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Jimmie R. Yee

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Jimmie R. Yee
Member of the
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
from the 2nd district
In office
2007–2015
Preceded byIlla Collin
Succeeded byPatrick Kennedy
53rd Mayor of Sacramento
In office
December 14, 1999 – November 27, 2000
Preceded byJoe Serna, Jr.
Succeeded byHeather Fargo
Member of the Sacramento City Council
from the 4th district
In office
1992–1999
Preceded byTom Chinn
Personal details
Born1934 (age 89–90)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Yee
Children6
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BS)
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
UnitUnited States Army Reserve

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

Early life and education

Yee was born in Sacramento, California. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1956.[1]

Career

After attending college, Jimmie Yee entered the United States Army Reserve. Approximately ten years later, he was discharged.[2] Prior to entering politics, Yee worked as a structural and civil engineer in Northern California. 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 was appointed mayor by the City Council 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 Sacramento County Board of Supervisors after longtime supervisor Illa Collin announced that she was retiring. Since Yee won over fifty percent of the vote in the nonpartisan 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.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Full Biography for Jimmie R. Yee
  2. ^ "Collection: Yee (Jimmie R.) collection | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". archives.lib.csus.edu. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

Sources

Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Sacramento, California
1999–2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Illa Collin
 Sacramento County Supervisor, 2nd District
2007–2015 		Succeeded by
Patrick Kennedy
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