California's 12th congressional district (numbered as the 9th district from 1998 to 2013 and as the 13th district from 2013 to 2023). She also served in both houses of the California State Legislature from 1990 to 1998.

ℹ️ Basic Information

Gender

F

Birth Date

7/16/1946

🔗 External Resources

📚 Congressional Bioguide 📊 GovTrack 💰 OpenSecrets 📖 Wikipedia 🌐 Official Website

Social Media

👥 Group Memberships

Group Name	Type	Legislative Body	Session	Party	Role	Joined	Left
118th House Democrats	legislative	U.S. House of Representatives	118th Congress	Democratic	Member	1/3/2023	1/3/2025
117th House Democrats	legislative	U.S. House of Representatives	117th Congress	Democratic	Member	1/3/2021	1/3/2023
116th House Democrats	legislative	U.S. House of Representatives	116th Congress	Democratic	Member	1/3/2019	1/3/2021
115th House Democrats	legislative	U.S. House of Representatives	115th Congress	Democratic	Member	1/3/2017	1/3/2019
114th House Democrats	legislative	U.S. House of Representatives	114th Congress	Democratic	Member	1/6/2015	1/3/2017

📅 Event Associations (2)

Date	Event	Source	Relationship	Involvement
12/18/2019	2019 House Impeaches Trump on Abuse of Power (Article 1)	Vote Results	voted for	primary
12/18/2019	House Votes to Impeach Trump for Obstruction of Congress (Article 2)	696 roll call vote	voted for	primary